Training camp is a great time of year. Teams get ready for the long season ahead, and unproven players who find themselves on the brink of being cut push themselves to make the final 53-man roster.
We are seeing a great example of the latter emerge in Latrobe in the early days of training camp as cornerback Elijah Riley is making a case for himself to be the team’s starter in the slot.
For those who may not know a lot about the fourth-year man from Army, he was signed by Philadelphia in 2020 as an undrafted free agent and appeared in five games with the Eagles that season, and one in 2021 before ending up with the Jets before the season’s end.