Posted on 06/04/2020 1:07:31 PM PDT by Schatze
Drew Brees has issued an apology after receiving major blowback for his comments regarding the #TakeAKnee movement in the NFL, just over a week after the killing of George Floyd in police custody.
The New Orleans Saints quarterback came under fire by many for saying in an interview with Yahoo Finance, published Wednesday, that he "will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States" when asked about the movement that Colin Kaepernick started in 2016.
Brees, 41, shared a lengthy Instagram post on Thursday to apologize for his comments, alongside a photo of a white person and a black person clasping hands.
"I would like to apologize to my friends, teammates, the City of New Orleans, the black community, NFL community, and anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday," the athlete wrote. "In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused."
"In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country," he continued. "They lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy. Instead, those words have become divisive and hurtful and have misled people into believing that somehow I am an enemy. This could not be further from the truth, and is not an accurate reflection of my heart or my character."
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Translation: “The Disney check cleared...”
Accept Mickey’s cheese, do Mickey’s bidding.
Whatevs.
There is no compassion for you unless you take the mobs side.
Sorry. I’m losing it for politically correct pro sports.
Not much of a man...
Bow down to Mammon, Slave.
What an embarrassing Cuck.
WOW what a gigantic pussy..bowing down to the angry commies when he did absolutely NOTHING wrong..we are losing America bit by bit..seriously, apologizing for loving our flag and respecting her..what the hell has happened to my country, is it even savable at this point
Are we seeing an American version of Mao’s cultural revolution? Are we seeing a social and political climate in which we are all supposed to confess our sins for having Politically Incorrect thoughts?
The Liberal kind
He had compassion for his country.
Good Bye NFL
Wuss
“ He had compassion for his country.”
Yes, but his country is dying...being put to death by its own demented population. So I suppose he gave up his honor to save himself. It won’t be worth it to him in the end...the new masters won’t let him in their club...or even leave him to himself. He’s done. Everyone hates a traitor in the end.
This is so stupid. Just do not say ANYTHING. Everyone seems to be on trial for something and you are guilty REGARDLESS.
He should get the deal for Nike’s new line of knee pads
Now he just cut his own nuts off, and he’s lost me as a fan.
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