Watch out for Alabama's axe-wielding wide receivers

ATLANTA -- ArDarius Stewart had to do something.

Alabama’s veteran wide receiver wasn’t about to wallow on the sideline, nursing a concussion that had just knocked him out of the game against Ole Miss.

So before returning to the field in Oxford, Stewart left his helmet in his locker and reached into the back of his cubby to grab an axe.

Yes, an actual axe.

“Next thing I know he’s out and has it over his shoulder,” said Alabama receivers coach Billy Napier.

Napier wasn’t the only one surprised to see it.

Only Alabama receivers can wield "the "assassin's axe" -- a motivational tool dreamed up by receivers coach Billy Napier.The axe, which is roughly 3 feet long, black, and has red graphics around…