'We can no longer use the flag to turn people away or distract them from the real issues that face our black communities,' Drew Brees wrote in an Instagram post addressed to President Donald Trump.
"I am a big fan of Drew Brees. I think he’s truly one of the greatest quarterbacks, but he should not have taken back his original stance on honoring our magnificent American Flag. OLD GLORY is to be revered, cherished, and flown high...
"We should be standing up straight and tall, ideally with a salute, or a hand on heart. There are other things you can protest, but not our Great American Flag - NO KNEELING!"following the death of George Floyd, a black man who died while in police custody on May 25. Former NFL QB Colin Kaepernick took a knee during the anthem in protest of police brutality and other social and racial injustices during the 2016 season. While Kaepernick has not played in the NFL since that season, several players have continued some type of protest or demonstration during the anthem since, and kneeling was widespread during part of the 2017 season after critical comments from Trump about the practice. That, seemingly, is what Brees was referring to in his Instagram post.
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