Happy Friday, everyone. As you might surmise, response to yesterday’s video posted by Nick Saban and Alabama players has been immense. Michael Casagrande notes that it has been viewed nearly 2 million times on social media. He also has some backstory.
The idea came from a number of conversations in the past few weeks following the murder of George Floyd in Minneapolis. The football program held video calls with prominent Black voices including Condoleezza Rice, Charles Barkley and Stephen A. Smith and their message was clear: use your platform for positive change.
The leadership group of veteran players and other star players filmed their parts on Wednesday, and it was edited for release early Thursday afternoon.