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Drew Brees' teammate, Malcolm Jenkins, among many stars to speak out against quarterback's controversial comments

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees attracted backlash Wednesday across the sports world, including an outspoken teammate, when he reiterated his stance on how he will "never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America" during an interview with Yahoo Finance.

An emotional Malcolm Jenkins, in a video that has since been deleted from social media, said he was "hurt" by Brees' comments and that they were "extremely self-centered." The Yahoo interview featured Brees' first comments in the wake of George Floyd's killing last week.

"Our communities are under siege and we need help," Jenkins said in one of the videos on Instagram.