While putting together the roundup of Alabama players in NFL rookie mini camps, I started wondering about how the Crimson Tide is represented league-wide right now. So, with a bit of internet searching I came up with the answers...
Currently, there are 32 former Alabama players on 19 different NFL rosters (that might change a bit by the time the season starts if some of the unsigned free agents catch on somewhere or others don't make the cut).
Right now Kansas City is Tuscaloosa West with a whopping five former Tiders on the team. Four teams - Atlanta, Baltimore, Cincinnati and Houston - have three former Alabama players under contract and three - Arizona, Pittsburgh and St. Louis - boast two.
The dean of Alabama players in the pros is Pittsburgh corner Deshea Townsend who was picked up by the Steelers in the fourth round of the 1998 NFL Draft. He is the only active NFL player to have been coached by the legendary Gene Stallings.
The former Crimson Tide player next in seniority is Jarrett Johnson who was picked up by the Ravens in the fourth round of the 2003 draft (making him the last remnant of the not-so-legendary Mike Dubose era).
The full list with links to their SB Nation player pages are after the jump...
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