Crimson Tide Roll Call: Wednesday, December 13, 2023

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Did You Notice?

• Former Crimson Tide basketball player JD Davison found a recent groove offensively and took home NBA G League Player of the Week honors. He now plays for the Maine Celtics, formerly known as the Maine Red Claws.

JD is on a ROLL! The G League's assist leader and @MaineCeltics Two-Way star was in his bag, averaging 27.0 PTS & 9.7 AST while going 2-1 to earn G League Player of the Week honors. pic.twitter.com/ZUF1kiAwgH

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 12, 2023

• Former Alabama football player Jedrick Wills Jr. underwent season-ending knee surgery this week. Wills was a first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns in 2020, being selected 10th overall.

#Browns LT Jedrick Wills Jr. had arthroscopic surgery this morning on his knee and will miss the remainder of the season, sources tell @BleacherReport. pic.twitter.com/Bcmv0jw1s6

— Jordan Schultz (@Schultz_Report) December 12, 2023

• After the upset win over the Miami Dolphins on Monday night, Derrick Henry and the Tennessee Titans don't plan on slowing down. The Titans went on the road and took one from former Crimson Tide quarterback Tua Tagovailoa and the Dolphins by a slim margin of 28-27.

#Titans RB @KingHenry_2: “We’re just going to keep fighting.” pic.twitter.com/oFjILF2rwd

— Jim Wyatt (@jwyattsports) December 12, 2023

• They're back in the NFL: Long-snapper Carson Tinker signed with the Los Angeles Rams and was put on the active 53-man roster, while offensive lineman D.J. Fluker was added to the practice squad of the Las Vegas Raiders.  

On This Day in Crimson Tide History

December 13, 1969: Wilbur Jackson, a running back from Ozark, and Bo Mathews, a back from Huntsville, became the first two black football players to sign with Alabama. Both signed SEC letters of intent. – Bryant Museum

December 13, 1989: Courtney Upshaw was born in Eufala, Ala.

Crimson Tide Quote of the Day:

"To me it's kind of like mouse manure when you're up to your ears in elephant doo-doo." – Nick Saban’s reaction to an NCAA rule capping the number of headsets that could be worn on the sidelines

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See Also:

Alabama Leads All Teams With 3 First-Team All-Americans by AP