After Denver Broncos star cornerback Patrick Surtain II received a four-year, $96 million contract extension on Wednesday, the Alabama football program celebrated a monumental accomplishment.
The Crimson Tide took to social media to announce that Alabama alums have made over $1 billion in NFL contracts this offseason:
Alabama Football @AlabamaFTBLUpdated u2705<br><br>That's B for Billion. ud83eudd11<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BuiltByBama?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BuiltByBama</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/NFLU?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#NFLU</a> <a href="https://t.co/FyR2lqnUnG">https://t.co/FyR2lqnUnG</a> <a href="https://t.co/TVDLTsX1Kh">pic.twitter.com/TVDLTsX1Kh</a>
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