Former Clemson Star Terry Kinard Accuses Dabo Swinney Of Mistreatment Against His Son

Jaden Kinard intended to use the transfer link before Clemson’s Gator Bowl game, according to his father Terry, who is inducted into the Clemson Ring of Honor. His intention was to participate in the bowl game versus Kentucky before to moving to a new location. However, Kinard’s father said that Dabo Swinney began treating him differently following that decision as part of a “two day public onslaught.”

Former Clemson Star Terry Kinard Accuses Dabo Swinney Of Mistreatment Against His Son

Jaden, who played three games this past season and attended Clemson for two years, was the subject of a long Facebook post by Terry Kinard that described Swinney’s handling of the player.

Terry wrote the following Tuesday on Facebook in part when discussing the alleged mistreatment:

“His one last goal at Clemson as part of the football team was to finish out the season, which would culminate with the bowl game.

Coach Dabo Swinney was not having it. He made Jaden’s last two practices the worst experience of the entirety of the time he was there. He purposely belittled Jaden, insulted him and called him names. This two day public onslaught went far beyond anything resembling any kind of appropriate coach to athlete exchange. Coaches can use tough tactics when trying to get the best out of a player. This was definitely not that!

It became obviously personal and it was obviously overkill.

Other teammates that witnessed this tried to encourage Jaden by telling him to keep his head up. Many of them, including Jaden, were puzzled as to why he was receiving this type of attention now. It was more attention that Jaden had received from Swinney the entire time that he had been there. If Sweeney’s desire was for Jaden to go ahead and move on without finishing out with the bowl game, then he should have said so. There were so many non-offensive ways to handle that if you are being on the up and up regarding your true intentions.

Over his two years at Clemson, Jaden Kinard saw action in three games as a walk-on. This season, he has only completed one tackle in the Tigers’ 48-14 victory over Florida Atlantic. When describing Swinney’s alleged behavior, Terry Kinard mentioned that he was primarily a member of the scout team.

A man’s true character is shown and will come out during the times of forced change. The landscape of college football is changing. Unfortunately, it appears as though our son Jaden(a scout team player), who had yet to get any real opportunities to perform on the football field, had to bear the brunt of Swinney’s frustrations with the changes. Frustrations that centered around all of those players that were actually on the depth chart that either entered the transfer portal or left with plans to enter the NFL Draft.”

Terry Kinard, a consensus All-American twice, played safety for the Tigers. His role in the 1981 Clemson national championship helped him earn a first-round selection in the 1983 NFL Draft.

During his eight years of professional football, Kinard was selected for the Pro Bowl in 1988 and won a Super Bowl with the Giants.

Playing the same position as his father, Jaden Kinard hopes to contribute to the ball’s defense in the near future.

After all that has happened, Clemson’s superstar is no longer on board.

Who is the winningest coach in Clemson football history?

The most successful coach in Clemson football history is Dabo Swinney. On Saturday, the Tigers defeated Notre Dame 31-23, giving him his 166th victory and surpassing College Football Hall of Famer Frank Howard. Howard spent thirty years as Clemson’s coach.

How did Dabo get his name?

while Swinney was a baby, his brother Tripp gave him the moniker “Dabo” because he would struggle to say “that boy” while referring to Swinney. At sixteen years old, Swinney became a Christian, stating, “And that was a game-changer for me.”

 

 

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