Alabama QB Jalen Milroe says former Crimson Tide OC Bill O’Brien told him he ‘shouldn’t play quarterback’

Before returning to the NFL this season as New England’s offensive coordinator, Bill O’Brien spent two seasons in the same position at Alabama.

Part of his tenure there was spent discouraging Jalen Milroe from playing quarterback. That’s according to Milroe.

The Crimson Tide quarterback said so while speaking with reporters Thursday ahead of of Monday’s national semifinal game against Michigan.

Alabama QB Jalen Milroe says his former OC and current Patriots OC Bill O’Brien told him he should not be a quarterback.

“How would you feel if I told you that you sucked?”

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“All my life, even when I was in college,” Milroe said of people discouraging him from playing the position. “Shoot, my own offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien told me I shouldn’t play quarterback.”

Asked on a followup about his reaction to O’Brien’s assessment, here’s what Milroe had to say:

“How would you feel if I told you you suck?” Milroe said.

“I wouldn’t like it,” the reporter responded.

“Ok, then. That’s exactly how I felt,” Milroe continued. “Biggest thing for me, be true to myself and stay the same. Nothing changed about me. Only thing that changed was that I had opportunity, and I seized it.”

Milroe went on to say that O’Brien told him “there’s a bunch of positions” he could have switched to from quarterback.

“But look where I am right now,” Milroe continued. “Who gets the last laugh?”

Jalen Milroe’s two wins away from a national championship and letting his past doubters know it. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)

How Jalen Milroe got here

Where Milroe is right now is in the College Football Playoff. But it wasn’t a straight-forward path to get there.

Milroe took over at Alabama in the fall after 2021 Heisman Trophy winner Bryce Young left…

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Publish date : 2023-12-28 22:36:08

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