The #WeWantToPlay movement is continuing, and it now has a champion to carry the torch with the latest from Ohio State quarterback Justin Fields.
The Heisman finalist and Big Ten Player of the Year has been very vocal about his competitive drive and desire to play this year at Ohio State, and not in the spring, but during the fall when he and his teammates can compete for a national championship with a ten-game Big Ten schedule.
And now Fields is taking it further.
Sunday morning, the projected first-round 2021 NFL Draft choice shared a petition that asks the Big Ten to overturn its decision to postpone the fall football season in 2020. It is addressed to Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren, Big Ten university presidents, and Big Ten athletic directors.
“We, the football players of the Big Ten, together with the fans and supporters of college football, request that the Big Ten Conference immediately reinstate the 2020 football season. Allow Big Ten players/teams to make their own choice as to whether they wish to play or opt out this fall season. Allow Big Ten players/teams who choose to opt out of playing a fall season to do so without penality or repercussion,” the petition reads.
The petition also a statement on why signing the petition is important:
“We want to play. We believe that safety protocols have been established and can be maintained to mitigate concerns of exposure to Covid 19. We believe that we should have the right to make decisions about what is best for our health and our future. Don’t let our hard work and sacrifice be in vain. #LetUsPlay!”
This cause is close to my heart – please sign: https://t.co/yFKlYE7pP0
— Justin Fields (@justnfields) August 16, 2020
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As of noon Sunday, the petition has already collected over 10,000 signatures, and it’s headed for many, many more.
You too can sign the petition and help the cause if you believe that the Big Ten season should be reinstated for the fall of 2020.
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