Mike Triplett, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Saints' Benjamin Watson shares thoughtful take on Ferguson

METAIRIE, La. -- New Orleans Saints tight end Benjamin Watson's thoughtful take on the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri, has received a lot of attention and mostly positive feedback in recent days.

The longtime NFL veteran often writes about his faith and his perspective on such societal issues on his website or other social media outlets. This time, Watson seemed to strike a chord when he opened up about all the conflicting emotions he faced in the wake of a grand jury deciding not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the shooting death of teenager Michael Brown. His post was shared or "liked" on Facebook by hundreds of thousands of users.

Watson went into detail about why he is angry, frustrated, fearful, embarrassed, sad, sympathetic, offended, confused, introspective, hopeless, hopeful and encouraged. Click here for his full post.

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