{
  "id": 6305380,
  "title": "'Who cares': Alabama football teammate brushes off drops by Ryan Coleman-Williams",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/who-cares-alabama-football-teammate-brushes-off-drops-by-ryan-coleman",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:08:10.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Yahoo Sports",
    "slug": "yahoo-sports",
    "url": "https://sports.yahoo.com/articles/cares-alabama-football-teammate-brushes-180810498.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Alabama football's wide receiver Ryan Coleman-Williams led the team with 130 yards receiving in the 48-10 season-opening victory against East Carolina on September 5th. However, his performance was marred by two drops and a lack of touches in the end zone. In a media availability on Tuesday, September 8th, Crimson Tide receiver Derek Meadows praised Coleman-Williams' mentality, emphasizing that stats don't matter as much as his response to adversity. Meadows noted that Coleman-Williams is always focused on how to respond to challenges, and coaches have told him that how one responds in the game is crucial. Meadows called Coleman-Williams a \"terrible player\" and expressed optimism about his future contributions, particularly in their upcoming game against Kentucky on September 12th. Meadows also acknowledged that there's room for improvement in the team's blocking, but remained confident in the receiving corps' overall performance. The Crimson Tide will face the Wildcats at 2:30 p.m. CT on ESPN.",
  "summary": "Derek Meadows doesn't care about two drops for teammate Ryan Coleman-Williams, and he doesn't think Alabama football viewers should too much either.",
  "key_points": [
    "Ryan Coleman-Williams led team with 130 yards receiving in season opener.",
    "Coleman-Williams dropped passes and had limited end zone touches.",
    "Derek Meadows praised Coleman-Williams' response to adversity."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Yahoo Sports",
        "title": "Why Eddie Robinson Jr believes Alabama St. vs Troy is big for HBCU football",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/why-eddie-robinson-jr-believes-alabama-st-vs-troy-is-big-for-hbcu",
        "published": "2026-09-08T22:52:42.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}