Former NFL player Donte Stallworth is one of the many speaking out about the NFL’s decision this week to crack down on players who kneel during the National Anthem. While NFL owners are the ones who ultimately decided to place restrictions on players, Stallworth told CNN most of the blame lies squarely with Donald Trump:

“I think it is detestable for the President of the United States to say that American citizens who are peacefully protesting social injustices and racial inequalities in this country that they shouldn’t — maybe they shouldn’t be here. This follows a long pattern of what the president has said about NFL players.”

Stallworth, who played 10 seasons in the NFL, says we shouldn’t just look at this as an issue involving football players, but rather “as a disturbing pattern from the President of the United States.”

Watch what else he told CNN above.