The HUD secretary believes his approach would 'solve the problem' of people talking past one another.
, who said kneeling was a better way to present the message without disrespecting the military or flag.
"We hate that people are going to see it that we don't respect the military, the men and women that are braver than us that go and put their life on the line," NFL defensive back Devin McCourty said in 2017 after President Donald Trump blasted those who kneeled."But we just wanted to send a message of unity and being together, and not standing for the disrespect…all of us want to send a message of unity, not just as a team but a fraternity of NFL players.
"We, the National Football League, condemn racism and the systematic oppression of black people," he said."We, the National Football League, admit we were wrong for not listening to NFL players earlier and encourage all players to speak out and peacefully protest.
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