After newly-hired New England Patriots head coach Jerod Mayo said at his introductory press conference Wednesday that if you “don’t see color, you can’t see racism,” Fox News’ Jeanine Pirro is wondering if Mayo will bring on a former NFL quarterback whose decision to kneel during the national anthem angered many on the right.
The co-hosts of The Five took up Mayo’s comments Thursday, with Jesse Watters agreeing with the former Patriots linebacker—but with his own addition that “if all you see is color, then all you are going to see is racism.”
Watters added of Mayo, who is Black: “I don’t think this coach is like ‘Coach Kaepernick.’” Team owner Robert Kraft, Watters said, “would never do that.”