Thread: Alabama Football Players Show Support for #WeWantToPlay Movement

A plethora of University of Alabama football players have begun to post on social media using the hashtag #WeWantToPlay to let their voices be known regarding the upcoming 2020 college football season.

Senior running back Najee Harris and junior quarterback Mac Jones voiced their opinions along with other, showing their desire to play college football this fall despite the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

The use of the hashtag began over the weekend as reports began to surface that the Power Five conferences could potentially cancel their fall sports seasons as soon as this week. With reports circulating on Monday morning that the PAC-12 and Big Ten allegedly voted to cancel their seasons, fuel was added to the fire and caused a surge in support from players across the nation, including notable players like Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields and Clemson quarterback Trevor Lawrence.

Alabama players began to join the movement on Sunday night, led by Harris and Jones.

Here is a list of players who have expressed their support of the movement on Twitter. This thread will be updated as more players express their thoughts on social media:

Najee Harris, Senior RB

#WeWantToPlay pic.twitter.com/6kTPmMTR8s
— Najee Harris (@ohthatsNajee22) August 10, 2020

Let the athletes make the decision #WeAreUnited
— Najee Harris (@ohthatsNajee22) August 10, 2020

We want our voices to be heard and what we are saying is we want to play football this fall! Alabama is doing everything they can to help keep us safe and I honestly believe our football facility is the safest place for us.
— Najee Harris (@ohthatsNajee22) August 10, 2020

We understand if a player wants to opt out, but so many of us want the chance to play. We have worked to hard to just give up on the season.
— Najee Harris (@ohthatsNajee22) August 10, 2020

Mac Jones, Junior QB

#WeWantToPlay
— Mac Jones (@MacJones_10) August 10, 2020

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— Mac Jones (@MacJones_10) August 10, 2020

Landon Dickerson, Senior C

As student-athletes we are all entitled to make a decision. What bothers us is that the decision-makers of college football won’t be impacted by us playing. They are the ones who will sit in their private box socially distanced. We are the ones putting ourselves at risk.
— Landon Dickerson (@Landon_2012) August 10, 2020

LaBryan Ray, Junior DL

We want to play @NCAA worked too hard not to fr
— LaBryan Ray (@LabryanRay) August 10, 2020

Kendall Randolph, Junior TE/OL

#WeWantToPlay
— Kendall Randolph♨️ (@KendallRandolp1) August 10, 2020

Emil Ekiyor Jr., Sophomore OL

#WeWantToPlay ‼️
— Emil Ekiyor Jr. (@bigE__18) August 10, 2020

Seth McLaughlin, Freshman OL

#WeWantToPlay
— Seth McLaughlin (@Seth_Mc24) August 10, 2020

Jackson Bratton, Freshman LB

#WeWantToPlay .
— Jackson Bratton (@jacksonbratton2) August 10, 2020

Malachi Moore, Freshman S

#WeWantToPlay
— Kinggchi👑 (@malachi_moore13) August 10, 2020

Ben Davis, Senior LB

#WeWantToPlay
— Ben Davis ™️ (@bendavis_1) August 10, 2020

Miller Forristall, Senior TE

You wanna have students on campus but no football? There is no safer place on campus than our football facility , especially when students come back. #WeWantToPlay
— Miller Forristall (@mcforristall) August 10, 2020

Paul Tyson, Freshman QB

#WeWantToPlay #RollTide
— Paul Tyson (@Paul_Tyson17) August 10, 2020

Thomas Fletcher, Senior SN

#WeWantToPlay
— Thomas Fletcher (@longsnapfletch) August 10, 2020

Will Reichard, Sophomore PK

Worked so hard this offseason to get healthy to play again this season. #WeWantToPlay
— Will Reichard (@WillReichard) August 10, 2020

Christian Harris, Sophomore LB

#WeWantToPlay .
— Christian Harris🎱 (@Charris_36) August 10, 2020

Byron Young, Sophomore DL

We have been preparing for this upcoming season since a week after our bowl game. We’ve shed blood, sweat, and tears for this upcoming season. We want to play. #WeWantToPlay
— Byron Young (@ByronYoung19) August 10, 2020

Logan Burnett, Senior QB

#WeWantToPlay #RollTide
— Logan Burnett (@logan_burnett) August 10, 2020

Stone Hollenbach, Sophomore QB

#WeWantToPlay #RollTide
— Stone Hollenbach (@HollenbachStone) August 10, 2020

Christian Barmore, Sophomore DL

Phidarian Mathis, Junior DL

Chris Owens, Senior OL

Things to be fully resolved and I understand how hard these decisions are to make. We knew this would be difficult in the fall way back in March and for us not have something to work with in mid August is unacceptable. The fact the players (18-22 year old young men) (2)
— Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) August 10, 2020

From us because of failed leadership. Give us the guidance we need and find a way to make this work. And if it can’t work then we can address that if it happens, but too many of us have put too many hours in through a summer of uncertainty for us to have inconsistencies right now
— Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) August 10, 2020

The University of Alabama has done a tremendous job handling this situation and I trust and believe they will continue to do the same through a season. But we need guidance and a way to make this work for everyone involved.
— Chris Owens (@BGChrisOwens) August 10, 2020

This story will be updated.