Brett Favre calls NFL the 'league of divisiveness' over social justice messaging displayed on fields

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The National Football League first painted slogans like "End Racism" in end zones in 2020 following a summer of racial tensions.

That specific message was ditched for this past season's Super Bowl, but others remained.

Despite the league's efforts to promote unity, NFL legend Brett Favre feels that the messages are counterproductive.

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Brett Favre believes the NFL's virtue-signaling messages have been counterproductive. (Ken Ruinard/USA TODAY NETWORK)

"I feel like they’re maintaining a divisive stance. They may say, ‘Well, we’re trying to bring everyone together.’ No, that’s not bringing everyone together," Favre said on "The Sage Steele Show" earlier this week. "There are a lot of things in this world and in this country we can be better at. And I think we do continue to get better at certain things. But you’re creating more division by talking about a problem that, I’m not saying isn’t still a problem, racism, but I think you could do more by not talking about it. Talk about unity and how far we’ve come. 

"There are those who say, ‘I’ve faced this all the time.’ And kudos to the NFL. But I think most people are over and beyond that. Yeah. I just feel like the league is the league of divisiveness."

The phrases "Choose Love" and "It Takes All Of Us" were painted in the end zones of Thursday's Philadelphia Eagles-Dallas Cowboys matchup. Those were the same messages painted during the Eagles' Super Bowl victory over the Kansas City Chiefs, changing from the "End Racism" message.

Green Bay Packers quarterback (4) Brett Favre warms up before playing against the Detroit Lions at Ford