Drew Brees issues apology for comments on national anthem and flag
Saints quarterback Drew Brees posted twice Thursday on his Instagram account in response to comments he made Wednesday during an interview with Yahoo Finance.
In the interview, Brees answered a question about the potential for a return of kneel protests before NFL games during the national anthem:
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
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