Clemson head coach Dabo Swinney spoke to the media for nearly 40 minutes Monday afternoon, as he spoke on a wide range of topics. The most important one, however, was on the death of George Floyd, who was killed by a Minneapolis police officer and the subsequent riots that have followed across the United States as a result of the horrific murder.
Swinney opened the Zoom conference call with the media with an eight-minute statement on the Floyd homicide, saying he did not put out a statement or speak earlier because he wanted to listen first. For him, it was not about being the first one to speak, but instead to listen.