Jalen Ramsey throws massive shade at John Franklin III
By John Buhler
Jacksonville Jaguars defensive back Jalen Ramsey throws shade at his former Florida State teammate and current Auburn Tigers quarterback John Franklin III.
Jalen Ramsey has moved on to bigger and better things now that he is a high first-round pick of the Jacksonville Jaguars. He did however throw major shade at his former Florida State Seminoles teammate John Franklin III, who transferred from Florida State en route to Auburn.
Ramsey came out of Florida State as arguably the best defensive back product in Tallahassee since Deion Sanders. He did find it strange that Franklin would leave Florida State as a third string quarterback to eventually become a third string quarterback at another Power 5 school.
Franklin couldn’t beat out Sean Maguire at Florida State in 2014. He transferred to junior college at East Mississippi, but was the No. 2 option there for head coach Buddy Stephens. Franklin is now third on the Auburn depth chart behind Sean White and Jeremy Johnson.
Ramsey would follow up his tweet with three interesting emojis: the pondering smiley face and the cup of coffee/tea and a frog to symbolize the Kermit “Well, that’s just none of my business.”
Franklin has natural dual-threat talent, but prefers to make plays with his legs than with his arm. In junior college, he would often grossly overthrow wide open receivers on play action fakes. Arm talent is great, but if remains unrefined it won’t be of use to Auburn head coach Gus Malzahn.
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Is Ramsey being petty or does he have a point? If Franklin left Florida State to be a starter at another Power 5 school, then why is he the third stringer in a poor quarterbacking situation in Auburn?