Defensive back Nolan Turner had one major-college scholarship offer coming out of Vestavia Hills High School, so instead of taking a walk-on opportunity at Alabama, where his father, Kevin Turner, played, he went to Clemson.On Friday, Nolan Turner signed a contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers as an undrafted rookie, following his father into the NFL.MORE NFL:· BRONCOS WIDE RECEIVER JERRY JEUDY OUT OF JAIL, BUT CASE CONTINUES· PANTHERS STILL CONSIDERING CAM NEWTON REUNION· ALABAMA ROOTS: 10 GAMES TO CIRCLE ON THE 2022 SCHEDULEAnother former Alabama high school defensive back also signed an NFL contract on Friday after going undrafted last month. The Cincinnati Bengals announced the signing of Vanderbilt cornerback Allan George, who prepped at Andalusia.The signings came as the Bucs and Bengals began their rookie minicamps. Cincinnati announced the signings of 16 undrafted rookies and Tampa Bay had 13 sign on Friday.Turner received second-team All-State recognition in the athlete slot as a Vestavia Hills senior, as he intercepted five passes and caught four touchdown passes for the Rebels in 2015. Lightly recruited, Turner went to Clemson to play for coach Dabo Swinney, who had been a teammate of Turner’s father at Alabama.At Clemson, Nolan Turner played for five seasons after a redshirt year in 2016. The safety played in 65 games with the Tigers, and the American Football Coaches Association’s All-American second team for the 2020 season included Turner.Kevin Turner spent eight seasons in the NFL as a fullback – 1992 through 1994 with the New England Patriots and 1995 through 1999 with the Philadelphia Eagles. Turner ran for 635 yards and one touchdown on 160 carries and caught 236 passes for 2,015 yards and 10 touchdowns. Turner died on March 24, 2016, after a long battle with ALS.George earned All-State recognition as a defensive back in 2016, when he intercepted seven passes and returned two punts and one interception for touchdowns for Andalusia.George started at cornerback for Vanderbilt in the 2020 and 2021 seasons.Vanderbilt cornerback Allan George intercepts a pass during an SEC game against Missouri on Oct. 19, 2019, at Vanderbilt Stadium in Nashville, Tenn.(AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)FOR MORE OF AL.COM’S COVERAGE OF THE NFL, GO TO OUR NFL PAGEMark Inabinett is a sports reporter for Alabama Media Group. Follow him on Twitter at @AMarkG1.
