Former NFL player launches bid for newly drawn Alabama congressional district in potential blow to Dems

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FIRST ON FOX: An Alabama football star who went on to play in the National Football League (NFL) is looking to earn support from voters in Alabama's newly drawn 2nd Congressional District as he seeks election to the U.S. House.

Wallace Gilberry, a Republican, will formally announce his candidacy in the race Wednesday morning.

A native of Bay Minette, Alabama, Gilberry told Fox News Digital he's looking to "fire" President Biden and push back against liberal Democrats' hold on Black Americans as a voting bloc.

"I’m running because Joe Biden and the liberal politicians have let down my community and failed Alabama. Folks here at home are hurting and too many politicians don’t understand that – I see it every day," he said. "My mission is simple: we’ve got to fire Joe Biden, beat back the liberals who have held down the Black community for too long, put the people of Alabama first, and help President Donald J. Trump Make America Great Again."

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Wallace Gilberry, an All-SEC standout at the University of Alabama who spent nine seasons in the NFL with various teams as a defensive end, will run to represent Alabama's newly drawn Second Congressional District. (Wallace Gilberry, Getty Images)

Alabama's Second Congressional District, which previously covered southeast Alabama, now extends across the lower portion of the state from the Georgia line to the Mississippi line. Montgomery County and a northwest portion of