He died in Minneapolis last month after former cop Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck for more than eight minutes. I know they hurt many people, especially friends, teammates, former teammates, loved ones, people that I care and respect deeply.”Brittany added in her remarks, “That’s the problem we are not listening, white America is not hearing.”“We’re not actively LOOKING for racial prejudice,” she continued.

Not until this week did Drew and I realize THAT THIS IS THE PROBLEM. We are sorry ,” she concluded.Brittany’s message follows nationwide protests taking place in response to Floyd’s death. Sorry, your blog cannot share posts by email. Saints quarterback Drew Brees and his wife, Brittany, during a ceremony Dec. 12, 2017 to … It’s our job to educate ourselves. “I write this with tears in my eyes and I hope you all hear our hearts.”Sharing two quotes from Martin Luther King Jr. — “In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends,” and, “Not only will we have to repent for the sins of bad people; but we also will have to repent for the appalling silence of good people” — Brittany said that while she has read these statements a thousand times, she digested the whole meaning in recent days.“I have read these quotes and scripture 1000 times and every time I read it and the words sink into my heart,” Brittany said, also referencing the passage: “The Lord has told you what is good, and this is what he requires of you.”Brittany said, “I think yes this is what it’s all about…Only until the last few days ,until we experienced the death threats we experienced the hate… Did I realize that these words were speaking directly to us.. how could anyone who knows us or has had interactions with us think that Drew or I have a racist bone in our body? Thanks for contacting us. Human nature is a powerful, if unstoppable, force. AP Photo/Kim Johnson Flodin, File. I now understand was also saying I don’t understand what the problem really is, I don’t understand what you’re fighting for, and I’m not willing to hear you because of our preconceived notion‘s of what that flag means to us,” she added.“In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused. In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country,” Brees said.“I know there’s not much that I could say that would make things any better right now,” Brees said in the video.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees has apologized for comments he made in an interview regarding his opposition to Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling during the national anthem.

Let’s meet her. Protesters marching in New Orleans last week also chanted curses at him.“White America is not hearing,” his wife wrote in the apology post Saturday. Brittany Brees shared those words in an Instagram post Saturday along with a Bible verse and two quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., including one that said “In …

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 Just look... But that’s the whole point.“Somehow we as white America, we can feel good about not being racist, feel good about loving one an another as God loves us. Still, this begged the question: who is the woman next to Drew Brees?

We've received your submission.“WE ARE THE PROBLEM,” Brittany began. Now his wife has apologized as well, saying “we are the problem.”Brittany Brees shared those words in an Instagram post Saturday along with a Bible verse and two quotes from Martin Luther King, Jr., including one that said “In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”“To say ‘I don’t agree with disrespecting the flag,’ I now understand was also saying I don’t understand what the problem really is, I don’t understand what you’re fighting for, and I’m not willing to hear you because of our preconceived notions of what that flag means to us,” Brittany Brees wrote in a lengthy post shared on the couple’s foundation page.Her husband was asked Wednesday in an interview with Yahoo to revisit the protests of former NFL quarterback Kaepernick, who silently took a knee during the anthem before games to raise awareness of police brutality and racial injustice.“I will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States,” Drew Brees said during the interview, adding that the national anthem reminds him of his grandfathers, who served in the armed forces during World War II.After the comments aired, the quarterback was criticized on social media by high-profile athletes, including LeBron James, and some of his teammates. “We’re not actively LOOKING for racial prejudice.”Drew Brees apologized for his statements last week in an Instagram post, saying his comments were “insensitive and completely missed the mark.” He also apologized in a video posted on Instagram, and wrote a letter to President Donald Trump on social media saying “I realize this is not an issue about the American flag” after the president said on Twitter Friday that Brees should not have taken back his original comments. To say ‘I don’t agree with disrespecting the flag ‘..