Laquon Treadwell didn’t think much about a friendship with Kenyan Drake at the time of Drake’s injury.
Drake, Alabama’s smaller and quicker back, suffered a lower leg injury in the Rebels’ 23-17 win over the Crimson Tide last season. Drake had to be carted off the field at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. The injury required surgery and ended his season.
Treadwell didn’t know then that his time was coming. He and Drake entered the unfortunate Fraternity of the Wounded later last season when Treadwell suffered leg and ankle injuries against Auburn. Like Drake, there was surgery, and there was no more football in 2014.