© Stan Szeto | 2018 Jul 26
Drew Brees’ apology finally came on Thursday morning, but it was not accepted by 49ers running back Jerick McKinnon.
To recap, Brees took heat from teammates and athletes throughout the sports world when he said that he will “never agree with anybody disrespecting the flag” during an interview with Yahoo. Brees issued the following apology on Instagram Monday morning:
For some, however, the apology didn’t undo Brees’ original comments. Put McKinnon in that group. The running back responded by quote tweeting Brees’ post with a middle finger emoji.
https://twitter.com/JetMckinnon1/status/1268552193705152514
Brees’ teammate Michael Thomas was one of the first to express his displeasure with his quarterback, but accepted his apology on Thursday.
One of my brothers made a public statement yesterday that I disagreed with. He apologized & I accept it because that’s what we are taught to do as Christians. Now back to the movement! #GeorgeFloyd
— Michael Thomas (@Cantguardmike) June 4, 2020
