Former United States President Donald Trump is one of the most polarizing individuals on the planet. He’s so controversial that he seems to have caused a rift in an NFL locker room simply because the head coach supported him politically.
During a recent interview on The Herd with Colin Cowherd, former New England Patriots player Logan Ryan explained that Bill Belcihick’s support of Donald Trump caused a pretty significant problem in the locker room for the team.
“I see kind of the turn of the political statements coming out from Bill, supporting Trump and whatnot, and we said, ‘We’re not going to talk about anybody’s own personal beliefs.’ I saw all that kind of [shake up] the locker room, like, ‘Hey we don’t talk about those things, why are you talking about those things?’ …” former Patriots player Logan Ryan said on The Herd according to The Spun.
“But times have changed. People want to talk about political views. Political views got into football. People want to do commercials. It’s OK to have your cell phone in a meeting. These things, employees in a workplace demand change, and I think as a boss you’ve got to understand that.”
Obviously, Belichick is no longer the head coach of the Patriots as Jerod Mayo has since taken over as the team’s head coach. But this is certainly an interesting story regardless.
[The Spun]
