High school football players in trouble for cross burning photo

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8. Supposedly they're off the team now

Supposedly they're off the team now

The News Advertiser confirmed reports circulating on social media that each of the five players were Panther football players. Each has been removed from the team, per head coach Brian Morrison.

“They’re no longer going to be part of the program. That’s a fact,” Morrison said Wednesday afternoon.

“You tell the kids that everything they do in the community is a reflection of our district, our community and our football program,” Morrison said. “This is an instance where it’s a bad reflection. That’s where I’m having a tough time wrapping my mind around it.”

“This is more important than games Friday night,” Morrison said. “This is talking to parents about, not just the right and wrong things to do but about lifelong decisions trying to be a good person.”

The question of course is if they'll quietly be invited back on the team once the shitstorm has died down....