Syracuse, N.Y. — Sometimes things are bigger than football.
Early Wednesday morning, Syracuse football captain Chris Elmore shared a handwritten note he’d received from Wake Forest coach Dave Clawson to Twitter. In the note, Clawson expresses his respect for Elmore as a player and his sympathy the sixth-year senior will miss the rest of the season due to a lower-body injury.
Elmore was helped off the field during SU’s Week 1 win against Louisville on Sept. 3. Two days later, the program announced he would be out for the season.
“I have watched you perform at Syracuse over your entire career and have been constantly impressed with the type of football player and teammate you are,” Clawson wrote. “Your versatility and unselfish team-first attitude is so obvious.”
As Clawson writes in his note, Elmore has played a variety of positions for the Orange since he joined the program in 2017, including along both the offensive and defensive lines, tight end and fullback.
“I have talked about you to our team about the special qualities you must possess to fill all of those roles at such a high level,” Clawson wrote.
Syracuse travels to Wake Forest to take on the Deamon Deacons Nov. 19.
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