Football is important, but he has embraced his role on a new team.
Phidarian Mathis, a native of Wisner, La., became a father on Saturday morning to a baby girl.
Kyle Rae Mathis was born at 10:17 a.m. and throughout the process, the Alabama defensive lineman has documented each moment.
Mathis posted a video to Twitter of the doctor cutting the umbilical cord off his daughter, as she entered the world.
Didn’t know the baby process take this long? been up since yesterday
— Phidarian (Phil) Mathis???? (@PhidarianMathis) February 22, 2020
10cm let’s get it #BabyK??
— Phidarian (Phil) Mathis???? (@PhidarianMathis) February 22, 2020
02/22/20 10:17am Khylei Rae Mathis#PoppaPhilly? Man y’all don’t understand? pic.twitter.com/XjtIxN0KqF
— Phidarian (Phil) Mathis???? (@PhidarianMathis) February 22, 2020
This moment provides huge motivation for him.
Mathis will enter his redshirt junior year in the fall, and it is a chance for him to create a draft status for himself. He entered the University of Alabama as a four-star in the 2017 recruiting class and posted 45 tackles in 27 games.
The 6-foot-4, 312-pounder had 27 tackles last season with two quarterback hurries and one forced fumble.
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He can play at either defensive tackle or defensive end; however, it is time for him to become a force along the front line.
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Stephen M. Smith is the managing editor and senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
