Several former Texas A&M Aggies football players were in attendance at Tuesday's pro day at Kyle Field, including defensive tackle McKinley Jackson and running back Ainias Smith.
While speaking to the media, both men had more than positive things to say about new head coach Mike Elko during an interview session and shed light on some of the issues the team may have been dealing with under previous coach Jimbo Fisher. I guessed.
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Jackson praised Elko, saying, “He's one of the best people in Texas A&M history.”
Sure, Jackson hasn't been around forever, but this is an important quote from an important player. But what's even more interesting to some outsiders, and less so from those involved with the program on a regular basis, is that Mr. Smith said Elko injected something desperately lacking into the program from the old regime. It means that they think they are doing it.
“He established discipline,” Smith said. “I think that's what we lacked and A&M needed.” And right now, I feel like this is the most disciplined team A&M has ever seen. ”
Smith, A&M's most consistent player over the past five years, will be working out for the first time since undergoing finger surgery after doctors revealed a stress fracture in his left shin that required a second opinion. become. Lucas Oil Stadium.
Former Aggies quarterback Kellen Mond will also appear at Pro Day, hoping to appeal to NFL executives for a chance to return to the league or earn a spot in the new UFL, a merger of the XFL and USFL.
Mond spent the 2022 season with the Cleveland Browns.He joined the Indianapolis Colts' practice squad last year but was not re-signed after the regular season.
