What do Alabama players hope to gain from the Senior Bowl?
The tendency Alabama football has drilled into its players for years to avoid directly answering questions hadn’t left Chris Braswell before the Senior Bowl. During the week’s opening press conference, the outside linebacker put on a masterclass of saying words without really saying anything.
What musical artists is he listening to? He listens to a lot of music.
Which NFL players does he look to model his game after? There’s a lot of NFL players he looks at.
But when asked what sets him apart from some of the other edge-rusher options NFL teams have in the 2024 draft, Braswell got at least a little specific.
Braswell and Eboigbe were more visible during the practice sessions leading up to Saturday’s game. However, it was Reichard who picked up some hardware during the week, walking away with the American team’s top specialist award.
Reichard kicked on Tuesday and Thursday, and was seen hitting a 60-yard field goal at one point. He described his goals during the Senior Bowl media day session on Wednesday.
“At the end of the day we’re snapping, trying to kick the ball through the uprights,” Reichard said. “So there’s not that much that you’re really trying to learn for the most part, for a kicker. Just because you’re still trying to kick the ball through the uprights, so you’re just trying to showcase your talent.”
He was voted first-team all-SEC by the league’s coaches.
“Great source of teachers and great source of NFL teams around her to just learn from them, grow from them,” Eboigbe said of the Senior Bowl experience. “It’s great competition that’s gonna push me forward. A lot of guys don’t want to be out here, a lot of guys don’t want to compete, but I jump at the opportunity to be out here.”
