Akrum Wadley
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Akrum Wadley was a running back for the Iowa Hawkeyes who was signed by the Tennessee Titans before moving on to the AAF* and new XFL**, both of which became defunct (although who knows how the XFL might have done if it weren't 2020).
* Iowa connections in the AAF: Wadley, Elijah Campbell (UNI), Oni Omoile (ISU), Karter Schult (UNI), and Joel Lanning (ISU)
** Campbell joined Wadley in both leagues
Personal Notes
Google Wadley now, and its just sad. Wadley is one of a few players that have come forward to accuse the Iowa Hawkeye program of being racist and treating its black players differently than the rest of the team. I think my gut reaction to stories like this one are to picture which world is better and support the side that provides that world, and so often that is just plain wrong.
I remember when Barry Bonds was accused of using steroids. The rosiest choice was a world that somebody was lying to hurt Barry for whatever reason and what we had watched was genuine. The less rosy was that Bonds was a cheat, and that sucks.
In our better world, the team and university acted in good order and the complaints of the players would be at best misinformed or misunderstood. But we know better. We know there is validity to these claims, and it just sucks all around. It sucks that Akrum's google is all about how terrible it was at Iowa instead of his great career. It sucks that the University let this happen. It sucks that it is 2020 and black player can't wear a hoodie without someone thinking he's up to no good.
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