Saints’ Drew Brees Receives Backlash For Comments

Drew Brees is one of the greatest quarterbacks in the history of the NFL, that is undeniable. However, recent comments from Brees have caused a great amount of controversy and have caused a Twitter frenzy.

Highlight: @readdanwrite asks @drewbrees what the star NFL quarterback thinks about "players kneeling again when the NFL season starts."@drewbrees: “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.”

Full exchange: pic.twitter.com/MpCkFyOMed

— Yahoo Finance (@YahooFinance) June 3, 2020

Drew Brees said, “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.” These comments come from Brees’ grandfathers fighting in World War Two. These comments caused quite a Twitter storm, with new Saints teammate Malcolm Jenkins saying “Sometimes you should shut the fuck up”

Malcolm Jenkins is not the only person to voice their opinion about the comments made by Drew Brees, in fact, he is far from the only one. Devin and Jason McCourty took to Twitter to voice their opinion. They called Brees’ comments “a disgrace.” Saying black men who also fought in the war came back to “a country that hated them.”

This is a disgrace! To speak about your grandfathers as if there weren’t black men fighting next to them.Those men later returned to a country that hated them. Don’t avoid the issue and try to make it about a flag or the military. Fight like your grandfathers for whats right! https://t.co/qag3Igic3V

— Devin&Jason McCourty (@McCourtyTwins) June 3, 2020

Saints wide receivers Michael Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders also took to Twitter to voice their opinions. Michael Thomas simply said, “We don’t care if you don’t agree.” Sanders added in by saying “Ignorant”

Smh.. Ignorant

— Emmanuel Sanders (@ESanders_10) June 3, 2020

Tyrann Mathieu, who went to college at LSU, was far from happy as well. He took to Twitter to say “You (Drew Brees) represent New Orleans Louisiana. Don’t ever forget that!”

@drewbrees SMH. You represent New Orleans Louisiana. Don’t ever forget that! #Bottomofthemap

— Tyrann Mathieu (@Mathieu_Era) June 3, 2020

Defensive lineman Damon Harrison Sr. said “His family not the only ones who fought in wars for this country AND it’s people”

His family not the only ones who fought in wars for this country AND it’s people.

— Billy (@snacks) June 3, 2020

Damon Harrison also said, “How can you be in locker rooms, speaking to the players, knowing the reasoning, and yet still be dumb enough to believe it’s about the flag.”

How can you be in the locker rooms, speaking to the players, know the reasoning, and yet still be dumb enough to believe it’s about the flag. Like HOW???? He should know better than that. He just doesn’t care. Damn man not Drew…

— Billy (@snacks) June 3, 2020

Aaron Rodgers also chimed in on this taking to Instagram to post a picture of him and his teammates locking arms together. He said “It has never been about an anthem or a flag. Not then. Not now.

Jadon Sancho’s Statement

Even a US Marine said “If anyone knows about respect and love for country, I’m your guy” as well as that he does not find it disrespectful that players are kneeling during the anthem to raise awareness for racial justice.

Dear Drew Brees:

1.) That’s me, a US Marine. If anyone knows about respect and love for country, I’m your guy.

2.) Knowing why some NFL players knelt in the first place ie raising awareness for racial justice, I don’t find their action disrespectful to my service or the Flag. pic.twitter.com/V2UhR6cQpq

— MuslimMarine (@mansoortshams) June 3, 2020

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