By William C. Rhoden | The Undefeated
In four days, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees went from alienating nearly every black professional athlete in America to being hailed as a hero for calling out the president of the United States.
In response to President Donald Trump’s tweet on June 5 equating kneeling with disrespecting the American flag, Brees said kneeling was “not an issue about the American flag. It never has been.”
He added: “We can no longer use the flag to turn people away or distract them from the real issues that face our black communities. We did this back in 2017, and regretfully I brought it back with my comments this week. We must stop talking about the flag and shift our attention to the real issues of systemic racial injustice, economic oppression, police brutality, and judicial & prison reform.”
On June 6, Brees’ wife, Brittany, doubled down in an Instagram post on the Brees Dream Foundation page. She quoted Martin Luther King Jr. and said, “WE ARE THE PROBLEM.” ...
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