by ESPN. I think it is a great read, not for the football stuff, but some of the behind the scenes talks with playing during Covid10 and the racial issues from the summer. I understand if we play them we CANNOT pull for him / wish him well. Most opposing players I choose to take the view of Army vs Navy players .... they take a day a year to not like one another ... but are brothers every other day.
One think to remember is he was/is going to be the # 1 pick in the draft whether he played this year or sat out. He had nothing to gain professionally by playing but ..... he loves to COMPETE.
Another case of a lot of great kids .... playing the game we love to watch ... I enjoy reading about players as PEOPLE more than their ability to play a game. How they use the game to better the community they live in.
Long article but a few sentences from the article.
Then in June, as protests erupted across the country in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody, athletes began to speak out about racism, police brutality and social justice. Players had done this before, of course, but rarely did the message resonate to the furthest reaches of any given fan base without getting lost in (or quieted by) the status quo.
Lawrence had been talking about all of this with his pal Darien Rencher, a Black backup running back who had become one of the QB's most trusted confidants. The two sat in an apartment in Atlanta, watching smoke billow from a protest, and Rencher explained why he hurt, why so many people who look like him hurt, and why protesters were now insisting the rest of the world feel their pain, too. Lawrence wanted to help once again.
He began by taking to Twitter: "I'm siding with my brothers that deal, and continuously deal, with things I will never experience. The injustice is clear, and so is the hate. It can no longer be explained away. If you're still 'explaining' it - check your heart and ask why."
I get it who cares this is a Bama site ... so don't click and don't read.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...nts-more-just-another-star-qb-first-wants-win
One think to remember is he was/is going to be the # 1 pick in the draft whether he played this year or sat out. He had nothing to gain professionally by playing but ..... he loves to COMPETE.
Another case of a lot of great kids .... playing the game we love to watch ... I enjoy reading about players as PEOPLE more than their ability to play a game. How they use the game to better the community they live in.
Long article but a few sentences from the article.
Then in June, as protests erupted across the country in the wake of George Floyd's death while in police custody, athletes began to speak out about racism, police brutality and social justice. Players had done this before, of course, but rarely did the message resonate to the furthest reaches of any given fan base without getting lost in (or quieted by) the status quo.
Lawrence had been talking about all of this with his pal Darien Rencher, a Black backup running back who had become one of the QB's most trusted confidants. The two sat in an apartment in Atlanta, watching smoke billow from a protest, and Rencher explained why he hurt, why so many people who look like him hurt, and why protesters were now insisting the rest of the world feel their pain, too. Lawrence wanted to help once again.
He began by taking to Twitter: "I'm siding with my brothers that deal, and continuously deal, with things I will never experience. The injustice is clear, and so is the hate. It can no longer be explained away. If you're still 'explaining' it - check your heart and ask why."
I get it who cares this is a Bama site ... so don't click and don't read.
https://www.espn.com/college-footba...nts-more-just-another-star-qb-first-wants-win
