Eli Manning, Mark Herzlich, Antonio Gates, James Trash are more current and former NFL players are starring in a new anti-domestic violence PSA.
The recently released clip, which was directed by Mariska Hargitay and posted on the YouTube page of her do-gooder organization The Joyful Heart Foundation, features a bevy of sports stars saying "no more" to domestic violence excuses.
In the PSA, the football stars recite lines like, "No more ‘boys will be boys,'" "No more 'what's the big deal,'" "No more ‘it's just the way it is'" and "No more 'he just has a temper,"" to condemn violence and sexual assault. They also say, "No more ‘but he's such a nice guy'," "No more 'but he has such a bright future,'" "No more 'not my problem'" and "No more 'I'll say something next time,'" among other powerful phrases.
Other current and former NFL players who are featured in the new video include Aeneas Williams, Alfred Morris, Ben Watson, Charles Way, Cris Carter, Curtis Martin, D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Dwayne Allen, Dwight Hollier, Jason Witten, John Dorenbos, John Lynch, LaVar Arrington, Merton Hanks, Prince Amukamara, Trent Green, Troy Vincent and William Gay.
The PSAs will begin airing during NFL games starting tomorrow.
"This is tangible. This is a monumental step toward change," Hargitay told USA Today Sports earlier this month of the new video. "If badass NFL heroes are coming forward to talk about these issues, I guarantee you it is going give inspiration and permission to young boys to step up in a new way. Love in a new way, protect in a new way, and to be a man in a new way. That's what's so beautiful, right?"
The new PSA comes in the wake of Ray Rice and Adrian Peterson's respective domestic violence and child abuse cases.