Pro Football Hall of Famer Mike Ditka issued a statement Tuesday night clarifying comments he made in regards to NFL players choosing to kneel during the playing of the national anthem.
"The characterization of the statement that I made does not reflect the context of the question that I was answering and certainly does not reflect my views throughout my lifetime," the former coach of the Chicago Bears and New Orleans Saints said in a statement. "I have absolutely seen oppression in society in the last 100 years and I am completely intolerant of any discrimination.