Prior to the Buffalo Bills’ Week 3 victory against the Denver Broncos, several players knelt during the singing of the national anthem in protest to President Donald Trump’s controversial statements made on Friday while running back LeSean McCoy took a knee before continuing his pre-game stretches.

Former Bills’ Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly was on the sidelines for the protest and on Monday, he made a post on Instagram stating that he wished the team could be unified by standing, locking arms and being a family.

Kelly then made an appearance on 97Rock, a local Buffalo radio station to expand on his thoughts regarding the Bills’ protests to President Donald Trump’s controversial comments. The 57-year old stated that he ‘lost a lot of respect’ for McCoy and added that those who didn’t think that the United State’s was good enough should leave.

Buffalo defensive end Jerry Hughes spoke to the media Monday afternoon and was visibly angered by Kelly’s sentiments and didn’t mince his words when stating that one of the Bills’ all-time greats should have kept his thoughts in-house.

“I was very disappointed in him,” Hughes said on Monday. “I was very disappointed in how he approached the whole situation. Our team came together and united as a front, as a whole organization on how exactly we were going to approach the national anthem. If Jim [Kelly] was going to do what he did, then he should have come to the team and let us know his feelings and let us know how he was doing the national anthem because we didn’t know he was going to be there, from a team perspective.”

Hughes continued, explaining that he was upset by Kelly’s remarks and that the former quarterback’s comments were ‘unacceptable.’

Jerry Hughes is not happy at how Jim Kelly publicly voiced his displeasure with LeSean McCoy and his fellow #Bills teammates @WKBW pic.twitter.com/EZwycNhRG2 — Matthew Bové (@Matt_Bove) September 25, 2017

“I’m really confused and really upset because if this is truly what he felt what was in his heart, he should have come to the team and he should have approached that instead of making that a public matter instead of doing that on his social page. It’s not cool, very unacceptable and if he has something to say about it, come talk to us.

“That doesn’t sit well with me, I won’t speak for everyone in our locker room, but that doesn’t sit well with me at all. because we came together as a team and discussed what we were going to do for the national anthem. For him to walk on come on the sidelines and do what he did was completely unacceptable. If you feel a certain type of way, come to the team and address it.”

The 29-year old defensive end mentioned that he welcomed any encouragement or advice to the quarterbacks on the roster or give tips on how the Bills’ teams led by Kelly were so successful, they would be welcomed with open arms.

“ If he wants to provide any words of encouragement, please, by all means, do that. But by dividing us, dividing the team, that doesn’t work.”