The St. Louis Police Officers Association (SLPOA) expressed "profound disappointment" towards some players of the National Football League's St. Louis Rams when they showed support to the people at Ferguson in their game last Sunday.

Several players from the Rams entered their home field in their last game with arms raise. This was a sign of support for the nearby Ferguson which has been troubled in the past few days.

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The players who did the gesture include Jared Cook, Kenny Britt, Stedman Bailey, Chris Givens, and Tavon Austin. They stopped on their way out of the tunnel and raised their hands during their team's introduction.

Apart from support, the gesture was done to acknowledge the shooting of teenager Michael Brown by Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson. Allegedly, Wilson shot Brown without any provocation.

Since then though, a grand jury declined to indict Wilson in the shooting a week ago.

"We haven't been able to go down to Ferguson to do anything because we have been busy. Secondly, it's kind of dangerous down there and none of us want to get caught up in anything," Cook said after the game against the Oakland Raiders.

That was the reason why they wanted to come out and show their respect to the protesters and the people who, according to Cook, have been doing a heck of a job around the world.

Britt claimed that the gesture he and his teammates did was not meant to take any sides. They just wanted to show that they were organized, and in being organized, great things can come out of it.

"That's what we hope we can make happen. That's our community. We wanted to let the community know that we support the community."

Despite the intentions though, the SLPOA are demanding that these players deliver a public apology.

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