Latham will make a switch to left tackle in Tennessee.
The Trench King held court inside a corner room in downtown Detroit’s sprawling One Campus Martius complex. Clad in a sparkling black suit and tight Tennesse Titans cap, JC Latham sat down as theHe had watched Deion Sanders become Primetime and he wanted a nickname of his own, Latham explained in his post-draft news conference.
Speaking to Nashville media, Carthon made it clear Latham will flip to left tackle. Latham will work with longtime position coach Bill Callahan, Brian’s father, who’s spent 22 years teaching NFL offensive linemen and was last with the Cleveland Browns. Draft pundits heaped praise on the pairing, imagining how the Callahan’s can shape Latham’s frame and potential.— much like Latham did with UA’s last first-round tackle selected Evan Neal, another IMG alum — and it carried over to.
“That’s my guy, T-Book. I definitely tell him to enjoy the process. I didn’t plan on losing to Michigan so I understood there was a chance I could lose and that would be it and you just looked back and be like, damn, not long ago you was a freshman in a dorm struggling with the Fourth Quarter Program and now you’re considered a top 10 pick going into the NFL. Time really does fly.
“I tell him to enjoy the process but also at the same time don’t try to rush it. I think he’s doing a great job at that. Some guys are, ‘Man, I don’t care next season. I’m just looking for the NFL.’ He’s doing a great job in not only putting the team first, guys getting accolades as well, but he’s also understanding I’m gonna take it step by step and piece by piece.
“The impact that Saban had on me, he developed me and everybody else on and off the field. ... If you want to be a leader, you have to hold people accountable. If you want to be liked, sell ice cream. Those are things I took from him,” Latham said.JC Latham, Dallas Turner bet $20 on 1-on-1 drills at Alabama football practicesNFL Draft: Alabama’s Dallas Turner drafted No.
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