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An NFL player doesnât get an MRI just for fun D.J. Hayden Jersey , so Josh Doctson undergoing one seemed problematic.
Even though Doctson played every game last season, the memories of Achilles tendon injuries almost entirely wiping out the 2016 first-round pickâs rookie year are fresh. But he and the Washington Redskins are sticking with the idea of not being overly concerned.
âJust tuning things up,â Doctson said. âEvery car gets an oil change.â
Coach Jay Gruden said last weekâs MRI coming back clear meant no reason for alarm, and the young wide receiver reported feeling good and looks the part early in camp. Health is half the battle for Doctson, who at 6-foot-2 with good hands and instincts has the chance to be a dynamic part of Washingtonâs offense.
âHe can definitely be one of the top receivers in this league with his leaping ability and his size and him being able to run down the field,â fellow wideout Jamison Crowder said. âThe main thing is just him staying healthy. If he can stay healthy Kareem Jackson Jersey , man, he has all the potential.â
Doctsonâs 2017 is evidence of that potential: 35 catches for 502 yards and six touchdowns. He was one of five players with at least 500 yards receiving as quarterback Kirk Cousins spread the ball around, and Gruden doesnât expect that to change this season under Alex Smith.
âItâs going to be hard for one guy to have a fantasy football superstar year,â Gruden said. âI think in the red zone is where (Doctson is) going to be most dangerous, thatâs where were hoping that he can really dominate in that area of the field and some tight window throws on third down. Just continue to get better and better and when the ball is there for him and he goes out and makes the tough catches.â
Doctson is unwilling to share personal elements of his game heâs working on, but thereâs no doubt with his size that Smith will be looking his way on Grudenâs patented fade routes in the end zone. The TCU productâs leaping ability helps him stand out and has been noticeable in one-on-one drills against star cornerback Josh Norman.
âHeâs unique Jihad Ward Jersey ,â Norman said. âWith Josh Doctson, heâs deceptively quick â fast in a way that his timing on the ball is almost impeccable. He jumps at the top of every throw, it seems, and then jump balls heâs just special.â
Gruden hopes Smith gets Doctson more touchdown opportunities this season to show what he can do. That should happen assuming the Achilles tendon problems are over and Doctson moves into whatâs essentially his second NFL season.
The biggest challenge Doctson sees for himself now is developing chemistry with Smith, who likes to review plays with receivers in practice and tell them exactly what he wants. Thatâs different from Cousins and TCU QB Trevone Boykin, so Doctson has to adjust.
âAlex might throw a little different ball than Kirk or my quarterback in college J.J. Watt Jersey , so itâs just kind of getting on page with Alex,â he said.
Doctson is able to do that because heâs on the field and healthy, a trend the Redskins hope lasts all season.
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New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis says the Saints plan to have an empty chair in the draft room at team headquarters in honor of their late owner.
Tom Benson, a New Orleans native who bought the Saints in 1985, died on March 15 at age 90.
His wife, Gayle Micah Hyde Jersey , now controls both the Saints and the NBA's New Orleans Pelicans, which Benson bought in 2012.
Loomis says Benson would have been excited about his sports businesses. Benson's horse, Lone Sailor, is slated to run in the Kentucky Derby and the Pelicans are in the second round of the playoffs after sweeping Portland in the first round.
Loomis says the Saints miss Benson and will be thinking about him on draft night.
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