The University of Alabama football program on Thursday afternoon released a video featuring several players and head coach Nick Saban voicing their support for racial equality and justice.
Written by Alex Leatherwood, the Crimson Tide’s All-American offensive guard, the video is just over two minutes long.
Players and Saban speak directly into the camera throughout, each person shown in an individual frame but often finishing someone else’s sentence.
Quarterback Mac Jones, wide receiver Devonta Smith, linebacker Dylan Moses and wide receiver/returner Jaylen Waddle are included in the group of players featured in the video.
“In this moment in history, we can’t be silent,” Saban says near the middle of the video. “We must speak up for our brothers and sisters, for our sons and daughters.”
The famed coach and players in the video take a vocal stand against racism, brutality and violence while advocating for justice, understanding and unity.
Multiple players, including Jones, conclude the video by emphasizing, “All lives can’t matter until black lives matter.”
Watch:
“In this moment in history, we can’t be silent.” pic.twitter.com/YF4ndJSpa0
— Alabama Football (@AlabamaFTBL) June 25, 2020
Sean Ross is the editor of Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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