Star din NFL amenințat cu moartea după ce s-a exprimat împotriva gestului de îngenunchere în timpul imnului national

Starul echipei de fotbal american Saints din New Orleans, Drew Brees, a primit amenințări cu moartea, potrivit soției sale, pentru că a spus că cei care fac gestul de a se aseza în genunchi în timpul imnului american au demonstrat „lipsă de respect față de drapel”.

Multe vedete ale sportului american, printre care LeBron James, i-au criticat observațiile, iar quarterback-ul a revenit cu scuze a doua zi. „Aș dori să îmi cer scuze prietenilor, coechipierilor mei, orașului New Orleans, comunității de culoare, NFL și tuturor celor pe care i-am rănit prin comentariile mele”, a spus Brees pe Instagram, regretând „vorbele insensibile” care au „neglijat problemele cu care ne confruntăm în prezent”.

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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. In speaking with some of you, it breaks my heart to know the pain I have caused. In an attempt to talk about respect, unity, and solidarity centered around the American flag and the national anthem, I made comments that were insensitive and completely missed the mark on the issues we are facing right now as a country. They lacked awareness and any type of compassion or empathy. Instead, those words have become divisive and hurtful and have misled people into believing that somehow I am an enemy. This could not be further from the truth, and is not an accurate reflection of my heart or my character. This is where I stand: I stand with the black community in the fight against systemic racial injustice and police brutality and support the creation of real policy change that will make a difference. I condemn the years of oppression that have taken place throughout our black communities and still exists today. I acknowledge that we as Americans, including myself, have not done enough to fight for that equality or to truly understand the struggles and plight of the black community. I recognize that I am part of the solution and can be a leader for the black community in this movement. I will never know what it’s like to be a black man or raise black children in America but I will work every day to put myself in those shoes and fight for what is right. I have ALWAYS been an ally, never an enemy. I am sick about the way my comments were perceived yesterday, but I take full responsibility and accountability. I recognize that I should do less talking and more listening…and when the black community is talking about their pain, we all need to listen. For that, I am very sorry and I ask your forgiveness.

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„Noi suntem problema”, a spus soția sa, Brittany Brees, într-o postare pe contul ei de Instagram, unde, la rândul ei, își cere scuze. „Abia în ultimele zile, când am primit amenințări cu moartea, am experimentat ura, am realizat că aceste cuvinte au fost deplasate”, adaugă ea.

Brees fusese întrebat despre perspectiva de a relua gestul îngenunchierii în fotbalul american, la trei ani după mișcarea inițiată de fostul jucator Colin Kaepernick, având în vedere contextul morții lui George Floyd și al violențelor cu tentă rasială ale polițiștilor.

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