Former Georgia Tech cornerback Chris Milton rehearsed his backpedal and turns, the footwork so intrinsic to his position. Dressed in Tech workout gear, he was practicing in a warehouse carpeted with artificial turf in a Norcross office park.
His audience kept a close eye, watching, suggesting and encouraging. The man’s relationship to Milton, depending on the perspective, either made little sense or perfect sense.
“Too many steps, but you’re getting smoother,” Champ Bailey, the Georgia great and one of the greatest NFL cornerbacks of all-time, told Milton. “You’ll get it right.”
After Milton’s senior season ended in November, Bailey’s phone rang – Milton was on the other end.