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WR Tales: Stories Of Early Lessons

Maybe the historic Class of 2014 wipes away the perception that rookie wide receivers don't thrive in the NFL. Jordan Matthews, who we saw every week, was proof of the new day at wide receiver in the league. He caught 67 passes for 872 yards and eight touchdowns in his highly successful rookie season, one of a handful of rookie wideouts who stepped right into the big time and made an instant impact.

Can Nelson Agholor have the same early success? It's a question that Agholor was asked last week as the Rookie Minicamp began, and he brushed it off with professionalism and reality: "That's not the conversation right now," he said, instead focusing on the day-to-day goal of improvement.