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Tennessee safety to wear No. 24 to honor slain high school player Zaevion Dobson

University of Tennessee safety Todd Kelly Jr. will honor the memory of slain Knoxville high school football player Zaevion Dobson by wearing his No. 24, Kelly said Monday.

Kelly, a junior who played against Dobson's older brother, Zack, previously wore No. 6.

Honored and privileged to wear the #24 this season in honor of Zaevion Dobson, your legacy lives on and will never be forgotten . . .

— Todd Kelly Jr. (TK) (@ToddKellyJr) August 1, 2016

Kelly spoke warmly about Zaevion on Monday night, after Tennessee's first practice of fall camp.