The University of Alabama defense got a little bit of a surprise when sophomore Eddie Jackson was able to run drills with the other cornerbacks Friday morning. Wearing his usual No. 4 in addition to a knee brace, it was his first practice since undergoing surgery to repair a knee ligament in April. “We kind of have him on a pitch count as to what he’s going to do,” Coach Nick Saban said. “With these guys, it’s always about how much can they do before they start to get sore or before they start to break down relative to where they are. We’d like to just not push the envelope too far that we get to that point.” With Alabama holding two practices on the first day of training camp — veterans in the morning and the younger players in the evening — Jackson was working alongside junior Bradley Sylve, redshirt freshman Anthony Averett, junior Cyrus Jones, and true freshman Tony Brown, who was an early enrollee. Read more http://www.saturdaydownsouth.com/al...g-impressive-recovery-from-nasty-knee-injury/
