A controversial, but also impressive moment happened Sunday between the New Orleans Saints and Los Angeles Chargers.
Los Angeles earned a 26-8 victory, but a former Alabama football standout went into enforcer mode to defend star quarterback, Justin Herbert in New Orleans, La. Bradley Bozeman completely dumped Saints’ defensive lineman Nathan Shepherd to the ground after he tried to twist Herbert’s leg in the second quarter. Bozeman jumped on Shepherd, pinned him to the ground, and Herbert had to help Bozeman get off him.
The Alabama native is serious when it comes to protecting his quarterback.
Bradley Bozeman the enforcer pic.twitter.com/2ybL6tK9YL
— Nate Tice (@Nate_Tice) October 27, 2024
He protected names such as AJ McCarron, Blake Sims, Jacob Coker, Jalen Hurts, and Tua Tagovailoa during his tenure at the University of Alabama from 2013 to 2017. Bozeman played on two College Football Playoff National Championship teams (2015, 2017) and three Southeastern Conference Championship teams (2014-16).
He is on his third National Football League squad as the starting center for the Chargers. Bozeman said the play on Herbert was ‘one of the dirtiest’ he has ever seen.
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It is good to know the young quarterback has a offensive lineman that has his back.
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Stephen M. Smith is the senior writer for Touchdown Alabama Magazine. You can “like” him on Facebook or “follow” him on Twitter, via @CoachingMSmith.
