Devonta Smith becomes the first player from Alabama to achieve TD in the Super Bowl

It turns out that the connection from Alabama to Alabama also works in the NFL.

In which the playful touchdown for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl 59, the former Crimson Tide Quarterback Jalen Hurts with the former team-mate of Alabama, Devonta Smith, for a 46-yard score to increase the lead of the Eagles to 34: 0 in the third quarter.

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The touchdown also brought the story of NFL and Alabama. Smith was the first player from Alabama to score a touchdown in a super bowl.

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Hurts, who visited Alabama in the first three years of his college career, switched to Oklahoma and was drawn in by the Eagles in Norman in Norman in the NFL draft 2020.

You need to know the following about Smith's historical touchdown:

Clock: Devonta Smith achieved TouchDown by Alabama Player in the Super Bowl for the first time

Smith brought Hurt's third touchdown of the game (second touchdown) to increase the lead to 34: 0. Smith is the first player from Alabama to achieve a touchdown and the first recipient from Alabama.