Speaking Saturday at a demonstration against racial injustice in downtown Greenville, former Clemson football player Shaquille Anthony said he is « disappointed » coach Dabo Swinney has…
Speaking Saturday at a demonstration against racial injustice in downtown Greenville, former Clemson football player Shaquille Anthony said he is « disappointed » coach Dabo Swinney has failed to speak out about an assistant’s coach’s use of a racial slur during practice three years ago.
« I am disappointed. I can’t speak on why he hasn’t said more, » Anthony told The Greenville News at a march of about 300 people, a rally named with a question, « Am I a threat even in a suit? »
« Black Lives Matter — that’s what we need to focus on right now, » Anthony said. « And anything pertaining to Black Lives Matter needs to be addressed in a respectable way, in a conscious way. »
Anthony, a Wren High School graduate who played for Clemson in 2012 and 2013 before transferring to Tennessee State, said he « really liked » Swinney. Anthony described the championship-winning leader of the Tigers as a « good coach and a man of God. »
He also said that he expects Swinney and Clemson University « will do what is right.
