NFL Combine: Alabama's Branch a big Minkah fan

Dale Lolley

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Whenever NFL Draft analysts talk about Alabama safety Brian Branch, the first name they mention when making a comparison to a current NFL player is Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.

That comparison goes beyond the fact that both starred at Alabama and were asked to do many of the same things in Crimson Tide coach Nick Saban's defense.

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