Alabama RB Derrick Henry posts picture of new car to Instagram (Photo)
Something that's sure to get rival fans riled up on the internet? A picture of a college athlete with a new car.
Alabama RB Derrick Henry, the breakout star of the Tide's Sugar Bowl loss, posted a picture of a new Dodge Challenger to Instagram Monday night. The car even has a name, Fiona.
Predictably, the image made people immediately wonder where Henry got the car despite a lack of proof that it was obtained against NCAA rules.
It's what happens when you're a young college athlete at the most prominent football school in the country. And your coach's potential role in a new car dealership only helps to incite matters, as does the previous controversy about the T-Town Gallery.
Here's a sampling:
@KingHenry_2 Come from a place with a median household income of ~$41K. Drive a car that starts at $26,500. Nothing fishy about that.
— JG (@JHG722) May 13, 2014
. @KingHenry_2 how much does bama pay you on a weekly basis?
— swaggy g (@___gmoney__) May 13, 2014
“@KingHenry_2: Everybody meet my new baby ! #Fiona❤️🔥😁 http://t.co/57tEhE4mCA” paid for by Saban
— Thom Gregory (@Peeping__Thom) May 13, 2014
Henry subsequently deleted the tweet with the picture, and posted this in response.
Grown Adult people on twitter are worried about what's goes on in my life & what my family does for me #GetALife
— Derrick Henry (@KingHenry_2) May 13, 2014
Just 3.5 months until fans have real games to worry about.
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