Lakers star LeBron James retweeted a clip of Brees making the comments and wrote: “You literally still don’t understand why Kap was kneeling on one knee??
"Morstead also credited Saints coach Sean Payton for providing great leadership as a facilitator of such an important meeting. You never want to see people disrespect anything that stands for honor. Not now. And so Drew's original comment of course had some truth in it. I asked him question about it and thank him all the time for his commitement. I was disappointed and hurt. We talked and i explained to him where he dropped the ball and he understood.
I asked him question about it and thank him all the time for his commitement. "I recognize that I should do less talking and more listening ... and when the black community is talking about their pain, we all need to listen.Payton applauded Davis' comments in a tweet Thursday. And we have the opportunity now. We have the collective voices, we have people united and speaking out about a cause and an issue that has existed for far too long. But I think what you do by standing there and showing respect to the flag with your hand over your heart is it shows unity. ✊Saints wide receiver Michael Thomas appeared to reference his quarterback’s comments with tweets that read, “He don’t know no better” and “We don’t care if you don’t agree and whoever else how about that.”We don’t care if you don’t agree and whoever else how about that.A marketing study shows that fans expect athletes to speak out for racial equality.Joe Kelly released the months of pent-up rage the Dodgers and their fans have been feeling ever since MLB found the Houston Astros cheated in 2017.What to expect when 22 NBA teams resume play Thursday with seeding games before the playoffs start on Aug. 17. Not then. ... My ACTIONS speak for themselves.”“And in many cases, it brings me to tears thinking about all that’s been sacrificed. The other half of what I think Drew was starting to see, and other people can see, is that this symbol of freedom and bravery and America means that for a portion of the population. We have to educate to progress.WNBA star Maya Moore spoke about the positive effects that could come from Brees' comments on the flag and subsequent apology in an interview with Outside The Lines.In an Instagram post Thursday, Brees said he was apologizing to his friends, teammates, New Orleans, the black community, the NFL community and "anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday. And we can do that by continuing to stay focused on the issue at hand. This could not be further from the truth, and is not an accurate reflection of my heart or my character.
"Brees concluded his post by expressing his dismay over how his words have affected people.On Thursday night, Brees issued another apology in a video message posted on Instagram saying he wished he "would've laid out what was on my heart in regards to the George Floyd murder." It shows that we are all in this together, we can all do better and that we are all part of the solution.”men who fought as well for this country. Can players and coaches adjust to a new reality?Chuck Schilken is a multiplatform editor and sports writer for the Los Angeles Times. "Hopefully more people around New Orleans and around the country are starting to have some of these difficult conversations," said Morstead, who said players were professional and kept their emotions in check but were very direct and said what they thought they needed to say.Davis also stressed the need to "stay focused on the issue at hand" and not make the discussion about "a player's response or statement or apology. “I also stand with my grandfathers who risked their lives for this country and countless other military men and women who do it on a daily basis.”Brees and his wife, Brittany, have a long history of helping with charitable causes. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees issued an apology Thursday for his "insensitive" comments made yesterday in an interview with Yahoo Finance. ""For that, I am very sorry and I ask your forgiveness. ""I am sick about the way my comments were perceived yesterday, but I take full responsibility and accountability," Brees wrote. We need to eradicate that problem now. But now it's time for us to be part of the solution, not the problem. "It's hard because we want to be on the same page, we want to be unified, we want to see each other and validate each other," Moore said. No, it’s not. There are so many -- namely black and brown bodies -- in America who have experienced a different America than what the mainstream American flag symbolizes. "During an hourlong virtual team meeting Thursday, Brees addressed his teammates and apologized again to them, ESPN's Dianna Russini reports. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees issued an apology Thursday for his comments on "disrespecting the flag," saying he "completely missed the mark" … It has NEVER been about an anthem or a flag. But where will they go?“I love and respect my teammates and I stand right there with them in regards to fighting for racial equality and justice,” he said. "An unnamed player who was in the team meeting also weighed in to ESPN, saying that "an uncomfortable situation opened up the floor for open line of communication that will make the locker room stronger (through) better understanding.