(Another) Day of Mourning: Patriots React to America's Latest Mass Shooting

Another week. Another mass shooting. More frustration, reaction and emotion from the New England Patriots.

Just 10 days after the grocery store shooting in Buffalo and almost 10 years since the grisly Sandy Hook school shooting in Newton, Connecticut, Pats players took to social media Tuesday to vent their emotions in the wake of another mass murder - this one taking at least 20 lives (including 18 children) at an elementary school in south Texas near San Antonio.

Damien Harris

Trent Brown

Jonnu Smith

Taking a break from their work at voluntary OTAs at Gillette Stadium and pausing their glee about the Boston Celtics' playoff run, several players took time to comment on the latest American tragedy.

The theme of the players' posts on Twitter: "Change." As in, legislation aimed at making these types of incidents more difficult to occur in the future.

Offensive tackle Trent Brown - in no uncertain terms - bemoaned the lack of change.

This shit keeps happening and never any change https://t.co/NB3ZAhosMo
— Trent Brown (@Trent) May 24, 2022

Running back Damien Harris demanded change.

Devastating. Heartbreaking. Unimaginable. Lord, watch over every single person affected by this continued evil. WE NEED CHANGE, NOW‼️‼️‼️
— Damien Harris (@DHx34) May 24, 2022

Safety Adrian Phillips asked what it will take to prompt change.

What will it take to change the laws and better prevent this to happen?? It’s Painfully obvious that the current laws don’t work.
— Adrian Phillips (@Phillips_17) May 24, 2022

Defensive lineman Sam Roberts merely offered prayers to the victims' families and loved ones.

And tight end Jonnu Smith posted an inspirational quote in reaction to the horrific event.

“For we wrestle not against flesh and blood, but against principalities, against powers, against the rulers of the darkness of this world, against spirit wickedness in high places”.
— Jonnu Smith (@Easymoney_81) May 24, 2022

Celtics' star Jayson Tatum echoed the sentiments of the Patriots players, calling it "devastating."

Breaks my heart hearing this news, no parent should ever have to lose there child. Praying for the families of those kids and the teacher 🙏🏽❤️… this is devastating
— Jayson Tatum (@jaytatum0) May 24, 2022

All this, of course, on the heels of the Patriots organization posting a statement in response to the May 14 shooting in Buffalo in which 10 innocent people were gunned down at a grocery store.

Heartbroken by today’s news.

Our thoughts are with the Buffalo community, the families of the victims, and all who are mourning these tragic losses. https://t.co/U26xBYBeT9
— New England Patriots (@Patriots) May 15, 2022

Tuesday's incident was already the 212th "mass shooting" in America in 2022 ... on the 144th day of the year. Sadly, it was the Dallas Cowboys turn to issue a statement on more senseless shooting.

Sam Roberts

Adrian Phillips

Bill Belichick

The entire Dallas Cowboys organization grieves alongside the community of Uvalde and all of those affected by today’s tragic event. As we mourn the loss of innocent life, our hearts and prayers are with the victims’ families, loved ones, faculty and staff of Robb Elementary.
— Dallas Cowboys (@dallascowboys) May 24, 2022

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