Pittsburgh Steelers wide receiver L'Damian Washington might be someone that you'd call resilient based on what you see on the surface. He just went through his first season in the NFL, bouncing around from city to city before landing in Pittsburgh, a franchise with a rich tradition of talented receivers.
But for Washington, this oddly enough doesn't feel like uncharted territory. Everything he's done in his whole life has been preparing him for how to handle what he had to go through in 2014.
In fact, it was a cakewalk in retrospect.
In many ways, Washington's first year in the NFL was much like his first season in college. Admittedly, he was uncertain on every front and was feeling himself out in his role with Mizzou. But just as he succeeded in that endeavor, and in challenges he's dealt with on his road to the top of American football, he saw no other option.
And why not? He's a product of the Gary Pinkel system that has a proven record of crafting NFL-caliber talent.
But in this case, there's much more below the surface. We sat down with Washington to talk about this great adventure and where it's likely to take him next.
from Bleacher Report http://ift.tt/1DH9dme
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