The New Orleans Saints got a bit of a backlash on social media before their wild card playoff game on Sunday after removing a tweet showing Drew Brees in a “#SayHerName” shirt.
Brees and his Saints teammates wore the shirt during the season in support of justice for Breonna Taylor, who was killed during a police raid in Kentucky in March.
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New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees makes a face as he warms up ahead of an NFL wildcard playoff game against the Chicago Bears in New Orleans, Sunday, January 10, 2021. (AP Photo / Brett Duke)
The photo of Brees was tweeted and caused by the Saints some believe he supports a woman killed by police in Washington, DC, when a violent mob stormed the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday.
New Orleans deleted the tweet and posted another in which defensive back Malcolm Jenkins appeared in the same shirt, explaining why they were wearing the shirts. Jenkins was one of the biggest NFL votes in the fight for social justice. It’s unclear why the Saints removed the original tweet in the first place.
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Brees created a firestorm during the summer when he said players should stand for the national anthem.
Brees told Yahoo Finance in June that he would never agree with anyone who would kneel during the national anthem. During the season, NFL players somehow protested to draw attention to police brutality and social injustice in the U.S. after the death of George Floyd on May 25 while in Minneapolis in police custody.
His remarks sharply reprimanded several players, including his own teammates.
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He apologized and later called his comments a ‘missed opportunity’.