Houston Texans defensive end J.J. Watt sent a tweet Saturday that seemingly expressed support for NFL players who take a knee to protest police brutality.
After Texans coach Bill O'Brien said Friday that he would take a knee with players during the national anthem, Watt was mentioned in a tweet from a fan that said, "Pretty sure you won't see @JJWatt taking a knee."
Watt responded with a quote telling the fan not to speak for him and saying, "If you still think it's about disrespecting the flag or our military, you clearly haven't been listening."
Though Watt did not explicitly state in the tweet that he would take a knee, it suggested he was open to the possibility.
The tweet came a little more than a week after New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees apologized for saying that anthem protesters disrespected the flag, a statement that received heavy backlash from several NFL players.
This isn't the first time Watt has spoken up about the ongoing protests over police brutality. On May 27, a Houston TV station released a video of Watt calling George Floyd's death "disgusting" and saying, "I don't understand how that situation can't be remedied in a way that doesn't end in his death."
He also released an Instagram post on June 1 saying, "Racism is a problem and silence won't solve it."
In 2016, when then-San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick began kneeling during the national anthem, Watt was one of several Texans players to hold a giant flag during the anthem before a game against the Chicago Bears.
"I think everybody can do what they choose to do," Watt told ESPN then. "Everybody can form their own opinion on how they want to do it."
Now, it seems Watt's opinion is on the side of the protesters.
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