Tide CB Kool-Aid runs OK on bad foot; OT Latham ‘loses it!’ … Needless to say there was a full house at the Alabama pro day earlier with every team represented including head coaches Mike McCarthy of Dallas, Antonio Pierce of Las Vegas, Pittsburgh’s Mike Tomlin and Brian Callahan of Tennessee. And they likely left town with plenty to chew on. For starters, CB Kool-Aid McKinstry, who was held out of last month’s combine when a fracture in his foot was discovered during the medical evaluation in Indianapolis, did work out today despite the injury. No official results were posted, but McKinstry has generally been credited with a 4.47 clocking which is not bad. However, McKinstry’s vertical of just 34.5 inches isn’t all that good at a position where some players were jumping in the 40-inch range. Having completed his pro day, McKinstry is now scheduled to undergo surgery on the foot on Friday, but is expected to be ready for the start of training camp. It was also somewhat of an unusual day for OT JC Latham who did positional drills, but chose not to participate in the physical testing after also not doing so at the combine. That may have some teams wondering about his overall athleticism; on the plus side for Latham is the fact that he weighed in at ‘only’ around 345 pounds today, down over 20 pounds from his playing weight of over 366 for the Tide last fall. On the other hand, star Alabama ER Dallas Turner, who stood on his very good numbers from the combine, weighed in at a reported 256 pounds up almost ten from the combine. And that’s a better weight for teams looking for someone who can hold up playing a true DE with their hand on the ground.
