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Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
Sport
Edgar Thompson

Florida QB Anthony Richardson drops ‘AR-15′ nickname amid gun violence

Florida quarterback Anthony Richardson no longer wants to be known by the catchy yet potentially controversial moniker “AR-15.″

Richardson announced Sunday on his Twitter account he wants to avoid association with the semiautomatic rifle used in some of America’s deadliest mass shootings.

Expected to be the 2022 Gators’ starter and team leader, Richardson is scheduled to join coach Billy Napier and veterans Ventrell Miller and Richard Gouraige Wednesday at SEC Media Days in Atlanta.

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