CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Clemson football honed in on uptown Charlotte this week, where the ACC Kickoff took place.
The Tigers brought head coach Dabo Swinney, linebacker Sammy Brown, edge rusher Will Heldt and tight end Olsen Patt-Henry to the event this season, with each player and coach being available for the coaches and media across the day on Thursday. Each Tiger had an opening statement over the course of the event on the second floor.
Brown, the only junior in the group, delivered his thoughts ahead of the season on stage. Here’s what he said via ASAP Transcripts.
Q. Sammy, earlier this week, coach Ben[Boulware] had talked about for this position, it’s going to take a lot of communication, and he said that, you know, you called him and kind of told him how you all were kind of dealing with how to come about with that. Can you explain, you know, the importance for you to be able to step up and be a leader on this defense verbally?
SAMMY BROWN: Yeah, I would say this goes back to my freshman year, just looking at the linebacker room. We had Barrett Carter and Wade Woodaz in there. I think they set the tone and set the example for me coming into this leadership role. So I picked up a lot from both of them on understanding not only what a leader is, but how to be a leader and how to lead not only a linebacker room, but a defense and a team…