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Former NFL kicker Pat McAfee delivered a powerful message on Saturday morning following the assassination of Charlie Kirk earlier in the week.

McAfee, 38, who was wearing a patriotic-themed jacket, delivered the message on the campus of Tennessee ahead of its big game against No. 6 Georgia.

“Getting a chance to be around this beautiful town for the last 24 hours has made me realize that it’s great to be a Tennessee Volunteer,” McAfee said to open ESPN’s “College GameDay.”

“It’s not just a great day to be a Tennessee Volunteer, it’s also a great day to live in the greatest country on earth, the United States of America,” McAfee said, which sparked “U-S-A” chants from a raucous crowd.

“And all week we’ve seen and heard maybe a lot more than we

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