• Drew Brees’ wife Brittany issues apology: ‘We are the problem’

    Drew Brees’ wife Brittany issues apology: ‘We are the problem’

    Drew Brees’ wife Brittany penned an emotional message Friday on Instagram, stating “WE ARE THE PROBLEM,” a day after the Saints quarterback offered a second apology over his national anthem remarks in the wake of George Floyd’s death. “WE ARE THE PROBLEM,” Brittany began. “I write this with tears in my eyes and I hope you …
  • Drew Brees makes a second apology for kneeling remarks

    Drew Brees makes a second apology for kneeling remarks

    New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees — who apologized on social media in a statement Thursday for his national anthem comments in the wake of George Floyd’s death — expressed his sorrow verbally in an Instagram post later in the day. “I know there’s not much that I could say that would make things any …
  • Drew Brees has a long way to go to recover from this

    Drew Brees has a long way to go to recover from this

    Human nature is a powerful, if unstoppable, force. Just look at the way people have collectively fought back against the coronavirus pandemic for the past three months … and at the way people have reacted so passionately to the disgusting injustice that ended George Floyd’s life on Memorial Day in Minneapolis. That’s why, despite all …
  • Drew Brees apologizes for kneeling controversy: I’m not the ‘enemy’

    Drew Brees apologizes for kneeling controversy: I’m not the ‘enemy’

    Drew Brees does not believe he is the “enemy.” The Saints quarterback apologized for his comments on Wednesday, when he told Yahoo Finance that he would never support players who kneeled during the national anthem. The comments were quickly rebuked by Brees’ teammates, others in the NFL, athletes like LeBron James and some New Orleans …
  • Malcolm Jenkins rips Drew Brees’ comments in two emotional social media posts

    Malcolm Jenkins rips Drew Brees’ comments in two emotional social media posts

    New Orleans Saints safety Malcolm Jenkins ripped Drew Brees’ national anthem comments in an interview about George Floyd’s death in two emotional social media posts on Wednesday. In the first video post, which Jenkins later deleted, he said Brees has not “stepped up to the plate” on social issues and that his criticism of certain …
  • Drew Brees’ kneeling rebuke angers Saints star Michael Thomas

    Drew Brees’ kneeling rebuke angers Saints star Michael Thomas

    When asked about the possibility of his fellow NFL players taking a knee in protest of police brutality during the 2020 season, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he “will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.” In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Brees discussed how he …
  • Drew Brees’ kneeling rebuke angers Saints star Michael Thomas

    Drew Brees’ kneeling rebuke angers Saints star Michael Thomas

    When asked about the possibility of his fellow NFL players taking a knee in protest of police brutality during the 2020 season, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he “will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.” In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Brees discussed how he …
  • Drew Brees’ kneeling rebuke angers Saints star Michael Thomas

    Drew Brees’ kneeling rebuke angers Saints star Michael Thomas

    When asked about the possibility of his fellow NFL players taking a knee in protest of police brutality during the 2020 season, Saints quarterback Drew Brees said he “will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.” In an interview with Yahoo Finance, Brees discussed how he …
  • LeBron James leads the Drew Brees backlash after kneeling controversy erupts

    LeBron James leads the Drew Brees backlash after kneeling controversy erupts

    Drew Brees struck a nerve with his comments about how kneeling during the national anthem is “disrespecting the flag.” Following the release of his interview with Yahoo Sports Wednesday, the longtime Saints quarterback was met with significant backlash for his response to a question about the possibility of NFL players kneeling — as Colin Kaepernick …
  • NFL admits pass interference rule was a total disaster

    NFL admits pass interference rule was a total disaster

    The NFL admitted it got last season’s pass interference rule “miserably” wrong. Troy Vincent, the league’s vice president of football operations, told NBC’s Peter King that the rule, which will not return this season, was a failure and the league overreacted the infamous blown call against the Saints in the 2019 NFC Championship game. The …