Published 23:05 IST, June 11th 2020

Patrick Mahomes has his say on Drew Brees' controversial statement on national anthem

NFL: Patrick Mahomes has come out and asked people to give Drew Brees an opportunity to redeem himself after the latter's comments last week got him in trouble.

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ongoing situation in America is of great worry as protests continue to rage on in states across country. Last week, NFL veteran Drew Brees was involved in a mini-controversy of his own after he me some insensitive and ill-timed comments regarding Colin Kaepernick and latter's kneeling display during national anm as a sign of protest back in 2016-17 NFL season. Kansas City Chiefs star Patrick Mahomes has now joined in on debate after he came in and gave his opinion on Drew Brees and his statements in a recent interview. Incidentally, both Patrick Mahomes and Drew Bress hail from Texas, making ir bond more interesting despite playing for different teams in NFL.

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Patrick Mahomes reacts to Drew Brees statement on national anm 

Patrick Mahomes has given his two cents on entire controversy surrounding New Orleans Saints’ star QB - Drew Brees. In a recent interview with NBC Sports, 2019 SuperBowl MVP Patrick Mahomes commented on Drew Bress statement by saying that he knew him for a long time and he has a 'good heart'. Although Drew Bress statement missed point and what is going on in world today and took away attention from movement that has been going on alongwith peaceful protests.

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Of course, Saints veteran came out with not one but two apology messages soon after he me his first initial comment on Colin Kaepernick's kneeling display during national anm back in 2016. Patrick Mahomes stressed that despite everything that has happened in last week, he still holds Drew Brees in high regard. Mahomes defended Bress by saying that his apologies and forthcoming actions will prove how much he cares about people that he’s around. In every interaction that he has h with him, he’s always shown him  upmost respect and he believes his actions will show that ahe as well.

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23:05 IST, June 11th 2020