Pitt Players React to Jordan Addison Entering Transfer Portal

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PITTSBURGH -- Pittsburgh Panthers receiver Jordan Addison is officially in the transfer portal. Some of his teammates reacted publicly to the news, either posting messages of support for the star receiver or promises that the Panthers will not alter their expectations.
Defensive back P.J. O'Brien was one of the first to post anything on social media. His statement was simple - just a waving hand emoji.
👋🏾
— p5🎮 (@PhillipOJr) May 3, 2022
Fellow defensive back Marquis Williams Tweeted his thoughts shortly after.
I can’t lie my heart is broke Frfr … 💔💔💔
— Marquis Williams (@wiliamsisland14) May 3, 2022
According to multiple reports, Addison will still consider a return to Pitt and multiple Panthers have said publicly that they would welcome back the star receiver with open arms. Defensive back Buddy Mack announced his support for Addison over the weekend and Rashad Battle followed suit this week.
Pitt as in who? His real brothers and family on this team? Yes absolutely! Funny to me how everybody else had something negative to say on social media under his posts🤔Even if he did y’all would just delete them negative comments and act like nothing happened.. Weird to me. https://t.co/ZTCs4luTwl
— Rashad Battle (@RashadBattle15) May 3, 2022
The same way he walks in any other day .. https://t.co/cEN1HuGDV0
— Buddy Mack💸 (@TMack_14) May 1, 2022
Mack's post was re-Tweeted by quarterback Nick Patti and wide receiver Konata Mumpfield, a transfer himself who arrived at Pitt this spring after spending a year at Akron.
Senior defensive end John Morgan got out in front of the official announcement. When rumors of Addison's intent to transfer first surfaced this past weekend, Morgan guaranteed that Pitt would win another ACC championship.
Pitt's other highest-profile 2022 transfer, quarterback Kedon Slovis, posted a picture of himself from the spring game with the caption "Culture wins" a day after Morgan spoke on Twitter.
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Stephen Thompson graduated with a bachelor's degree in communications and political science from Pitt in April 2022 after spending four years as a sports writer and editor at The Pitt News, the University of Pittsburgh's independent, student-run newspaper. He primarily worked the Pitt men's basketball beat, and filled in on coverage of football, volleyball, softball, gymnastics and lacrosse, in addition to other sports as needed. His work at The Pitt News has won awards from the Pennsylvania News Media Association and Associated College Press. During the spring and summer of 2021, Stephen interned for Pittsburgh Sports Now, covering baseball in western Pennsylvania. Hailing from Washington D.C., family ties have cultivated a love of Boston's professional teams and Pitt athletics, and a fascination with sports in general. You can reach Stephen by email at stephenethompson00@gmail.com and follow him on Twitter. Read his latest work:
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