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Meet the Men Clearing the Path for Leonard Fournette's Heisman Run
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:31 pm
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:31 pm
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Meet the Men Clearing the Path for Leonard Fournette's Heisman Run
By Ray Glier
Oct 29, 2015
. . . There are two other things you should know about Fournette.
First, he is not blocking for himself (though sometimes it seems that way when he lowers his shoulder). Second, he may not be the best story on the LSU football team.
LSU senior offensive tackle Vadal Alexander was 17 years old in July 2011. He was about to bloom as an offensive lineman, one of the best in the country as a rising junior at Buford High School, north of Atlanta.
Preseason workouts had just started, and Alexander was on the field working his way through drills. Suddenly, he felt a tingling in his toes and then a slight numbness in his feet.
"I just thought my [ankle] tape was too tight, or maybe I tied my shoes too tight," Alexander said.
Brynn Anderson/Associated Press
His feet started to become more numb. Suddenly, it wasn't just his feet; his legs were beginning to feel numb, too.
"Hey, you know, I'm just having a bad practice," he said to himself.
Alexander tried to raise one of his legs. He couldn't.
Then he fell down.
He was helped to the training room and then taken home. It was mysterious, to be sure, but he went to sleep in his own bed that night.
The next morning, Alexander, one of the best high school linemen in the country, couldn't feel his legs.
"Scary," Alexander said.
Somehow, his family got him in the car, and his father, James, drove him to a hospital. . . . .
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Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:45 pm to NC_Tigah
I have a work friend who had that. He's been out of work about 6 months now and he's just now coming home from the hospital. It's scary as hell. He says he was flying home from disney one day and it felt like he slept on his hand wrong. The next day he was paralyzed. Thankfully they think he's gonna make a full recovery.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:52 pm to NC_Tigah
Thanks for this. I had no idea Alexander had Guillain Barre syndrome. Have a close friend who's kid went through it. It is NOT an easy ailment to come back from, let alone become an SEC offensive star! Explains a lot about Alexander's work ethic. I really hope this offense produces against Bama. They deserve it!
Posted on 10/29/15 at 8:54 pm to NC_Tigah
I love that the big bodies are getting recognized too. This OL is a huge contributor to LSU's success this year.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:22 pm to NC_Tigah
Awesome story! I find it hilarious that Grimes hands out a rug that references being the hammer and not the nail after the issue with Miles giving it to the media about that same analogy after the Florida game a couple of years ago
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:33 pm to NC_Tigah
All of the lineman deserve more recognition. They are the key to the offense.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:38 pm to NC_Tigah
I've always been a big guy, but never as big as these guys! i'm in awe!
Posted on 10/30/15 at 1:32 am to PortCityTiger82
The rug also has a quote from Caligula on it. That's a helluva rug.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 2:01 am to NC_Tigah
Based on the title I thought it was going to be the defenders that keep injuring the other heisman candidates
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:56 pm to FourthQuarter
I'd forgotten Grimes coached the Cam Newton AU line.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:07 pm to NC_Tigah
What a great article.
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