Brees sets Saints record for angering current/former players in interview

Getty Images, 2012 It didn’t take long for current & former players, social media and many in the Saints fan base to turn on Drew Brees after he had an interview with Yahoo! Finace’s Daniel Roberts early on June 3, 2020. In the interview he was asked that if kneeling once again returned as a form of silent protest during the NFL season, would he support it. His response was the following:

“Well, I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America. Let me just tell you what I see or what I feel when the National Anthem is played and when I look at the flag of the United States. I envision my two grandfathers who fought for this country during World War II,…