TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Ax-bearer.

That was junior wide receiver ArDarius Stewart's primary role with the University of Alabama football team for a couple of weeks during the 2016 regular season.

Sidelined by a sprained knee late in the first quarter at Ole Miss in September, he could have gone off to the locker room or taken a seat on the bench and no one would have blamed him. Instead, Stewart stood prominently on the Crimson Tide sideline, carrying the ax that had previously spent most of its time behind closed doors. 

It had been a gift from the coaches to serve as a reminder of something Stewart had ...

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