In the waning weeks before the season kicks off, Alabama players in the NFL had solid performances
Starting with the obvious
He also orchestrated the only touchdown drive for the Bengals in the fourth quarter as he handed the ball off to James Wilder Jr. for a five-yard score with 2:45 to go in the game. Tampa Bay ultimately won the preseason contest by a score of 25-11. The former Crimson Tide quarterback had not participated in a game since Alabama's Sugar Bowl loss to Oklahoma in January of 2014 but looked solid in his first NFL game, although he did mostly threw check-down and intermediate passes and did not attempt to push the ball down the field.