Drew Brees Says NFL Is Involved In ‘Smear Campaign’
By Josh Sanchez
New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees appeared on late night television yesterday and unleashed on the NFL league office for their mishandling of the pay for performance program that was set up within the Saints organization. Brees said on the Late Show With David Letterman that the league isn’t concerned about getting the truth about what happened.
“I mean, just the whole process itself and the investigation I feel like has been extremely unfair. Unfortunately, it seems like it’s been more of a media campaign than it is actually finding the truth to the matter,” Brees said.
“Put forth the facts, the truth, and if indeed there was a pay-to-injure scheme, then people will get punished, and if there’s not, then let’s exonerate these men because, at this point, it seems like it’s a smear campaign. We’re dragging them through the mud. We’re ruining their reputations and careers with no true evidence.”
The NFL needs to be growing more and more concerned with alienating the hardcore fanbase. If players keep speaking out and voicing their frustration, the fans will begin to listen and notice how unfair the Saints are being treated.
Goodell and company are taking a hard, unwarranted stance, so they better be willing to face the backlash.
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