Black NFL Player Tweets About An Emotional Interaction With A White Stranger He Had Recently

These days, the world needs more love and support for each other than ever. And this beautiful encounter between the NFL player Zay Jones and an elderly white woman is proof we’re all going to be okay.

Over the past weekend, Jones was approached by a stranger at a local store. With tears in her eyes, she told him: “I’m from Minneapolis and I just want you to know 'you matter to me.'" Deeply moved by the kind words, Jones felt compelled to share the precious encounter on Twitter and it soon went viral. The tweet was liked 825.3K times, but we suspect that many more hearts were touched.

“Be the light. Love others,” said Jones’ other tweet, giving us inspiration for days to come.

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Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Zay Jones tweeted the story on Saturday. The former Buffalo Bills early-round pick was in a Home Goods store in the Las Vegas area where he ran into a white elderly lady.

This comes just days after George Floyd, an African American man, was murdered by a now-former Minneapolis Police Department officer in the Twin Cities. The incident initiated nationwide demonstrations that were largely peaceful with few exceptions of clashes between protesters and police officers.

The 46-year-old black security guard Floyd died after his neck was pinned under a white police officer’s knee for nine minutes. The officer has been charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter.