Penn State players on Sataurday donned T-shirts responding to a sent to Nittany Lions safety Jonathan Sutherland this week.The shirts read, "Chains, Tattoos, Dreads WE ARE" a direct response to the letter, which called Sutherland's dreadlocks "awful." The shirts appeared to be produced by State College bar Champs Sports Kenta Maeda Jersey Grill. Audrey Snyder of The Athletic shared a photo of safety Lamont Wade wearing the shirt during warmups before the Nittany Lions Yasmani Grandal Jersey faced Iowa in Iowa City.PSU CB Lamont Wade warming up in a t-shirt that reads: Chains, tattoos, dreads WE ARE Audrey Snyder (@audsnyder4) MORE: Video also showed a Penn State staffer carrying the shirts off the field.PSU just collected the t-shirts that a handful of the players had on Audrey Chris Taylor Jersey Snyder (@audsnyder4) During the game, Penn State stating the shirts were removed "out of an abundance of caution for NCAA compliance."PSU statement on the pregame T-shirts"While we are supportive of our students expre sing themselves in a thoughtful manner, they are expected to wear team-i sued apparel on game day. We asked our students to remove the shirts out of an abundance of caution for NCAA compliance." Josh Moyer (@ByJoshMoyer) ESPN coach James Franklin was unhappy the players didn't discu s their plans with him beforehand.Franklin had previously against the letter in support of his players."The football that Maury Wills Jersey I know and love brings people together and embraces differences," Franklin said. "Black, white, brown, Catholic, Jewish or Muslim, rich or poor, rural or urban, Republican or Democrat, long hair, short hair or no hair. They're all in that locker room together."Sutherland also responded to the letter earlier in the week, calling it "rude, ignorant and judging," though it's unclear whether he participated in the pregame gesture. Jonathan Sutherland (@ Kenley Jansen Jersey jay_suth)