Saints' Cam Jordan Tweets 'Be a Better Ally' After Drew Brees Comments

New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees made divisive remarks about the possibility of NFL players once again kneeling during the national anthem prior to games in protest of police brutality and racial injustice Wednesday:

Saints defensive end Cameron Jordan appeared to respond on Twitter:

The 30-year-old All-Pro provided more detailed thoughts to Josina Anderson:

Jordan is not the only Saints player to publicly respond to Brees (contains profanity):

However, some players would rather discuss it privately with Brees:

Protests have spread across all 50 states in the aftermath of George Floyd's death. The 46-year-old unarmed black man died while in Minneapolis police custody May 25 when since-fired officer Derek Chauvin knelt on the back of his neck for eight minutes and 46 seconds. An independent autopsy ruled earlier this week Floyd died after suffering "asphyxiation from sustained pressure." 

Chauvin was originally charged May 29 with third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter, but his charges were changed to second-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter Wednesday. The three other officers were also formally charged with aiding and abetting Wednesday.

Former San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was the first to kneel during the national anthem during the 2016 NFL preseason.

"I wholeheartedly disagree," Brees told ESPN's Mike Triplett of Kaepernick's silent protest at the time. "Not that he wants to speak out about a very important issue. No, he can speak out about a very important issue. But there's plenty of other ways that you can do that in a peaceful manner that doesn't involve being disrespectful to the American flag."

Kaepernick opted out of his contract with the Niners in March 2017 and has not signed with another team since. He filed a grievance in 2017 accusing the league and owners of colluding to keep him out of the NFL because of his protests. The two sides reached a settlement in February 2019.