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Title: "Patience pays off for junior Nick Perry, Alabama's new starter at safety" Post by: Chechem on September 12, 2012, 05:21:18 AM http://www.al.com/alabamafootball/index.ssf/2012/09/patience_pays_off_for_junior_n.html
Quote Nick Perry knew there was NFL talent in front of him, but that only went so far to appease his understandable lack of patience. When Perry, just years removed from back-to-back state titles at Prattville High, arrived at Alabama in 2010, his role model, Mark Barron, was ahead of him on the depth chart and thriving. So, too, was Robert Lester, who burst on the scene as a sophomore and intercepted eight passes that season. That provided Perry with enough motivation to balance out the disappointment that came with seeing the field on just a minimal basis during his first two seasons... |