If you take a look at @UVAFootball receiver Terrell Jana (@Rell_604) during a game this season, you’ll notice that the name plate on the back of his jersey is missing.https://t.co/01K7qquFNV
— CFL (@CFL) February 18, 2021
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Friday, Feb. 19, 2021
Black History Month
The Canadian Football League had this feature on Vancouver-native Terrell Jana. As it says in the lede “As we make our way through Black History Month, this story about Vancouver, BC’s Terrell Jana deserves to be re-shared. A receiver at the University of Virginia, Jana was moved after he took a tour of the Memorial of Enslaved Laborers. For his senior year of football, Jana removed the nameplate on the back of his jersey as a tribute to slaves that either weren’t documented with last names or not given names upon their arrival in the U.S. “ Read the full story here.
HOO-Rizons
Former UVA football and basketball player Matt Blundin has taken some of the lessons learned under coaching legends George Welsh and Terry Holland into his career as an educator. https://t.co/wpnkCeYtMy
— UVA (@UVA) February 18, 2021
UVA Today caught up with former two-sport Hoo Matt Blundin. Check out the full feature here.
Moving On
Thank you Mr. Blank, the coaches that believed in me, and the fans. I’m thankful for the last 3 years.
The marathon continues ✌🏼 https://t.co/JLu4sneZb5
— Kurt Benkert (@KurtBenkert) February 18, 2021
Best of luck to former @UVAFootball quarterback Kurt Benkert who is moving on from the Atlanta Falcons after three years with the team. He had a very classy good-bye after his waiving was announced yesterday.