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

perret318 said

Hey remember when football was about football? Actually neither do I.

One of the things that ticks me off about this whole thing is that Brees was asked about this in the first place. The media wanting to drag the current issues into everything to sell clicks (and look at that - it worked).

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He was outspoken about this back then -- so it was relevant to ask if his stance had changed in light of the current events in Minneapolis and the resulting protests and unrest across the country. Sadly, Drew decided to reaffirm his position. Let's be clear -- it's his right to feel that way and his right to speak his beliefs. However, that doesn't make him free from judgement and as a leader of a team in a sport that is overwhelmingly African-American, his comments ring ignorant and completely tone deaf to the current climate of America.