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edbermac

(15,939 posts)
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 01:54 PM Jun 2020

QB Brees admits he doesn' trust blacks since a Falcons linebacker stole a football out of his hands.

NEW ORLEANS—In response to controversy over his previous statement that downplayed police brutality and focused on standing for the national anthem, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees admitted Thursday that he hasn’t trusted black people ever since a Falcons linebacker stole a football straight out of his hands.

“I understand that people might be angry with me, but I have to speak from my own experience, which is that in 2009, a large black man came out of nowhere, shoved me, and stripped my football directly out of my hands,” said Brees, adding that the man who took his football was accompanied by “at least four or five other large black men” who were all wearing red and black, which he took to be gang colors.

“Can you really blame me if I view black men suspiciously since that terrible day? I worked hard all my life to get that ball, and that large black linebacker—or maybe he was even a defensive end—ripped it out of my hands and just ran away. Meanwhile, I got shoved to the ground and not only did no one intervene, but the other black men around him started cheering. Where the heck was law enforcement? I could’ve been killed. It was just clear they have no respect for me, the grandson of World War II veterans. Honestly, since then I’ve been afraid to even leave the pocket.”

Brees added that if the country was going to have a conversation about police brutality, it also needed to address the anti-white organizations that paid large black men huge sums of money to attack innocent quarterbacks like himself.

https://www.theonion.com/drew-brees-admits-he-doesn-t-trust-black-people-ever-si-1843906502/amp?__twitter_impression=true


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QB Brees admits he doesn' trust blacks since a Falcons linebacker stole a football out of his hands. (Original Post) edbermac Jun 2020 OP
What a fucking whiny puss!! LakeArenal Jun 2020 #1
This is from The Onion SoonerPride Jun 2020 #6
ooh, unfortunate trigger, sorry to hear that unblock Jun 2020 #7
How many head injuries has this guy had? NotAPuppet Jun 2020 #2
onion unblock Jun 2020 #3
Thank you for pointing that out to me. NotAPuppet Jun 2020 #10
np. sometimes the onion fools me as well unblock Jun 2020 #15
It's the Onion. hedda_foil Jun 2020 #8
lolololololol obamanut2012 Jun 2020 #4
As a New Orleanian and thus a big Saints fan, I don't recall this happening. LOL Goodheart Jun 2020 #5
Love the replies so far. SixString Jun 2020 #9
Drew thought he was protecting his agreed upon announcing job underpants Jun 2020 #11
oh...thank god.. stillcool Jun 2020 #12
Good article, and some embarassing responses. Captain Stern Jun 2020 #13
😄 Budi Jun 2020 #14
Pretty pissed at this satire. Not funny. LakeArenal Jun 2020 #16
Satire is difficult in this day and age. Caliman73 Jun 2020 #17

LakeArenal

(28,817 posts)
1. What a fucking whiny puss!!
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 01:58 PM
Jun 2020

A big white man pushed me up a wall and tried to rape me.

I still married one. Imagine!!!

NotAPuppet

(326 posts)
10. Thank you for pointing that out to me.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:04 PM
Jun 2020

I didn’t notice that it was an onion article and my BP kept climbing steadily...

Goodheart

(5,324 posts)
5. As a New Orleanian and thus a big Saints fan, I don't recall this happening. LOL
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:02 PM
Jun 2020

But we still call the Falcons the "Dirty Birds".

underpants

(182,802 posts)
11. Drew thought he was protecting his agreed upon announcing job
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:04 PM
Jun 2020

when in fact he might have just screwed that up.

I know this is the onion. I get that.

stillcool

(32,626 posts)
12. oh...thank god..
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:05 PM
Jun 2020

I got down way too far before I looked to see who wrote it. It pisses me off that I get got, but then it feels good that it isn't real.

Captain Stern

(2,201 posts)
13. Good article, and some embarassing responses.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:07 PM
Jun 2020

Do we need a 'sticky' post to name satire sites, and explain to people what satire is?

Maybe so.

Caliman73

(11,738 posts)
17. Satire is difficult in this day and age.
Thu Jun 4, 2020, 02:15 PM
Jun 2020

Based on Brees' actual statements, this could be easy to miss.

It is funny, but a lot of people are very raw right now.

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