A biography for Malcolm Jenkinshasn’t been written yet.
“I want to see us push for economical and educational advancement in communities of color and low-income communities, and I want to see our relationships between our communities and our law enforcement be advanced.”
“As the blowback against those who stand up for what is right thickens, I feel it is necessary to push forward with a relentless determination.”
“The more that I learn about what's going on, it's really hard to ignore the oppression that people are actually going through.”
“When I look at our communities, our country, our justice system, those are things I want to change and I'm committed to changing, and that's going to take sacrifice. Laying the foundation is the hardest part and requires a lot of sacrifice and time.”
“You're starting to see more and more athletes recognizing their reach and how much leverage and power that they have in their celebrity and in their platform. And more and more guys are trying to use that leverage to better their communities, to better this country and are speaking out on injustice.”
“I'm learning the process of changing things. I'm not really sure where this is going to take me. But I know what I want before my career is over: I want people to remember me as someone other than a guy who just tackled people.”
“The people who have been unjustly disenfranchised by our criminal justice system and the people who daily fight for them always have, and always will be, the inspiration and focus of my efforts.”
“A lot of guys try to stay out of the political limelight because you have things like endorsements; you have fans and all these other things that you represent.”
“The biggest things I have are the platform that I have and influence.”
“I don't claim to be a fashionista.”
“I'm about creating positive change in the communities that I come from.”
“Our biggest thing is, any player who's protesting will tell you that the only reason we use the anthem is because it's a platform like no other. We use it to draw attention to other issues. We've heard from many people, 'Use a different venue. Use a different platform.' Quite frankly, this is the most effective one.”
“It's important for students to learn to make smart money management decisions before heading off to college or the entering the workforce.”
“Playing the nickel is something I'm very, very comfortable doing and I enjoy doing, but also, I know what me playing the safety position means to the entire defense.”
“I don't want to do things to do things. I want them all to make sense to me.”
“We're kind of coached to stay away from touchy subjects just because of the arena that we're in.”
“The crime bill basically incentivized the prison system. There were quotas, mandatory minimums. You have to serve 85 percent of your time, so it is guaranteeing that bodies will always be locked up. And that went mostly towards minority communities and poor communities, where crime is more rampant.”
“There is nothing that says you can't be active and love your community and fight for your community and still do your job.”
“Guys move around in free agency.”
“I'm not a labels type of guy, so every time my coach tries to call me a safety, I correct him and tell him I'm a hybrid.”