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Portland Path Blazers superstar CJ McCollum contrasted the statements from two NFL quarterbacks Wednesday:
Drew Brees made headlines Wednesday when he argued in opposition to gamers kneeling for the national anthem:
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@drewbrees: “I will in no method believe any one disrespecting the flag of the US of The US or our country.”
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The Fresh Orleans Saints quarterback discussed showing recognize for his grandparents who accumulate been in the navy.
Many accumulate criticized Brees for lacking the message of these making an strive to issue racial injustice and police brutality, including extra than one teammates.
Plenty of hours later, Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers created an Instagram put up demonstrating the next figuring out of the protests.
“About a years ago we accumulate been criticized for locking palms in cohesion earlier than the game. It has NEVER been about an anthem or a flag. Not then. Not now,” Rodgers wrote. “Listen with an delivery heart, let’s educate ourselves, after which turn discover and belief into motion.”
Though he did not prove Brees in the put up, he supplied a various level of view that become as soon as higher got by his buddies.
McCollum has been energetic on social media as protests continue nationwide following the death of George Floyd, sharing a variety of movies of silent protests.
