The first month of Jordan Morris' professional career has been full of tough lessons. There has been Morris' continued adaptation to a new position, right wing in the Seattle Sounders' 4-3-3. There have been the physical demands of training in a professional environment for the first time. But one challenge has risen above all of the others, and that is dealing with the weight of immense expectations.
Ahead of Sunday's match against the Houston Dynamo (4 p.m. ET, ESPN/WatchESPN), the mental load has been evident in Morris' play. In four games, three of them starts, Morris has managed only three shots.