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Did Ryan Williams just make the biggest mistake of his young career by snubbing the Bulldogs?

Being only 17 years old and already making waves in college football gives Ryan Williams an edge. During the game between Alabama Crimson Tide and Georgia Bulldogs, when Ryan Williams scored the game-winning touchdown for which he connected with Jalen Milroe, Alabama got its momentum back in the game. “It was all about matchups. find your one-on-one. find your matchups. And play as something we call pass to pass in practice. Repetition. Repetition. It’s all about trust. And I trusted Ryan Williams and gave him the play,” Milroe said after the game. That started a series of celebrations for the Alabama players. Especially their young mate Williams, who took this to the next level and insulted Georgia in every way possible.

ML Football Sports media house posted Ryan Williams’ recent profile picture in an ‘X’ post after Alabama’s victory over the Georgia Bulldogs on Saturday.”NO WAY… Alabama star receiver Ryan Williams changed his profile pick on IG to MIKE VICK HOLDING A DOG after he beat Georgia last night.” They wrote a caption. Beating the Georgia Bulldogs, Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Ryan Williams changed his Instagram profile picture, roasting Georgia because he was the one who caught the game-winning touchdown.

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But what’s weird here is that he has not updated any of his pictures; instead, he changed it to one of Michael Vick’s pictures of holding a dog. If you’re unaware, Vick faced charges for killing dogs in the past when he was playing in the NFL. Although Williams was phenomenal in the win over Georgia, showcasing his excitement this way might seem disrespectful and weird to Georgia fans.

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After ML football highlighted this on ‘X’, fans could not keep calm and commented on insane things, most of them trolling Williams. “Okay, this is just weird, bro,” a fan commented, calling Ryan Willims’ move weird. “Nahh, this is a whole new level of disrespect.” Yeah, totally, not only to the bulldogs but also to the actual survivor dogs in this dogfighting case of Vick.

Who is Mike Vick from Ryan Williams’ DP?

Michael Vick’s dogfighting scandal was a major fall in his career, which started a wave in the awareness of animal cruelty in the United States. In 2007, authorities implicated Vick, a star quarterback for the Atlanta Falcons and one of the highest-paid players in the NFL, in an illegal dogfighting scandal at his property in southeastern Virginia. The operation named “Bad News Kennels” involved many illegal things, such as breeding, training, and fighting pit bulls. Later, it also came to light that the dogs who used to lose in those fights were brutally killed through methods like hanging, drowning, or electrocution.

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Did Ryan Williams just make the biggest mistake of his young career by snubbing the Bulldogs?

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This case, led by federal authorities, uncovered haunting details the dogs have been going through. Vick was pleaded guilty to federal felony charges related to dogfighting. Later, this case caught the attention of movements all across the country, including PETA and the Humane Society of the United States, which were calling for strict punishment.

As a result, Vick was sentenced to 23 months in jail and was also suspended from playing in the NFL. Now you know, Ryan Williams might be joking, but he might ignite a sensitive topic and it can also begin an ugly clash between Georgia and Alabama.