When New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees said Yahoo Finance on Wednesday that the NFL players during the national anthem is on its knees “disrespectful”, but the court, from inside and outside the NFL, was understandably in a hurry. (Written in an emotional video on social media, teammates Malcolm Jenkins calls Brees “part of the problem,” the protesters in New Orleans, where Brees Amato was cursed in the streets). And he offered an apology on Thursday, while Brees, the wounds that were added to take some ‘time to heal. If you ever do at all. During a period of national accounts for the race on the trail of death Floyd million Americans, he contained Brees, made the symbolic promise of social media and elsewhere in support of African-Americans are an unimaginable tragedy Grieve captured on film. Brees, but criticized a gesture – when the knee anthem – that many NFL players, 70% people of color, seen as a peaceful act of opposition to the world kind of events seen in South Minneapolis, Memorial Day. “The timing is terrible, “said Detroit Lions linebacker Jalen Reeves-Maybin, who knelt to the anthem. Brees led the army of his grandparents as a base to knee up; Both Reeves-Maybin grandfather were in the military. One was a pilot in Desert Storm, and his great-grandfather fought in World War II. “I think we all kind of got to the point where we are tired of people, the opposition to change the narrative that started with Colin Kaepernick knee against police brutality and killed black people and held accountable,” says Reeves Maybin . “And if we have just seen the video level as the day, and come to you and try to rotate only to have it, it is a slap in the face. It is an unacceptable manner.” Words Brees’ hit a nerve for a wide range of important reasons. It was not too long ago, for example, that the US president has called the players during the “sons of bitches” anthem, knelt a flash point, which has divided the country. Either it is for the flag, or against the US. “His (and others) to trigger trauma comments are,” Denver Broncos linebacker Von Miller writes, the Super Bowl MVP 50, in an e-mail to TIME. “They open all the wounds, ugly discussions and controversies of the past” In addition, the feverish backlash to Brees’ observations is about the enormous cultural influence of the most visible stars of the NFL naked – the franchise quarterbacks – and serves as an implicit challenge for these players, especially the white, going forward: to increase support for African-American players to speak out against injustice. “White Athletes do not really have a real voice for racial equality in America has had,” said Michael Bennett, played the free agent defensive end last season with the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys. (Bennett accused the police ran to him Las Vegas during an accident in 2017 profiling, the police denied there). There are exceptions: Megan Rapinoe for example knelt in solidarity with Colin Kaepernick back in 2016 – and flack continue to get for them – and recently in lineman defensive retired Chris Long the rights of the players has helped to protest and state influence legislatures criminal Justice Reform. But as powerful allies in the struggle for social justice, Bennett is particularly ugly white quarterbacks votes. “And ‘one of the disappointing things,” says Bennett. “I see all these great quarterbacks, the game changer is when it comes to playing the field work. But they were not able to be turning in society. Bennett has his former teammate in New England, Tom Brady , credit for recently signed a letter – sent to Attorney general William Barr and FBI director Christopher Wray – request for immediate federal investigation on Ahmaud Arbery death. But his brother Martellus, a tight end retired, called task Aaron Rodgers on Twitter, while Rodgers in a post it note Instagram photos accompanied – when he locks arms with African-American players – is that “there is never an anthem or a flag has” Marcello had comments Rogers “[caps Bennett] a struggle for racial equality. . This is what we are trying to start a conversation, “Bennett wrote on Twitter:” It sounds like an ally sounds like a spectator “is one of those languages, especially in this time ..” I will not, because here in Denver , we as a team at the quarterback position, “Miller writes.” as a team we need solidarity. The players, staff and maintenance crew at Mile High Stadium we need to work from the owners, trainers, we need each other to educate, they must and tolerance of each other have heard. “Harry Edwards, a sociologist and activist, organizing the black -power salute at the 1968 Olympic Games helped Brees has a plan to go forward.” I’m glad to see that Drew apologized, “says Edwards.” But now the question is: ok now what will you do? “it is recommended to get in touch with the athletes how long and Rapinoe.” the first thing you can do, is that the debate to begin, “says Edwards.” Getting the discussion with the sporting community white go. “Edwards – who finds that in the last days inquiries he media all over the world (Brazil, Germany, France, Ireland, South Africa) has received US relations and ran to discuss the role of sport – says an upcoming “fifth wave” of activism athletes of the 20th century to follow the athletes for the recognition of the pioneers of the post-war period as Jackie Robinson, who tried fought desegregation, the “Black Power” – the movement of the 1960s and protests 2010s. “You should be mortally fool not to understand that there is more to come,” says Edwards. We are living in unprecedented times, in the midst of a pandemic and global revolt against racism All athletes must think outside of themselves “why, because this is the story.” -. Just like the rest of us, “If you have a group. Top-line white quarterback in the NFL who say that we’re going to take a knee,” says Edwards, “we are having a discussion, we are not in place and we are a part African-American transformation of this era through the efforts of our players are places that would better reflect on all of us. “ Copyright by Jeff Zelevansky-Getty Images
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