Alabama football juniors Minkah Fitzpatrick and Da’Ron Payne were each selected as part of a 21-candidate list for the 2017 Lombardi Award, the Lombardi Foundation announced on Monday afternoon
Monday night in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome saw the best performance of the year by the Alabama defense and it was highlighted by junior Da'Ron Payne's MVP effort.
Alabama held its annual media day on Saturday morning before Fan Day began later that afternoon.
The media had a chance to interview a handful of Crimson Tide football players, including defensive lineman Da'Ron Payne. The junior enters his third year in the program with a little starting experience but is expected to take on a much bigger role on the defense in 2017...