Booger McFarland of ESPN had a unique view of Drew Brees’ apology that was released on Thursday.
The ESPN analyst got some time to review his apology over his comments made about still not agreeing with players taking a knee during the National Anthem because he deemed it to be disrespectful.
Booger McFarland, always one to state the obvious, stated the obvious immediately:
He then expanded on his comments when he spoke on Barstool Sports’ Pardon My Take:
“We can have difficult conversation. We can use language that we otherwise would not use outside of it. And by and large, the locker room is a forgiving place. As a matter of fact, as you and I are talking now, Michael Thomas has already come out and said that he accepts Drew Brees’ apology. And so all you can do is take him at his word. I think in the end, though, Drew Brees apologized for the backlash, like he apologized because he pissed off America. I mean, let’s face it. Drew Brees never said, “I apologize for my stance.”
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“He basically went to bed last night and couldn’t sleep. He was uncomfortable, probably, for one of the few nights in his life, like he couldn’t sleep last night. He tossed and turned, “Man, America does not like me. America thinks I’m a racist. America thinks I can do no wrong.” They’re chanting ‘F Drew Brees’ in New Orleans, like, his entire world was shaken last night. And what I would tell Drew Brees: black people been sleeping like that for a long damn time.”
“OK, so if he can go to bed one night uncomfortable and wake up at 7 AM, he sent the damn apology this morning at 7 AM. So, either he got up at 6 in New Orleans or 4 in California. He didn’t sleep. He was up early to do this. And, you know, hopefully he learns it’s not going to be as easy as sending an apology, because this is the same stance, guys, that he had in 2016. So what changed between 2016, yesterday and today? The only thing that changed was the public outcry. And for that, I think he’s apologizing for.”
