David Ballou is entering his third season as Alabama’s Director of Sports Performance.
He and Dr. Matt Rhea came to Tuscaloosa together in 2020 as the Crimson Tide’s new strength staff. The duo cut down Alabama’s soft tissue injuries by 50 percent, and it allowed the Tide to have an undefeated national championship year.
Despite injuries in 2021, Ballou, Rhea, and Jeff Allen look to have the injury prevention tools fine-tuned for next season.
According to a report from Nick Underhill, the Saints are showing interest in poaching Ballou and Rhea.
Sounds like the Saints are interested in Alabama’s director of sports performance David Ballou and director of sports science Matt Rhea
— Nick Underhill (@nick_underhill) February 21, 2022
Ballou, in showing loyalty to Nick Saban, sent a subliminal “Roll Tide” tweet on social media.