Everyone knows football camp isn’t fun. It’s hot, long days, sometimes longer nights and it leaves players longing for Saturday afternoons. As camp begins in Tuscaloosa for the defending champion Alabama Crimson Tide, linebacker Terrell Lewis sent out a heartfelt message about his desire to compete in camp with his brothers.

If you missed the news, the junior linebacker suffered a torn ACL during early summer training and may not make it back this year.

With camp opening up this week for the Tide, Lewis felt compelled to share his thoughts on missing out:

Lewis, who was a four-star recruit out of Washington, DC and a part of the 2016 class, would be a great addition back to an already talented defense in Tuscaloosa as the Tide looks to make a run at back-to-back National Championships.