EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Long before Mackensie Alexander impressed NFL scouts, he caught the eye of an NFL player.
Alexander was working out at his high school football field in Immokalee, Florida, when former alumnus, Miami Hurricanes star and four-time Pro Bowler Edgerrin James passed by.
“The first thing, he was impressed, I’ll never forget it,” Alexander explained Friday on the first day of a three-day rookie minicamp at Winter Park. “He said, ‘You don’t see kids like you working like this anymore, and he gave me [a pair of his football] gloves and told me to just keep working hard and you’ll achieve your dreams.