Copyright 2018 NPR. To see more, visit MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Some NFL players who took a knee during the national anthem to call attention to police violence and racism are now working off the football field in the political arena. Last night in Massachusetts, three New England Patriots took on five candidates for district attorney, grilling them on how they would make the criminal justice system more fair. NPR's Tovia Smith reports. TOVIA SMITH, BYLINE: They're used to rushing, tackling and taking hits in front of 65,000 screaming spectators, but it was a different ballgame last night at an inner-city middle school, facing five candidates vying to be district attorney in the Boston area. MATTHEW SLATER: Nervous level is pretty high right now. SMITH: Patriots player Matthew Slater clutched a wad of notes as he sat down with teammates and twin brothers Jason and Devin McCourty. DEVIN MCCOURTY: All of us at first was like, huh, you know? What do you mean us host a forum? JASON
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