Time for DeVante Parker to Start Paying off for Miami Dolphins

November 6, 2015   ·   Erik Frenz   ·   Jump to comments

Some first-round picks take longer to get acclimated to the NFL than others. Sometimes, however, their early struggles are a result of circumstances that are out of their control.
Miami Dolphins rookie wide receiver DeVante Parker has been bothered by a nagging foot injury since the summer. He dominated the headlines during OTAs and spring practices, but his offseason was cut short after having surgery to replace a screw in his left foot. He initially suffered the foot injury as a senior at Louisville, and it cut his final year short.
He has taken the injury with him to the NFL. 
Whether his foot simply didn't have enough time to heal or has been aggravated by his action since joining the Dolphins, it's clearly the biggest factor behind Parker's struggles as a rookie.
Parker has been held out of practice this week and has attributed his absence to an issue with scar tissue, according to Barry Jackson of the Miami Herald. 
"I was feeling a li...

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