FLOWERY BRANCH, Ga. -- Atlanta Falcons cornerback Robert Alford, inspired by the team-building efforts promoted by head coach Dan Quinn, decided to take it upon himself to bring the defensive backs even closer together.
Alford scoured the internet and purchased Roots of Fight Cassius Clay jackets for the entire secondary. Cassius Clay was the birth name of legendary boxer Muhammad Ali, who died last summer at the age of 74.
DB UNITY. @rootsoffight coming thru with the ud83dudd25jackets. #RiseUp pic.twitter.com/doIUM61wyW
— Robert Alford (@rockorocky) January 22, 2017
"It was something the cornerbacks wanted to do," Alford said.