10 Reasons Alabama Will Beat Clemson
By Ronald Evans
#10 Eddie Jackson Continues to Provide Leadership to his Teammates
While returning a 4th quarter punt in the Texas A&M game, Eddie Jackson’s leg was broken. He has not put on pads since.
At the end of the regular season, Eddie’s teammates voted him one of four permanent team captains for the 2016 season. Before the SEC Championship game, Eddie wrote an eloquent letter to the team. http://www.theplayerstribune.com/eddie-jackson-alabama-football-to-my-brothers/
The letter is a testament to an exemplary young man and the powerful bond that has been forged among the young men of the 2016 team. It is also a validation of the Saban process.
For ten seasons at Alabama, Nick Saban and his staffs have been building men, one arduous step at a time. A mission executed in minute detail, one thought, one rep, one play at a time. Saban teaches young men that success demands focus on the work, not the result.
Eddie Jackson, like so many Alabama players, has done more than buy into the Saban process. Eddie Jackson has learned to live it.
Eddie Jackson’s letter describes a group of young men who have worked and fought together and share a bond of respect and love. Other than being on the playing field, Eddie Jackson still leads his Alabama brothers in every manner possible.