Rasul Douglas entered the NFL trying to stop every wide receiver route. After several practices, the Eagles cornerback could have been excused for believing that it was possible.
Douglas was everywhere. He broke up hitches, fades, ins and outs; he thwarted corners, posts, goes and comebacks. He didn’t stop every pass. But he gave up far less than he prevented, and the rookie from the University of West Virginia worked his way up the depth chart.
Then reality set in. And it was often his veteran teammates in the secondary and his coaches who delivered the truth.