Alabama receiver Derek Kief spent his 20th birthday jammed into a crowded elevator for more than two hours.
Survived a real tragedy last night. Stuck in an elevator for 2 hours with 20 people with super hot… https://t.co/2fmhCFzhq3
— Derek Kief (@DKief10) June 14, 2015
The 6-foot-4 redshirt freshman, a four-star member of the 2014 recruiting class, is trying to earn a reserve role within the Tide receiving corps this fall.
Calling the temporary frustration “a real tragedy,” obviously tongue in cheek, is a little much. But, if we’re to believe Kief’s Instagram post, this was more than a funny snafu.
Kief described “people with super hot breath screaming, crying and dripping. The claustrophobia was real!” The receiver also tagged Alabama backup quarterback Alec Morris in the post, jokingly imploring him to rehydrate to prepare for Monday’s workout.
There are worse kinds of trouble for players to get into on a Saturday night in the offseason. Bama fans should be thankful this one only led to some temporary dehydration and panic.
An itinerant journalist, Christopher has moved between states 11 times in seven years. Formally an injury-prone Division I 800-meter specialist, he now wanders the Rockies in search of high peaks.
