Stephen M. Smith

Stories By Stephen M. Smith

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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Tony Brown to participate in United States Track and Field Outdoor Championships

  Alabama football senior cornerback Tony Brown is one of seven student-athletes that will travel to Sacramento, Calif., on Thursday and one...

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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Former Alabama CB Dre Kirkpatrick adds music to professional endeavors

  Alabama’s 2011 national championship team boasted a lot of colorful personalities, but none were more exciting than cornerback Dre’ Kirkpatrick. The swagger...

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  SEC News

  / 7 years ago

  SEC Football: Top five inside linebackers returning to conference play in 2017

  We’ve now made it to the captains on defense: inside linebackers. The patience to follow gap assignments, strong hands to make...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  SEC News

  / 7 years ago

  SEC Football: Top five defensive tackles returning to conference play in 2017

  Defensive ends receive much of the glory in college football, but it all comes from having someone that will consistently take...

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  SEC News

  / 7 years ago

  SEC Football: Top five defensive ends returning to conference play next season

  We will return to the offensive part of this installment and pick up the front line, but for now, we turn...

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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Alabama football: Five defensive linemen that must emerge next season

  With two weeks remaining in the month of June and SEC Media Days schedule in early July, the 2017 college football year is right...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Tide spotlight: Retooling Alabama’s defensive line for next season

  Alabama will not replace the type of leadership that defensive linemen Jonathan Allen and Dalvin Tomlinson brought to the front group;...

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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  New York Jets WR ArDarius Stewart recovering from two surgeries

  Head coach Todd Bowles and the New York Jets did not have third-round pick and former Alabama wide receiver, ArDarius Stewart...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Detroit Lions sign second-round pick, former Alabama OT Cyrus Kouandjio

  After being released from the Buffalo Bills on May 24, it did not take long for Cyrus Kouandjio to return to...

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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Baltimore Ravens to have a ‘leader’ in Tim Williams that Alabama never received

  During my first six years with Touchdown Alabama Magazine, I never took a chance to leave the press box and enter the...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Amari Cooper turning heads at minicamp; receives praise from QB Derek Carr

  He’s about to enter his fourth NFL season with the Oakland Raiders, but quarterback Derek Carr knew exactly what the franchise...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Running back Derrick Henry looks ‘faster’ during first day of Titans minicamp

  Second-year running back Derrick Henry looks to build off some decent numbers from his rookie season in 2016, as he put...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Tony Brown earns a pair of All-American honors from NCAA Outdoor Track Championships

  Tony Brown ended his track career in style. The senior and Alabama football defensive back was one of 24 student-athletes to...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Browns sign former Alabama, Oregon State wide receiver Richard Mullaney

  Cleveland Browns head coach Hue Jackson and the rest of the organization made a couple of moves offensively and defensively, before...

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  Alabama Football Podcasts

  / 7 years ago

  The Way It Is: Dissecting the importance of Alabama’s secondary for next season

  Alabama recruits star-studded potential at running back, wide receiver, linebacker and it’s starting to bring in marquee talent at quarterback; however,...

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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Eddie Lacy wins round two of target weight battle, pockets $55K from Seahawks

  Eddie Lacy is earning his $5.5 million contract at Seattle. Prior to him signing a one-year deal on March 14, Seahawks’...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama in the Pros

  / 7 years ago

  Marcell Dareus talks charity work in Haiti and wanting to prove himself at Buffalo

  After spending 12 years in the National Football League with the Philadelphia Eagles and serving a five-year stint at Carolina as...

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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Alabama RB Najee Harris returned to California for high school diploma

  TUSCALOOSA, Ala.– He may have missed prom, senior skip day and all the other shenanigans that come during the second semester...

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  SEC News

  / 7 years ago

  SEC Football: Four reasons on why Kentucky will capture an SEC East crown in 2017

  Nothing screams offseason more than hot takes, outlandish stories and controversial radio shows to increase ratings. Between the months of May...

  By Stephen M. Smith
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  Alabama Football News

  / 7 years ago

  Tide spotlight: Recapping transfer information on Shawn Jennings, O.J. Smith

  Alabama’s defensive front took a slight hit to start the month of June, but it appears to be nothing too severe...

  By Stephen M. Smith