re: If I'm Drew Brees first thing I would do in the morning

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He can do whatever he wants. He’s done nothing wrong
other than not recognizing what many of his teammates/fans are trying to overcome.

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They asked for his opinion, not his teammates' opinion. He didn't say anything mean-spirited or awful (like what Michael Thomas tweeted yesterday). He just said he'll never support kneeling and gave his reasons why.

I would retire tomorrow if I were Drew Brees. Then I would move to San Diego ASAP.

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Yea. Obviously.

I was responding to someone who said Drew didn't have an out. He had an out. He didn't take it. Obviously.

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I hear ya. But these days, people attack you no matter what you say unless you say exactly what they want you to say. Otherwise, they will attack for your genuine answer or criticize you for not speaking out and being silent. Just the way it works these days. And it's nothing he hasn' said before either.

Can you be against police brutality AND also believe that it is highly disrespectful to your country by kneeling during the anthem?! Sheeeh!

I never expected Drew Brees to be criticized like this from his teammates and the media folks at ESPN and CBS Sports. It all seems like a bad dream. Is this reality ?

Drew is the poster child for class and respect and what he said today was not negative toward blacks.

My God, people will turn on you like a pack of dogs if you don’t say something they agree with.

Jesus of Nazareth was perfect and still was literally crucified on a cross. It’s a shame human nature is like this. Drew didn’t deserve this shite.

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You don't have to be "silent." You just have to learn to sound supportive while taking no stance at all. Look at all of these brands with all these statements. They mean nothing. They say they stand with black people. So what? I'm pretty sure most people want equality for everyone. None of these tweets actually say what they want to change, what positions they support, etc. They are saying NOTHING yet aren't being "silent." PR people do it all the time. He doesn't have to lie, and he still sounds supportive of black people which he obviously already is given his charity work.

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Shouldn’t we encourage people to not run everything they say through a PR rep? I understand that freedom of speech is only guaranteed by the government. but we as a society should demand it from each other as well. If people can effectively be shamed and threatened into silence, then does freedom of speech really exist?

“The only thing necessary for the triumph of evil is for good men to do nothing.”? Edmund Burke (in a letter addressed to Thomas Mercer).

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Agreed. frick all of them

Malcolm Jenkins and any other person in the world who describes words as "hurtful" are giant pussies in my book.