Eddie Jackson Wants to Make You Cry

Eddie Jackson penned a beautiful letter to his teammates via the Players’ Tribune on the eve of the college football playoffs:

If I could cover Coop in practice, there was no other player in the nation who was going to intimidate me. That’s the advantage we have over everybody else. We earn all our experience the hard way on the practice field in Tuscaloosa against future early-round draft picks. What I didn’t realize at the time was that it was a privilege to get beat by guys like that. That’s how I learned. And even when I knew I was screwing up, it was my teammates who tried to keep my chin up. I could miss three assignments in 10 plays, but when I came off the field my boys would be saying, “Damn Eddie, you look good out there! You’re gonna be beasting guys soon.”

And when I broke my leg this season, it was you guys who lifted me up and let me know you had my back. I was just talking to Calvin Ridley the other day about how much I miss being on the field with all of you. But being away from the team has given me a chance to watch how you guys play from a different perspective, and it’s made me appreciate what we have here that much more.

Seriously, read the whole thing. There is nothing I can write here that would add to it. Eddie simply continues to impress in every way imaginable. May he heal properly and enjoy a long pro career.

Roll TIde.