The past week and a half has seen the topic of social injustice brought to the forefront in our country once again, and NFL players have been voicing their opinions on the matter.
Today, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees turned some heads with comments many view as controversial and counter to what players are preaching.
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
Whether or not you agree with Brees, his comments certainly created a stir on Twitter, with many fans joking that former Bucs quarterback Jameis Winston, who signed a one-year deal with the Saints this offseason, should now be the starter instead of the future Hall of Fame quarterback entering 2020.
Take a look at some of the tweets.
Jameis about to be the starter for the Saints after today 😂 #DrewBrees pic.twitter.com/WhXyHPepit
— Preaus (@Preaus) June 3, 2020
Jameis Winston grabbing his playbook and heading to the Saints facility after the Brees interview! #DrewBrees pic.twitter.com/olTRrrOYdz
— Ryan T. Oakley (@Oakiedokie84) June 3, 2020
Jameis Winston seeing the Saints locker room turn on Drew Brees pic.twitter.com/VpwG810R8D
— Junior (@sxquon_) June 3, 2020
Jameis Winston is looking at that QB1 spot like Publix crab legs
— Cruz Oxenreider (@TheRealCruzOx) June 3, 2020
Michael Thomas watching Jameis Winston overthrow him by 15 yards on a slant pic.twitter.com/S9y9539Xhq
— 𝒦𝐸𝒱𝐼𝒩😈 (@DrizzyKev) June 3, 2020
Jameis Winston watching Drew Brees interview like… pic.twitter.com/5393LTsEv7
— Mark Brockett (@Tuff_Overlord) June 3, 2020
Jameis Winston is going to be the starter after week 3 🤣 They gon light Brees up . https://t.co/ZDigoaxgmK
— Bernard Yeboah 🇬🇭 🇮🇹 (@BernardYeboah11) June 3, 2020
So we cancelling drew huh. Jameis Winston ya time has come pic.twitter.com/EAPZbqZnL4
— MDOT TY (@imjustty_) June 3, 2020
Jameis Winston watching his teammates and twitter turn on Drew Brees #Saints pic.twitter.com/dGItTjkKV2
— Dave Mysterio (@WolfOf38Street) June 3, 2020
Drew Brees: “Theyre disrespecting the flag”
Jameis Winston: pic.twitter.com/qzaxI2AQ3l
— Drew (@_402Drew) June 3, 2020
Jameis winston when he gets the start over drew brees pic.twitter.com/Ln1iZIyfHw
— Warren Buffet Burner Account (@freegarypoleman) June 3, 2020
Michael Thomas when Jameis Winston overthrows his 5 yard slant for a pick 6 pic.twitter.com/1BJs8daHXn
— Λｌｅｘ² (@UCLALonzo) June 3, 2020
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