Namath calls out Ditka's claim: 'Look up the meaning of oppression'

Hall of Fame head coach Mike Ditka questioned the validity of social activism and oppression in America on Monday, and Joe Namath was not going to let it stand.

After the 77-year-old said, "there has been no oppression in the last 100 years that I know of," in regards to players protesting during the anthem, Namath called out Ditka's understanding of those very social issues on Tuesday.

"Look up the meaning of oppression," Namath told Fox News, according to John Bowden of The Hill. "Look up the definition of oppression, and you understand that it's obviously taken place."

While Namath said he believes owners have the right to tell players not to protest at their workplace, he sympathized with Colin Kaepernick's protest and the initial reasoning for the quarterback's kneeling.

"Going back to what Colin Kaepernick initially did, it was to point out some injustice that's being done to the black race," Namath said. "Or to people that obviously when you look - and I say obviously, some of these dash cams and shootings that were done to unarmed people. He was reaching out to try to get it more investigated. So that's where this oppression thing comes in."

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