Bucs head coach Bruce Arians recent commentary on the protests of many professional sports organizations in the wake of the police shooting of Jacob Blake have created a stir in the sports world. Arians’ comments, including that “protesting doesn’t do crap”, were met with criticism by some, including DeMaurice Smith, the executive director of the NFL Players Association, who posted the following on Twitter:

When asked about Smith’s comments on Friday, following the Bucs’ first live scrimmage inside Raymond James Stadium, Arians was blunt with his response.

“Yeah, I have a history,” Arians said. “And it might be a little longer than his.”

Here are Arians’ original comments from Thursday morning, which prompted the chastisement from Smith.

“I talked with some of our guys and we have a good social justice program and our committee is meeting,” Arians said. “If they wanna do something, we’ll do it, as long as it’s something that’s gonna have something to do with change, and not just taking a day off.

“Your responsibility is to take action. I don’t know that protest is an action. I think each guy has a personal thing, and I would beg them to take action. Find a cause and either support it financially or do something to change the situation, because protesting doesn’t do crap in my opinion. I’ve been seeing that since 1968.”