How this Alabama football ‘father figure’ helped Deontae Lawson’s recovery

After an ACL injury ended his 2024 season against Oklahoma, Alabama football linebacker Deontae Lawson was down. After planning to forgo his final season and enter the NFL Draft, suddenly, the Mobile native was forced into surgery, rehab and another year in Tuscaloosa. After a successful surgery, Lawson began working with UA’s head athletic trainer, Jeremy Gsell. “That’s my guy, man,” Lawson ...