A member of the Parks and Recreation Commission in Brockton has resigned after posting a controversial comment on a Facebook post about the New England Patriots' National Anthem protest.

Stephen Pina, a Brockton native who has worked on the commission for the past several years, resigned after commenting on a Boston 25 Facebook post about the 17 New England Patriots players who kneeled during the national anthem on Sunday at their home game against the Houston Texans.

Pina allegedly wrote: "Turds, your dumbass isn't paid to think about politics... dance monkey dance."

"It was not meant to be a racist comment, and if it was taken as such that's regrettable," Pina said when asked by The Brockton Enterprise.

Pina resigned after Brockton Mayor Bill Carpenter asked for his resignation.