Alabama WR Jermaine Burton addresses incident with female fan at end of Tennessee game earlier this year
On Saturday, Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jermaine Burton addressed the incident with a female fan at the end of the Tennessee Vols game earlier this season. Burton was asked about the incident, in which he appeared to slap/hit a female fan, after Alabama's win against Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl. "That whole situation, […]
On Saturday, Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Jermaine Burton addressed the incident with a female fan at the end of the Tennessee Vols game earlier this season.
Burton was asked about the incident, in which he appeared to slap/hit a female fan, after Alabama's win against Kansas State in the Sugar Bowl.
"That whole situation, it was a mistake," said Burton (via The Tuscaloosa news). "I can't hold that against myself forever…But a mistake is a mistake. You move past it. I'm not going to let the situation frame me as a person or shape me as a person because I know who I am, and my team knows who I am."
"It can be hostile in a lot of situations," added Burton. "The (SEC) can do whatever they can, but it's not safe for a lot of people."
Here's the video of the incident.
And here's what Nick Saban said about the incident back in October.
Burton was never suspended for his actions.
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