On Tuesday morning, news surfaced that Alabama Crimson Tide star offensive lineman Cam Robinson and defensive back Hootie Jones were arrested on a myriad of charges, including possession of a controlled substance, illegal possession of a firearm and illegal possession of a stolen firearm, a felony.
Shortly after the news surfaced, Alabama safety Ronnie Harrison come to his teammates defense.
As far as Harrison is concerned, the entire situation is being blown out of proportion and this entire situation would have been swept under the rug at another program.
You can see Harrison’s full rant below:
Praying for my brothers man.. 💯
— Ronnie Harrison II (@Rharr_15) May 17, 2016
I hate when something happens to an Alabama player.. Everybody wanna blow it way out of proportion…
— Ronnie Harrison II (@Rharr_15) May 17, 2016
The same things happen at other schools and it just gets swept under the rug..
— Ronnie Harrison II (@Rharr_15) May 17, 2016
I know both of them personally neither one of them would just steal a gun.. Let's be real
— Ronnie Harrison II (@Rharr_15) May 17, 2016
I Can't let y'all just bash my teammates/ brothers like that.. I'm sorry.
— Ronnie Harrison II (@Rharr_15) May 17, 2016
So far, Harrison is the only Alabama player to really speak out in Cam Robinson and Hootie Jones’ defense.
While Harrison may believe the entire thing is being blown out of proportion, it is hard to deny the severity of the situation when it includes a felony charge and a potential No. 1 overall pick.
This is something NFL teams will be playing close attention to and something that could really hurt the Crimson Tide on the field in 2016 if Robinson misses any time.
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