Here's what Alabama's Kadyn Proctor said about his return to the Tide, and his first conversation with Kalen DeBoer after rejoining the team.
offensive tackle left the Crimson Tide after the 2023 season, transferring to Iowa. He quickly grew homesick for his former UA teammates, telling reporters on Wednesday that he knew Iowa wasn’t the place for him within a month and a half.
The sophomore opted to hit the portal once again, leaving his home state behind for the second time. When the next window opened, he was on his way back to Tuscaloosa.“I had apologized,” Proctor said. “Because I knew that when he first came here, his first week here, first day, a couple days, I really wasn’t giving him a chance. And I just kind of started that conversation with an apology because I really felt bad. Had my mind set on leaving and not really listening to what he had to say to me.
Nothing was handed to the returning Proctor. Early in camp, he was spotted working with the Crimson Tide’s second team during media observation periods at practice.“You can’t come back to a place and have a spot back,” Proctor said. “Everybody’s got to work for a spot, so that’s how I came into it. I knew I wasn’t going to get it at first.”
According to Proctor, the new build has helped him particularly in pass protections. Where he got beat around the edge in 2023, he now has the mobility to stick with those plays.
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