Last month, former Bears coach Mike Ditka knocked players — including Colin Kaepernick — who decided to kneel for the national anthem.
Two days later, Bears inside linebacker Danny Trevathan sent a Tweet that seemed to reference Ditka without saying his name.
He wrote that “some of you old heads [legends/coaches etc.] are starting to really speak y’all minds and we see you all true colors.” He later wrote that, if they weren’t part of the solution, they were part of the problem.
“Shut yo [butt] up,” he wrote.
Friday, in his first interview since his July 28 Tweet, Trevathan was asked directly about Ditka. Again, he made his point without saying the former coach’s name.
“For the most part, I was just speaking on how I feel,” he said. “Obviously those are great legends. I’m not pointing out nobody’s name, but it was a lot of people. But that’s stuff that I take serious and people around take serious. Closed mouths don’t get fed.
“Those people, I’m pretty sure they’re still strong on how they feel, and I’m still strong on how I feel. But the world is changing, man. The world is changing. A lot of things are coming to the light.”
Some of you old heads (legends/coaches etc.) are starting to really speak y’all minds and we see you all true colors. Now let me speak mines *Shut yo a$$ up*. If your not part of the solution, your part of the problem. #nogames #thatsthat
— Danny Trevathan (@Grindin_59) July 28, 2020
Trevathan, who is considered one of the leaders of the Bears locker room, said he wanted his opinions known.
“I believe in doing right and not letting negativity in here,” he said. “Although it may have come off as negative to some, I was just speaking my mind and letting them know how I feel.”
Ditka told TMZ Sports last month that, “if you can’t respect our national anthem,” get the hell out of the country.”
