Racist Tweet about President gets North Alabama player kicked off team

[TrueOrange]

North Alabama player tweets racist Obama comment after speech pre-empted NFL game, now gone from team | al.com

A North Alabama football player posted a racist tweet about President Barack Obama tonight in response to NBC pre-empting the 49ers-Patriots game on Sunday Night Football to show Obama's speech at the Newtown memorial for victims of the Sandy Hook shooting.

Bradley Patterson, an uninvited walk-on long snapper, joined the team in the fourth week of the season, according to a UNA official.

He is no longer a member of the team, according to a tweet tonight by UNA Athletic Director Mark Linder. The tweet was confirmed to Al.com by a university official.

Patterson, who goes by the handle 2A_HogOfTheYear, tweeted; "Take that (N-word) off the tv, we wanna watch football!"

The accounts has since been closed.

UNA's response:

Thx 2 everyone who brought the inappropriate tweet to our attention. @UNAAthletics does not condone. He is no longer a member of the team.

 

[Lawrence Wright]

Racists in North Alabama?

 

[Thrasher865]

You would think the gay capital of Alabama would be more tolerant.

 

[AirVol]

The game was on NBC,... when the Dahli Bama came on i went to CNBC to watch it. I wasn't going to listen to another campaign speech.

 

[Shaun1985]

Pretty silly of the guy because anyone paying attention or watching NFL games would have known they were showing the game on another channel why the president spoke. Glad they gave him the boot.

 

[westsidefan]

publicly dropping the N-bomb while on a largely black football team,what could go wrong?

 

[vader]

Racists in North Alabama?

 

[gordonr24]

You would think the gay capital of Alabama would be more tolerant.

Florence? I wouldn't have guessed it. Then again, I don't live in Alabama. But I have family in Florence. :unsure: