More details.... note he came out today and issued a sort of half-hearted apology while not conceding the point he was making.
Drew Brees finds support amid backlash over stance on kneeling during national anthem
https://www.foxnews.com/sports/drew-brees-support-backlash-kneeling-during-national-anthem
Drew Brees created an uproar Wednesday when he defended his stance against players kneeling during the national anthem, but found at least two people with
New Orleans Saints tied in his corner.
While Brees was getting hammered from the likes of
LeBron James,
Aaron Rodgers, former wide receiver Joe Horn told
The Athletic that people like the
Los Angeles Lakers superstar should get to know Brees first before making any decision.
“People should not be throwing Drew Brees under the bus, and they definitely need to pump the brakes on labeling him a racist,” Horn said. “I know Drew Brees. Drew has done a lot to help black families and the black community in New Orleans. If Drew Brees didn’t love black families and low-income families he wouldn’t have helped the way he has over the years. People that are criticizing him like LeBron James and other celebrities don’t know him. They need to check his resume.
“I love my race. And I love New Orleans to death. But I know Drew Brees. And Drew is a good person. And until you have walked beside him and gotten to know him, his wife and family, you definitely have to give him a pass on this one and allow Drew a chance to think about what he said and come back and make this right. And I know he will.”
Horn, who
pleaded guilty to his role in a health care scam in December, played with Brees in 2006. It was his final year with the Saints.
He was reacting to James’ comments on Twitter which read, “WOW MAN!! Is it still surprising at this point. Sure isn’t! You literally still don’t understand why Kap was kneeling on one knee?? Has absolute nothing to do with the disrespect of and our soldiers(men and women) who keep our land free. My father-in-law was one of those.”
Marcus Davenport, who is currently Brees’ teammate, tweeted his defense of the quarterback.
Brees told Yahoo Finance that he would never agree with players protesting during the national anthem.
“I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country. Let me just tell you what I see or what I feel when the national anthem is played and when I look at the flag of the United States,” he said.
Brees likened standing for the national anthem to saluting the military.
“I envision my two grandfathers, who fought for this country during World War II, one in the Army and one in the Marine Corps. Both risking their lives to protect our country and to try to make our country and this world a better place. So every time I stand with my hand over my heart looking at that flag and singing the national anthem, that’s what I think about," he said.
“Drew wasn’t talking about the current protest, the riots or really anything besides HIS feelings on kneeling during the National Anthem,” Davenport wrote. “He even explained what they were, the basis and that he actually stands with us. Do we have to entirely agree with him, no.”
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