UM Hurricane tackle Seantrel Henderson a no-show again - UM - MiamiHerald.com
University of Miami offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson, a 6-8, 340-pound junior who was one of the most coveted recruits in the nation when he arrived at UM in 2010, was a no-show Sunday for the third consecutive day of fall football practice.
Reporters were told Thursday afternoon that Henderson would not be at the opening of fall camp on Friday, because he would be attending the funeral of a childhood friend back in Hendersons home state of Minnesota. Then, on Saturday, when Henderson did not report to practice, UM coach Al Golden said he was expected back sometime that day.
Early Sunday morning, as his players were entering the field, Golden said, Seantrel is not here yet. Hopefully well get him here today. Hopefully thats the deal.
Reporter: Is he back in town?
Golden: I dont know that.
Reporter: Is this all due to the funeral? Is this all excused?
Golden: Correct, yeah.
Hendersons UM career has been marked by controversy. He most recently was suspended the first weekend of spring practice in early March, 2012, for violating an undisclosed team policy.
Then, he showed up significantly late to the start of a summer session, Golden told the Miami Herald two weeks ago during a one-on-one interview at the ACC Football Kickoff in Greensboro, N.C. But Golden said that day that Henderson was absolutely not suspended and the situation was dealt with internally.
"Were like everybody else on the planet when it comes to Seantrel, Golden said during that interview. "We want to maximize his ability, we want to maximize his talent and give him the skillset, the discipline, the strength, the explosion to be the type of player we know he can be.