The SEC may have a controversy on its hands.
On Wednesday, Alabama running back Derrick Henry was named the conference's Offensive Player of the Year. For some reason, though, Henry's tattoos were absent from his award picture the SEC tweeted out.
Congratulations, DERRICK HENRY, the 2015 SEC Offensive Player of the Year.
#RollTide
https://t.co/hYvG2p71gl pic.twitter.com/mnp9rew1Nn
— SEC Sports (@SEC) December 9, 2015
Those who noticed the missing ink reacted strongly to Henry's altered image:
.@SEC But seriously though, why did you photoshop out his tattoos?
— CFB Insider (@BourbonGhost) December 9, 2015
@SEC @AlabamaFTBL @KingHenry_2 @UA_Athletics why did you photoshop his tattoos out? This is 2015 #henryforheisman
— Taylor (@tsomerv) December 9, 2015
@SEC why did you all photoshop Henry's tats out of the pic? he won the award with his hard work. tattoos should not be an issue
— KING COO (@columbusfiasco) December 9, 2015
The media doesn't like Derrick Henry's image (tattoos and dreadlock)
— WOOlio Jones (@_WooChamberlain) December 9, 2015
Here's what Henry's right arm actually looks like:
