Warning: this story contains coarse language
Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy doubled down on his comments about President Donald Trump following Sunday's win over the Denver Broncos, stating that the commander in-chief is "acting like a jerk."
McCoy previously called Trump an "asshole" after the president asked NFL owners to fire players who protested during the national anthem.
During the anthem prior to Sunday's game, McCoy continued to stretch and warmup, refusing to alter his routine.
Here is the full extent of McCoy's comments via ESPN's Mike Rodak.
Well, the flag, the national anthem means a lot to me, to my teammates. We had a long meeting Saturday night and I was very bothered by the comments of our president, of this country. As a president, you’re supposed to lead and you’re supposed to bring us together. You’re supposed to lead this country. I can’t stand and support something where our leader of this country is just acting like a jerk. Angry and upset about NFL players protesting in a peaceful manner. I won’t go to different areas and subjects but in this country, a lot of different things are going on. People protesting in a violent way. If a guy wants to take a knee, or wants to express himself in any different manner, he has that right. And the biggest thing is that it’s in a peaceful manner. So that really bothered me. And I think us as a group, as a team, we want to display that, hey, we come together as a team and show that to the world that no matter how different each other person are, we can come together. Simple as that.
