Vikings players and a Hall of Famer responded to the Saints quarterback’s comments in solidarity of many athletes that spoke out on Wednesday.
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Drew Brees has faced controversy following comments made about national anthem protests, including from a trio of Vikings figures.
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has faced backlash from the sports world following his comments regarding protesting during the national anthem, including from several Minnesota Vikings figures.
Yahoo Finance’s editor Daniel Roberts asked Brees what he thinks if “players kneeling again when the NFL season starts.”
Brees responded, “I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.”
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
The statement has been called tone-deaf, insensitive and poorly-timed amid social turmoil following the death of George Floyd.
Since, Brees’ teammates and athletes from the NFL, NBA and other sports have shared their disappointment in Brees, who otherwise had a sterling reputation in the NFL.
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Defensive tackle Jaleel Johnson was one of the first Vikings to respond, echoing the point of Brees’ not understanding the purpose of the protest.
Damn. Hate to see it from a “legend” @drewbrees you corny man. You clearly have no idea what’s going on.
— Jaleel Johnson (@leellxvii) June 3,2020
Former cornerback Captain Munnerlyn shared a video of him slamming Brees to the ground during a game in 2014.
