Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

Drew's remarks appear different when you actually hear the reporter's question - which was very long-winded and difficult to answer.

WHAT Brees said isn't as much of a problem as WHEN he said it. People's emotions are running high now and during this last week lots of people with the airwaves or big platforms have been giving the props to Kaepernick. So in light of this, Brees remarks stood out like a sore thumb, even though he really didn't say anything too unusual based on his past statements and opinions. People are hearing insinuations from Brees that aren't really there because he's been contrast against Kaepernick .

People are jumping to conclusions because now everyone sees Kaepernick was spot-on about police brutality. But that doesn't automatically mean everyone (including Brees) is going to do a 180 and come to agreement or even participate in Kaepernick's protest strategy. Seems like the emotions of recent events led to some unrealistic expectations. And then social media does what it does SMH.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

they'll ALL be discounted before long.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

Falsehoods have consequences.

Eventually all falsehoods will intersect with truth, and one of the two has to change.

Either the falsehood is shunned and you incorporate the new truth to help you navigate the world in a more accurate way -

- or you shun the truth and perpetuate the falsehood even further, in which case, your perception and the real world become less and less aligned, eventually resulting in a severe reality check that most people simply aren't equipped to handle.

Rumors and the game of "telephone" are good examples of this. Mainstream media perpetuates falsehoods all the time, with little repercussion or accountability for their actions.

There's no huge apology, there's no big truth campaign -- there's, at best, a tiny printed apology buried on page 14, which nobody is going to dig for or see. It's bad for business, obviously.

A lie is easy to find, but the truth, nobody has the attention span for that.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

Thomas and Jenkins have both shared in the last hour that they have accepted Brees' apology and are ready to move forward, just as had Davis early.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

Same here. I'd definitely be in the market for those tickets!

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

Jenkins can suck a fat one. He went on a tirade against Drew. He owes Drew an even bigger apology, and it had better be very public. Otherwise he can get ****ed.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

That is the really sad part about dealing with the media. They are no longer (maybe never were) in the business of reporting the news. Today, the job is to create the news in order to get more clicks. The SOBs who pull this type of stunt need to be black-balled, and not just in sports. Don't take his calls, don't answer his questions, put the POS out of the business. Let him go flip burgers for a living.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

I just wonder... what does SP's "Whole Foods Meat Guy" have to say about all of this?

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

It's not for you or any of us to demand how Jenkins should apologize or even if he should apologize to Brees. That is personal between the two of them. It is none of our business, to be honest.

Re: Backlash from Michael Thomas, among others, forces Drew Brees to clarify comments
 

If only players, fans and media also took this rational attitude before demanding public apologies for Brees sharing his opinion. I guess better late than never.