Although Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney has been criticized for wearing a "Football Matters" shirt, quarterback Trevor Lawrence defended him Sunday morning:
Trevor LawrenceCoach Swinney’s shirt, in any way, is not mocking the Black Lives Matter movement. He has been wearing the shirt for months in meetings.
Lawrence also claimed his team would back him up after Swinney was called "tone deaf" for wearing the shirt:
Trevor LawrenceAlso a lot going on that you don’t see bro, trust me. The whole team would say the same thing as well. https://t.co/rEltRyh0T5
The controversy began when a picture surfaced Saturday of the coach wearing the t-shirt, which could be seen as a response to the Black Lives Matter movement.