NY Giants Receiver Corey Washington Learning to Become ‘Special’

September 21, 2014   ·   Patricia Traina   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL preseason can be an unsettling period for a young, undrafted rookie.
On one hand, the stats a player accumulates don’t mean a thing; on the other hand, what a player does in the preseason often means the difference between landing on an NFL 53-man roster and hitting the waiver wire.  
No one knows this better than New York Giants receiver Corey Washington, the Giants’ 6’4”, 214-pound rookie out of Newberry College.
 
A Summertime Sensation
Washington, who was claimed off waivers from the Arizona Cardinals on May 29,  finished the 2014 preseason as the Giants’ leader in receptions (10), receiving yards (155) and touchdowns (four).
His production, while coming mostly against competition that, unlike him, is no longer on an NFL roster, was still impressive.
According to Pro Football Focus (subscription required), Washington who took 109 preseason snaps, finished tied for the 10th-highest overall grade ...

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