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With a better foundation in place, Adam Shaheen still has to earn his snaps in 2018

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A year ago at this time, the question about Adam Shaheen wasn’t if he’d be good — it was how good he’d be.

As it turns out, that wasn’t the right question to ask while Shaheen impressed during helmets-and-shorts OTA practices. Bodying up a defensive back without pads looked nice, but wasn’t a predictor of how the rookie from Division-II Ashland would fair during the regular season.

“Really I was pretty blind to it all last year, I was just trying to run the right route and catch the ball,” Shaheen said. “So it’s not like this year where I really feel like you understand football in Year 2.