Gators coach Jim McElwain speaks to team at a recent practice. (Photo: Tim Casey/UAA Communications)
Gators CB Tabor and TE Lewis Suspended
Wednesday, August 17, 2016 | Football, Scott Carter
Players suspended immediately from team activities and first game
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- Gators head coach Jim McElwain announced Wednesday that junior Jalen Tabor and redshirt sophomore C'yontai Lewis are suspended immediately from practice and team activities.
Tabor, a starting cornerback, and Lewis, a tight end, will also miss the first game of the season against UMass on Sept. 3.
"Both C'yontai and Jalen will not be involved with the team or practice due to behavior that is not acceptable,'' McElwain said. "By no means are these bad guys and yet consequences have been handed down. We will not look the other way when it comes to breaking of team policies. I want to echo what I said earlier, these are both fine young men who will learn and be stronger from their actions. They will also be suspended for the first game. There are life lessons in everything we do. We will be better because of it and no one person is bigger than the Florida Gators."
The Gators are off today and scheduled to return to practice on Thursday.
Tabor, a starting cornerback, and Lewis, a tight end, will also miss the first game of the season against UMass on Sept. 3.
"Both C'yontai and Jalen will not be involved with the team or practice due to behavior that is not acceptable,'' McElwain said. "By no means are these bad guys and yet consequences have been handed down. We will not look the other way when it comes to breaking of team policies. I want to echo what I said earlier, these are both fine young men who will learn and be stronger from their actions. They will also be suspended for the first game. There are life lessons in everything we do. We will be better because of it and no one person is bigger than the Florida Gators."
The Gators are off today and scheduled to return to practice on Thursday.
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