{"id":7075422,"date":"2026-10-04T08:30:27","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:30:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7075422"},"modified":"2026-10-04T08:30:27","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T08:30:27","slug":"alabama-football-kalen-deboer-talks-injuries-slowing-kamario-taylor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7075422","title":{"rendered":"Alabama football: Kalen DeBoer talks injuries, slowing Kamario Taylor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g79 _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">The Texas native wowed the Elite 11 coaches with the way he did everything, both physically and mentally. Justin Hoover, Russell\u2019s coach during the camp\u2019s 7-on-7 tournament, noted something that he saw after Russell made an on-the-money throw to a wide-open receiver for what looked like a sure touchdown that ended up being dropped.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup _1bij9g79 _1bij9g78 _1mt21p01\">\u201cKeelon goes to the kid as he\u2019s coming back to the huddle: \u2018Hey, it\u2019s all good. Those are the hardest ones to catch when no one\u2019s around you,\u2019\u201d Hoover told <em>The Athletic<\/em> at the time. \u201cHe just has this great feel and leadership and ability to calm everyone down. 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