ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) – Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes is upset with Jim Kelly after accusing the Hall of Fame quarterback for attempting to divide the team by publicly criticizing LeSean McCoy for how he protested during the national anthem on Sunday.
“I was very disappointed in him,” Hughes said on Monday. “It was not cool, very unacceptable. And if he has things to stay about us as a team, come talk to us.”
Hughes was responding to comments Kelly made on his weekly radio show earlier in the day. In saying he disagreed with any player not standing during the anthem, Kelly singled out McCoy after the star running back sat on the turf and stretched while the Star Spangled Banner was performed before Buffalo’s home game against Denver.
“I like LeSean McCoy, don’t get me wrong, but that totally 100 percent I disagree with what he did,” Kelly told Buffalo’s WGRF-Radio . “You want to kneel? Fine. But when you do out and what he did yesterday, that sort of bummed me out and I lost a lot of respect for that man.”
Kelly went further in saying NFL players are disrespecting the nation if they continue their protests.