Lester Cotton

One former member of the Alabama Crimson Tide is finally getting his shot to be an everyday starter for the Las Vegas Raiders.

We’re now 66 days away from Alabama kicking off it’s season against No. 19 Miami(FL) in the Chic-Fil-A Kickoff Game on September 4th. Let’s take a look back at the career of a local legend and Alabama football great who wore the number 66.As a freshman at Alabama , Lester helped block for eventual Heisman Trophy winner and the nation’s leading rusher for that season Derrick Henry in four games. That same season, Bama go on to win the SEC and National Championship. Throughout his career at Alabama, Cotton would play both left and right guard helping open up holes for running backs such as Najee Harris, fellow Raider Joshua Jacobs, and previously mentioned Derrick Henry. Bama also won a second national championship in 2017 with the help of Cotton.

Former Alabama offensive lineman, Lester Cotton, after being waived prior to the 2020 season, is getting a chance with an NFL team again.

Tuscaloosa native Lester Cotton is set to play in Saturday's A-Day game, which didn't look like a complete certainty a few months ago.

Alabama offensive lineman Lester Cotton was arrested Friday night for possession of marijuana after a traffic stop.

It was a tale of two halves on Saturday, at least in terms of who was behind center for Alabama. After splitting duties at quarterback last week against Wisconsin, both fifth-year senior Jake Coker and sophomore Cooper Bateman again saw reps at the position in the Crimson Tide’s 37-10 win over Middle Tennessee State...

ARLINGTON, Texas – Leading into Saturday’s 35-17 win over Wisconsin, everyone just wanted to know who was starting at quarterback for Alabama. Fifth-year senior Jake Coker did, with sophomore Cooper Bateman playing in the latter stages of the game, but others, particularly younger players, also made a contribution on the field, too...

It’s not quite game week yet, but it’s starting to feel more and more like it. Alabama, on its 18th day of fall practice, worked in full pads Wednesday, as the days grow closer to the team’s season opener against Wisconsin in Arlington, Texas next Saturday...

It’s only spring, but it’s never too early to look ahead to the fall. In the fifth installment of a position-by-position breakdown of the Crimson Tide’s 2015 roster heading into spring practice, Tide 99.1 looks at the offensive line...

Lester Cotton was so eager to sign with The University of Alabama, he nearly forgot to formally announce the school’s name before placing the script “A” hat on his head and putting pen to paper. Not too surprising for a Tuscaloosa native who grew up rooting for the hometown team...