“I was drafted by Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears. Played a total of five seasons,” Paul Blair told KOCO on Friday.Now known as pastor to some Oklahomans, Blair is hoping to call attention to something he believes is an incorrect message, even though many say kneeling is meant to draw attention to justice and is not intended to be disrespectful. “There's a false narrative that's been promoted by Kaepernick, that we have rogue bands of police officers just roaming the streets for innocents blacks to shoot,” Blair said.“We can disagree, but we were always American. When you kneel and disrespect the national anthem, then you are saying, 'I disrespect America,'” he said.Blair said he understands there are problems in this country and they should be addressed.“I'm trying to redirect them to do it more productively to accomplish what they are after,” Blair said. “Can't have an intelligent debate or dialogue when the first thing you do is offend."Read Blair's full letter:

“I was drafted by Mike Ditka and the Chicago Bears. Played a total of five seasons,” Paul Blair told KOCO on Friday.



Now known as pastor to some Oklahomans, Blair is hoping to call attention to something he believes is an incorrect message, even though many say kneeling is meant to draw attention to justice and is not intended to be disrespectful.

“There's a false narrative that's been promoted by Kaepernick, that we have rogue bands of police officers just roaming the streets for innocents blacks to shoot,” Blair said.

“We can disagree, but we were always American. When you kneel and disrespect the national anthem, then you are saying, 'I disrespect America,'” he said.

Blair said he understands there are problems in this country and they should be addressed.

“I'm trying to redirect them to do it more productively to accomplish what they are after,” Blair said. “Can't have an intelligent debate or dialogue when the first thing you do is offend."

Read Blair's full letter: