Assuming that the NFL will have a season in the fall, it stands to reason that the issue of player protests over racial injustice will be a primary storyline. Speaking today to Yahoo Finance, Drew Brees made his thoughts known on kneeling during “The Star-Spangled Banner.”
As you can probably imagine, there is a mixture of condemnation and support for the New Orleans Saints quarterback, though the ratio as they call it skews more toward negative reaction to Brees’ comments. Meanwhile, the Green Bay Packers’ counterpart to Brees, Aaron Rodgers, created a post on social media that was better received, though people on both sides of the issue are making their opinions known on his account as well.
The differences in response between Brees and Rodgers make the contest between the Saints and Packers scheduled for the third Sunday night of the season at the Superdome all the more interesting. Again, that’s assuming there is a season and that it starts before Sept. 27. Until then, we’re left with humorous Twitter takes like this one pointing out the general narrative about each team’s quarterback.