The Newcastle defender said he can’t stop thinking about a text from his grandfather in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

Newcastle, U.S. men’s national team defender and Washington native DeAndre Yedlin revealed his grandfather is “glad” the 26-year-old does not live in the U.S. in the wake of the killing of George Floyd.

Protests have been held across the U.S. for multiple days after Floyd, a Black man, died last Monday in Minneapolis police custody after an officer pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for several minutes, even as Floyd said he couldn’t breathe. 

Officer Derek Chauvin, who was fired from his job, was charged with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter on Friday. The three other officers present, also fired, have not been arrested.

Yedlin, who moved from Seattle to join Tottenham in England in 2015, said he’s been thinking about a text message from his grandfather for days.

“My grandfather