When New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees told Yahoo Finance in June that he couldn’t agree with anyone “disrespecting the flag” if they took a knee during the national anthem, Brees’ teammates criticized him publicly.
The most forceful comments came from Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins. He posted a video, which he deleted, in which he said Brees should “shut the f--- up.” Jenkins posted another video after that which repeated the same themes about Brees’ privilege and said he was disappointed and hurt by the comments.
It seemed then that the issue could be divisive in the Saints’ locker room.