The 2024 NFL Draft is now just days away, and multiple guests will be in attendance to announce the selections for different teams.
The Patriots are among those who have guests announcing their third-round selection on Day 2 of the event. Christian Harvey and Emma Friese of the Foundation to Combat Antisemitism.
Patriots team owner Robert Kraft is the founder of FCAS, formed to fight hate against the Jewish community in America. It launched the Blue Square campaign last year to further the fight against Antisemitism.
The Patriots will have the No. 68 overall pick in the third round of the event.
Here's a look at the statement released by NFL Communications on Wednesday:
"Robert Kraft's Foundation to Combat Antisemitism (FCAS) mission is to fight the rising hate happening in communities across the United States by educating those sitting on the sidelines and giving them the tools to stand up to Jewish hate and all hate. Last year, FCAS launched the Blue Square campaign, mobilizing all Americans to wear and share the Blue Square as a powerful symbol of standing up to Jewish hate and all hate. In the last year, hate continued to rise globally, and according to the Anti-Defamation League, Jewish hate saw a 140% increase in the United States alone.
During the New England Patriots' third round pick selection, FCAS will join the Patriots to showcase Christian Harvey and Emma Friese, student leaders who stand up to hate every day and serve as examples of individuals who are working to rebuild bridges between the Black and Jewish communities – both groups that have been subject to vicious hate – in order to fight it together. This year, FCAS, in partnership with United Negro College Fund, Hillel International, and Black and Jewish Leaders of Tomorrow, launched a series of “Unity Dinners" bringing together Black and Jewish college students to forge new relationships and rebuild the powerful Black and Jewish alliance that has existed throughout history, from building the NAACP to standing together at the March on Washington.
Both Christian and Emma attended the Atlanta Unity Dinner and every day, work to carry this message forward. Christian is a graduating senior studying Africana Studies at Morehouse College. He is also a Columbia University 2026 candidate for the Urban Planning program in the Graduate School of Architecture, Planning, and Preservation. Emma is a pre-law graduating senior at Emory University with degrees in Anthropology and International Studies. After graduation, she will work as a political organizer in Arizona through the 2024 election cycle with the goals of one day working to enact justice-based public policy."
The draft is set to begin at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 25.
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