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ArDarius Stewart's axe caught by CBS camera's.

(via Twitter)

ArDarius Stewart's afternoon didn't go quite as planned. A first-half knee sprain took him out of Alabama's 48-43 win at Ole Miss, but he didn't sulk in the corner.

No, he reached for an axe instead.

The Crimson Tide's second-leading receiver was spotted with Paul Bunyan's tool on the sideline in Saturday's second half. The long handle was painted crimson with a black blade. It caught Nick Saban's eye.

"You know, I was going to ask him that," Saban said. "I've never seen the axe before. I don't know much about it."

Tide running back Damien Harris wasn't too clear on it either.

"We've seen it around the locker room," Harris said, "but you have to ask him about that."

Stewart wasn't available for interviews, but he offered a quick Sunday morning explanation on Twitter.

"Axe= assassins.. Had to lead my troops off the field and not let them see me down and out .. I just want the W !!!!! #3peat?????" Stewart tweeted.

The word assassins appeared to be painted in white letters on the handle. That's the nickname Stewart gave Alabama's receiving corps in the offseason.

Saban said he'd rather have Stewart on the field than wielding axes on the sideline. He could be out a few weeks with the sprained knee, however.