{"id":1116714,"date":"2020-06-04T18:11:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T23:11:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=1116714"},"modified":"2020-06-04T20:47:52","modified_gmt":"2020-06-05T01:47:52","slug":"drew-brees-apologizes-for-controversial-stance-says-comments-about-racial-injustice-missed-the-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/drew-brees-apologizes-for-controversial-stance-says-comments-about-racial-injustice-missed-the-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Drew Brees apologizes for controversial stance, says comments about racial injustice ‘missed the mark’"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saints quarterback Drew Brees made headlines for the wrong reasons earlier this week, and the sports world let him know about it — quickly.<\/p>\n
Protests regarding the brutal murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer have been sweeping the country, and the city of New Orleans has been no different. As such, Brees was asked for his thoughts on them, and he gave a strong take vehemently disagreeing<\/a> with “disrespecting the flag.”<\/p>\n That didn’t go over well with other athletes, especially people of color. Two of his teammates — Michael Thomas and Malcolm Jenkins — even called him out for his comments, as did Hall of Fame safety Ed Reed.<\/p>\n