Don't Miss
- Commissioner’s statement on Ventura, Marte
- Ronnie O’Sullivan: Masters champion ‘felt so vulnerable’ in final
- Arron Fletcher Wins 2017 WSOP International Circuit Marrakech Main Event ($140,224)
- Smith challenges Warner to go big in India
- Moncada No. 1 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Braves land 2 on MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- Kingery makes MLB Pipeline’s Top 10 2B Prospects list
- New Zealand wrap up 2-0 after Bangladesh implosion
- Mathews, Pradeep, Gunathilaka to return to Sri Lanka
- Elliott hopes for rain for Poli
NFL1000: Rookie Review from Week 12
- Updated: December 2, 2016
It’s not easy to be a first-year cornerback in the NFL.
Rookies at the position have to deal with receivers more gifted and developed than any they’ve faced, and offensive game plans that can be several chapters larger than anything they’ve ever studied. And quarterbacks practice the art of subtle deception. Most NFL cornerbacks take at least their first full professional season to develop into above-average starters.
This makes the performances of our top two rookie corners this week particularly exceptional.
The Cleveland Browns’ Briean Boddy-Calhoun, an undrafted free agent from Minnesota, had a great game against the New York Giants, allowing four catches (one for a touchdown) on eight targets. The 5’9″ Boddy-Calhoun showed great range …
