Re: Latest Bama News Weekend Edition 5/22/15 Thru 5/24
Theodore football coach Eric Collier opened the C.J. Mosley Get Fit Football Camp on Saturday by introducing the camp's namesake, saying the Baltimore Ravens linebacker was "a better young man than a ballplayer, and he's the best ballplayer I've ever coached." Maybe that's why it seemed as though a good portion of Theodore turned out to shake his hand, hug his neck or pose for a photo with Mosley after a nearly four-hour football clinic at Theodore High School.
C.J. Mosley wore a Pro Bowl T-shirt and hat on Saturday, and they weren't ones you buy as souvenirs. The former Theodore High School and Alabama Crimson Tide standout got them for playing in the NFL's all-star game to cap his rookie season. In his first season with the Baltimore Ravens, Mosley finished as the runner-up for the NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year Award, became the first Ravens rookie selected for the Pro Bowl and made the Pro Football Writers of...
During the 2014 season, 41 former Alabama players saw action in the NFL. For the 2015 season, 57 ex-Crimson Tide standouts have taken the first step toward making it there. That's how many Alabama players are on NFL rosters as the teams head into OTAs.
Ranking the SEC's toughest home schedules in 2015 wasn't easy due to more than half of the contest likely hosting at least three ranked teams.