see a kid that size move like that. (Yeah, I know I said that before.)

The kid was a freak of nature – at one point on the tape, he did nine non-stop one-handed pullups and then dropped straight to push-ups with the same arm. He did passing drills and ran option plays, but it was the sheer display of physical prowess that had me gaping. 

Before I went to see Toomey, the last time I did a first visit myself was about my second or third year at Bama. That was only because the whole staff happened to be out of town and there was a defensive tackle at Tuscaloosa County High that I wanted to take a look at. I don’t remember whether he turned out to be any good or even whether he came to Bama o...

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