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Corey Jones was driving home 13 months ago after a gig with his church band when his SUV broke down on a South Florida highway at nearly 2 a.m. Roughly 90 minutes later Jones was on the phone with roadside assistance when a white cargo van pulled up in the dim light. A man wearing blue jeans, sneakers, a tan T-shirt and a baseball cap got out.You good? the man asked.Im good, Jones answered.Really?Yeah, Im good, Jones repeated.Really?Yeah.The next sound on an audio recording of the phone call was the man shouting: Get your f---ing hands up! Get your f---ing hands up!Hold on! Jones said.Get your f---ing hands up! Drop! the man yelled before firing three gunshots within two seconds.According to a report filed by the state attorneys office, the man fired three more shots 10 seconds later -- only more deliberately -- with one shot every three seconds.Jones, 31, died on the side of that highway after being struck by three of the six bullets. His death sparked local protests because the man who allegedly shot him, Nouman Raja, was a plainclothes Palm Beach Gardens police officer who failed to show a badge or identify himself as an officer. Raja was driving an unmarked van.Raja was charged with manslaughter and attempted murder eight months later, but to date there has been no trial and no closure for Jones family, which includes cousin Anquan Boldin, a receiver with the Detroit Lions. Boldin would like answers for not only his family, but all families who have experienced such a tragedy. Its one reason he and four other NFL players have traveled to Capitol Hill on Tuesday for meetings with a handful of congressmen, including Speaker of the House Paul Ryan.No. 1, you want to hear that they hear you, Boldin told ESPN.com. You want to make sure they understand the things that we, as an African-American community, are going through. I dont think our community feels that way right now, especially when it comes to law enforcement and the way were being policed. Our neighborhoods are feeling hurt. No. 2, you want to see changes in policy, in terms of how we train our police officers. And lastly, you want to see accountability -- that justice will be served for all -- to make sure that the relationship between the African-American community and police can be better. Theres work to be done on both sides because theres a huge mistrust there. I want to help close that gap.Boldin, the NFLs Walter Payton Man of the Year in 2015 for his production on the field and his community work off it, began contemplating the trip well before August, when San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick started protesting police brutality against people of color by sitting and subsequently kneeling, during the national anthem.Boldin reached out to Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins, Lions safety Glover Quin?and quarterback Josh McCown and wideout Andrew Hawkins?of the Cleveland Browns?-- all guys who are well respected in the league and who have the same goal in mind as myself ?-- to join him. Each said yes. Boldin did not reach out to Kaepernick because, he said, it would have been tough logistically for Kaepernick to make the trip from the West Coast. Also, Boldin didnt want the meetings to draw attention that could negatively impact their desire to make positive change.For some players like Hawkins, the issue is deeply personal. He thinks back to the November day two years ago when 12-year-old Tamir Rice -- who was black -- was shot to death by a police officer while playing with a toy gun on a Cleveland playground. Hawkins reflects on how he couldve been Rice a decade earlier had his mother allowed him to play with the toy gun he had gotten from a church giveaway for kids.I thought the gun was the coolest thing ever, and my mom took it away, he said. I asked why, and she said, Someone is going to think its real and shoot you. I didnt understand it because all of my friends -- I went to a predominantly white elementary school, Catholic school -- they all had BB guns and would play with them all the time. I always thought it was so cool, but my mom would tell me, You dont have that luxury. I didnt understand it as a kid, but I do now. I have a son of my own.His mothers words came rushing back to him when Rice was killed, just as they did three months earlier when John Crawford, a 22-year-old black male, was fatally shot by police while holding a toy BB gun rifle inside a Walmart in Beavercreek, Ohio. Those killings prompted Hawkins to wear a T-shirt that read Justice for Tamir Rice and John Crawford on the front and The Real Battle for Ohio on the back before a December 2014 game against the Cincinnati Bengals.It created a lot of controversy at the time, but its something that was important to me then, and its important to me now, Hawkins said. To be honest, it was probably the proudest moment that Ive had as a professional athlete. ... We have a lot of power because were visible, and there was a sense of responsibility that I felt I had because Im in a sport where I might be the only person of color to get the opportunity to be on TV and articulate how a lot of people of color feel about the situation. Thats not a responsibility I take lightly, so it was important for me.What does he hope to accomplish Tuesday?Im not a lawmaker, and I dont come from a background of politics, Hawkins said. My expertise is in the communities that I grew up in, the people that I know, the firsthand encounters that Ive had. Im just curious to hear what our congressmen have to say, as people who are in charge of government and who have that responsibility and power. I want to get the other side of it. Going forward, this is more of a baseline than anything. Were probably not having extensive meetings and sitting there and loosening our ties and really getting down to business, so I dont know how much can be accomplished or how much can be said. But its a first step and an important step because you cant get to the next one without this one.The players are scheduled to visit with Rep. Patrick Murphy (D-Fla.), Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minn.) and Rep. Daniel Webster (R-Fla.), as well as with members of the congressional black caucus. The meetings were arranged by Andrew Blejwas, an associate director of marketing for the nonprofit The Nature Conservancy, who since 2012 has been advising players like Boldin on how they can maximize their off-field work. The NFL Players Association also worked to arrange possible meetings with Speaker Ryan and some White House staff.No one is sure what will come of the sessions, but the players are firm that theyd like to walk away with something tangible, even if its an agreement to meet again for more discussions on what actions can be taken to address the issues. While Boldin and others want to be heard, McCown wants to listen.I dont believe we, as white people, can understand what African-Americans go through on a daily basis, because its different, McCown said. For me, first and foremost, I want to be able to acknowledge that and say that our stories are different and our histories are different, but lets just try to be a part of making it better moving forward. Thats been my resolve -- starting in my family first, and in my circle -- to be able to go, Im going to listen better and be better and be on the side of good and good things to move forward. But what does that look like? To me, it looks like justice and standing with your friends for whats right. So many times in this situation it feels like you cant be for law enforcement and for Black Lives Matter. Theres such a stark line that you have to be on one side or the other. Im trying to process that and understand. Why cant you be for both? I want the message to be that we can be for both. I dont know if thats possible, but thats where my heart is.McCown said he began to understand the issue?after police shot and killed Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri. He said he began to read and listen more intently to what was going on around the country. The stories resonated even more during offseason bible-study meetings each Thursday with former and active players. Many of the participants were black and shared personal stories of how they or family members had been mistreated by law enforcement.Youre listening to what theyve gone through, and I call it a weighted vest, McCown said. That probably doesnt do it justice, but I was like, Man, they do live with a weighted vest on. Its not the same race we [whites] are running here. It began to change my perspective.Boldins goal is to raise awareness and create positive change. His commitment is even stronger following the contentious presidential election.It makes me even more passionate because I see a country thats hurting, Boldin said. I see so much divide, to the point that I dont think weve ever been at this point in my lifetime. Has there always been racism? Of course. Has police brutality always been there? Of course. You name it, and its been there. But at this point, it just seems to be so brazen.When you hear about the things that are happening on college campuses, high school campuses, even elementary school campuses, its mind-blowing. This is the type of stuff I didnt have growing up, where you have young kids just being blatantly racist. 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Rob Nelson of ESPN Stats & Information revisits the worst bad beats from the weekends gambling action.Note: Closing lines are courtesy of Westgate Les Vegas SuperBook and pick percentages are via Wunderdog Sports.FridayNorthwestern State Demons at Baylor BearsClosing line: Baylor -50.5Baylor was the only ranked team favored by 50 points or more this weekend, and 71 percent of the bets were on the Bears to cover.Baylor scored on each of its first nine possessions and led 55-0 early in the third quarter. At that point, Northwestern State not only couldnt stop the Bears, but had been unable to muster any sort of offense. With 11 minutes and 13 seconds left in the third quarter, the Demons had twice as many offensive drives that ended with negative yardage (4) than they had first downs (2).But Northwestern State was able to find the end zone late in third quarter when Brooks Haack punched it in from 3 yards out. Combine that score with Baylor being held scoreless in the final 26 minutes, and the underdog ended up covering. The Bears finished the second half with their fewest yards (105) and first downs (5) after halftime in a game since 2010.Final score:?Baylor 55, Northwestern State 7 (Northwestern State covers)SaturdayGeorgia Bulldogs vs North Carolina Tar HeelsClosing line: Georgia -3.5SEC favorites went 3-7 against the spread this weekend, but it could have been worse if it werent for Georgias late rally.The Bulldogs -- favored by more than a field goal -- trailed by 10 with just over 16 minutes to play. They closed the third quarter with an Isaiah McKenzie 17-yard touchdown catch and added a safety two plays later. Georgia took a two-point lead on William Hams 29-yard field goal with 5:27 left in the fourth, but the 41 percent of bettors who took North Carolina were still covering. Less than two minutes later, Nick Chubb broke the game open with a 55-yard touchdown run that put the Bulldogs up by nine and, unfortunately for Tar Heel backers, that margin would hold. Georgia ended up scoring the final 19 poiints of the game.ddddddddddddinal score:?Georgia 33, North Carolina 24 (Georgia covers)Fresno State Bulldogs at Nebraska CornhuskersClosing line:?Nebraska -29.5In a day full of upsets, Fresno State tried to pull a shocker of its own. Two Power 5 teams lost as four-touchdown favorites on Saturday (Mississippi State and Washington State), but Nebraska -- favored by 29.5 -- would have been the largest favorite to go down.The Cornhuskers allowed the Bulldogs to score the final 10 points of the first half, and took a slim 14-10 lead into halftime. The 43 percent who took Fresno State to cover the big spread had to be feeling pretty good, but what followed was a 30 minutes to forget for those folks. Nebraska outscored the Bulldogs 29-0 in the second half, including a 22-0 edge in the fourth quarter.The 29-point advantage for the Cornhuskers after halftime marked their best second-half scoring differential in a game since September 2007.Final score: Nebraska 43, Fresno State 10 (Nebraska covers)Northern Arizona Lumberjacks at Arizona State Sun DevilsClosing line:?Arizona State -27This marked the last game to kick off Saturday night -- aka, the last chance for bettors to improve/salvage their day. It turned out to be an exciting finish in regard to the spread, unless you were one of the mere 16 percent who took Northern Arizona +27.Halfway through the third quarter, Arizona State led 10-6 before scoring the next 16 points to go up 20. But when Northern Arizonas Elijah Marks?scored on an?87-yard touchdown catch to make it 26-13 with 10:39 left, the Lumberjacks looked prime to cover. The Sun Devils however, would score the final 18 points of the game, including a spread-covering 12-yard touchdown run by Nick Ralston with 2:46 left.Arizona States 24 fourth-quarter points were tied for its most in a game in 15 seasons.Final score:?Arizona State 44, Northern Arizona 13 (Arizona State covers) ' ' '