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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees took fire this week for his criticism of peaceful protests during the national anthem, but changed his perspective after meeting with friends and teammates who made their intentions clear. Brees followed that up with several public apologies to the people he offended.
However, President Donald Trump went after Brees for the reversed course, to which Brees responded with another lengthy statement on Instagram asking the President to “listen and learn” from protesters rather than oppose them outright. That drew a range of reactions from other Saints players, fans, and media personalities, which we’ve embedded below:
We ask for understanding and can only hope to be understood…
— cameron jordan (@camjordan94) June 6, 2020
— Benjamin Watson (@BenjaminSWatson) June 6, 2020
I see what you doing @drewbrees and I respect you. These times and moments give us a chance to draw the line in the sand and see where people stand. Us vs Them means US vs Racism. There is only one right side. Justice & equality should never be too much to ask for.
— CJ McCollum (@CJMcCollum) June 6, 2020
Give Drew Brees credit for that. Thatâs huge.
— mike freeman (@mikefreemanNFL) June 6, 2020
Michael Thomas tweeted the drum roll emoji an hour ago. đ„
Alvin Kamara then tweeted the đ.
Then #DrewBrees threw one of the most important touchdown passes of his career.
— Rod Walker (@RodWalkerNola) June 6, 2020
I bet Laura Ingraham is confused as hell right now.
— Mark Ennis (@MarkEnnis) June 6, 2020
Your New Orleans Saints.
SAME. AS. IT. EVER. WAS. pic.twitter.com/n4PJM7S1m9— Black & Gold Review (@BnGreview) June 6, 2020
Behind the scenes of Drew Breesâ Instagram pic.twitter.com/ojrWNPPsTk
— Evan Saacks (@evansaacks) June 6, 2020
All Drew teammates RTing him đ€Ł
— Ryan (@datboywolf) June 6, 2020
Wow. But what a strong statement by Drew Brees. That feels like a tremendous first step. He deserved the criticism, but he also deserves praise for this.
— Jake Madison (@NOLAJake) June 6, 2020
Now is such an important time to listen, learn and think about your perspective.
Drew Brees has perfectly illustrated the power of that.
— Crissy Froyd (@crissy_froyd) June 6, 2020
Brittany Brees right now with Drewâs phone pic.twitter.com/V6kYT7F0fD
— Bunkie Perkins (@BunkiePerkins) June 6, 2020
Itâs almost as if Drew Brees just came back from a 28-3 deficit.
— Saints Happy Hour Podcast (@SaintsHappyHour) June 6, 2020
Drew Brees 48 hrs ago / Drew Brees 10 mins ago pic.twitter.com/c2hy8W2nKZ
— BUM CHILLUPS, NPR CLASS PUNDIT (@edsbs) June 6, 2020
Drew Brees taking a barrage of Ls all week and then suddenly pulling off a shocker is big Purdue energy
— Ramzy Nasrallah (@ramzy) June 6, 2020
People mess up. God knows I have. I applaud @drewbrees.
— Larry Holder (@LarryHolder) June 6, 2020
Drew Brees just added one more fourth quarter comeback.
— Benjamin Allbright (@AllbrightNFL) June 6, 2020
I havenât been this excited about the Saints 2020 season since they signed Emmanuel Sanders. Drew about to throw 50 touchdowns, lead protest march and win a Nobel Peace prize.
— Ralph Malbrough (@SaintsForecast) June 6, 2020
efficiency has always been his calling card https://t.co/1th0TwqP8T
— *loud mmcht* (@mahipapi) June 6, 2020
they kept showing brees this until he figured it out pic.twitter.com/KSzDDLFr4B
— Arif Hasan, after curfew â° (@ArifHasanNFL) June 6, 2020
— John Hendrix (@JohnJHendrix) June 6, 2020
And now, Drew Brees will settle down for a nice cold beer and some relaxing time with the fam. pic.twitter.com/vEZgsP4pJG
— Adam Kramer (@KegsnEggs) June 6, 2020
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