Nick Saban's longtime right-hand man is leaving the Alabama program.
Joe Pendry, the former Crimson Tide offensive line coach who has been a special adviser and NFL liaison for the Tide in recent years, is retiring, sources told AL.com.
A longtime close friend and trusted confidant of Saban, Pendry first joined Alabama in 2007 as part of Saban's original Tide staff and moved into that off-field role after retiring from coaching in 2011.
"He was a great offensive line coach here and did a great job recruiting guys to come here as offensive linemen," Saban said of Pendry in 2016.