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Drew Brees Apologizes After Backlash Over “Disrespecting The Flag” Comments

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By Erik Pedersen Managing Editor New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees apologized Thursday after drawing widespread criticism for saying that he “will never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag of the United States of America or our country.” “I would like to apologize to my friends, teammates, the City of New Orleans, the black community, NFL community and anyone I hurt with my comments yesterday,” he wrote in an Instagram post (see it below). “In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused.” The Super Bowl-winning star made the flag comments in an interview with Yahoo Finance on Wednesday, answering a question about whether he would support NFL players taking a knee during the upcoming 2020

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