Last week, New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees disavowed the Christian political organization Focus on the Family after facing backlash for appearing in a video supporting one of the socially conservative group’s causes.
On Monday, Patriots tight end Ben Watson went on Fox News to defend the group, as well as his former Saints teammate.
Brees had recently recorded a video for “Bring Your Bible to School Day,” an initiative sponsored by Focus on the Family. That sparked criticism last week from a local progressive magazine, which noted that the Colorado-based group is described as “one of the most well funded anti-LGBT organizations in the country” by the Human Rights Campaign, the country’s largest LGBTQ advocacy group.