NFL Connection

CRIMSON TIDE PLAYERS ON NFL ROSTERS: The Alabama football program was well represented throughout the National Football League with the opening of the 2009 season with former players and coaches dotting league rosters. The Crimson Tide has 36 former players and coaches working in the NFL this season. The Crimson Tide is also represented on 17 of the league's 30 teams. Four former Alabama players and coaches are with the defending Super Bowl Champion Pittsburgh Steelers, including defensive back DeShea Townsend and assistant coaches John Mitchell (assistant head coach/defensive line), Bruce Arians (offensive coordinator/quarterbacks coach) and Amos Jones (special teams). The Crimson Tide has 21 current NFL players, including 18 on active rosters and three more on practice squads or injured reserve. There are 13 former Alabama players and/or coaches serving as assistant coaches in the NFL this season, including Sylvester Croom (St. Louis Rams), Freddie Kitchens (Arizona Cardinals) and Richard Williamson (Carolina Panthers).

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