Following reports earlier today, Clemson assistant coach Danny Pearman sent out a release explaining his involvement in the comments that former Clemson tight end D.J. Greenlee made to The State newspaper Tuesday.
Here is the statement from Pearman:
“Three years ago on the practice field, I made a grave mistake involving D.J. Greenlee. I repeated a racial slur I overheard when trying to stop the word from being used on the practice field. What I overheard, I had no right to repeat.
While I did not direct the term at any player, I know there is no excuse for me using the language in any circumstance.