Florida CB Jalen Tabor compares NCAA to modern slavery, apologizes

He deleted the tweet, but stood by its message.

Florida cornerback Jalen Tabor reacted with disdain to the announcement that the SEC had pulled in a record $527.4 million in revenue over 2014–15, calling the lack of pay for players a “modern form of slavery” in a tweet that has since been deleted.

Tabor apologized for the wording of the tweet, but stood by its message.

Went to far with the slavery thing and I apologize , can't let my emotions get to me . But y'all get the message

— Teez Tabor (@_31Flavorz) January 20, 2016

The SEC’s revenue total marks a 62% increase from 2013–14. SEC commissioner Mike Slive received $3.6 million in base compensation over 2014–15. 

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The conference divided $457.8 million of its revenue among its programs, meaning each school received an average of $32.7 million.