WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. – When Benardrick McKinney was a rookie outside linebacker in 2015, he was mentored by Brian Cushing.
Now McKinney has joined Cushing as mentoring young linebackers like Zach Cunningham, the second-round pick from Vanderbilt.
Cushing sees the role McKinney has taken on with rookies.
"I think a lot of guys ask him questions now and expect a lot of things from him," Cushing said. "That just comes with the years that you play. Now, going into his third year, people kind of expect those things from him."
Like Cunningham, McKinney is a former second-round pick.