Saints players and other key sports and public figures are angry at Drew Brees for his anthem comments

Extremely disappointed by the way he approached the question - above all that he went straight into here is what I think, here is my personal spin on things. Made it clear from the outset that he has no interest in hearing or being open to other perspectives. To not even hear him say something along the lines of "I fully appreciate and respect the reasons people are protesting..."? Really poor.

To then try and spin his answer round to equate his grandfathers fighting in World War 2 for the love of the flag with the Civil Rights Movement as if the Civil Rights Movement wasn't having patriotism and the idea of a pure America used as a stick to beat them with? Really really poor.

This is a time for people to educate themselves, get other points of view, listen to and amplify the voices of people of colour. Listening is key as tensions and emotions run extremely high. Brees did the opposite here and has dug himself a hole so deep it is going to be extremely difficult to get out of, no matter what PR stunts and charity donations he and the Saints organisation throw at it.