Malik Jackson cannot wait to get his hands on Drew Brees, but only on the field of play.
Although several NFL players have said they appreciated Drew Brees apologizing for equating kneeling during the national anthem with disrespect for the country, you won’t get that same type of sentiment from Malik Jackson.
The Philadelphia Eagles defensive lineman told ABC 6 in Philadelphia that he does not think Brees’ apology was sincere.
“I don’t accept his apology,” Jackson said, via NJ.com. “I think he’s only apologizing because people came for him and people are disagreeing with him and he understands that his base in Louisiana, there’s a lot of black people.”
Jackson actually has the December 13 Eagles-Saints game circled on his calendar.
“Definitely excited to play him this year,” Jackson said. “I’m going to have a lot to say. Hopefully, I don’t get too wild with it, but I don’t understand how you could say that when you have people blocking for you who are black, catching balls from you who are black and people that are running the ball for you who are black.”
It will be quite interesting how Brees is received for the 2020 season by both from teammates and opponents.
