Drew Brees had the entire football world up in arms this past week after claiming . Many of his teammates took to social media where they educated him on why he was wrong and eventually, they all had a virtual meeting to discuss the topic. Following this meeting,  and 

According to reporter Nick Underhill, Brees was overcome with emotion while apologizing to his teammates as he never meant to hurt them with his words. In the meeting, Brees did everything he could to make amends and listened to his teammates talk about their experiences with black men and how their protests can make a real difference.

Being able to sit down and have a real dialog about these issues is how we are going to be able to move forward as humans, so hearing that this is what Brees did with the Saints, is certainly a positive development. 

Brees isn’t the only one apologizing for his stance on peaceful protests.  and noted that the league was wrong with their handling of four years ago.