RICHMOND, Va. -- Just as the ball was released, Washington Redskins secondary coach Perry Fewell already celebrated. His pupil, cornerback Bashaud Breeland, had executed the play perfectly, turning the proper way, and putting himself into position to make a bigger play.
It’s what Fewell has wanted to see over the past year. It’s what Breeland finally showed. So when Breeland then completed the play by intercepting this Kirk Cousins fade into the end zone, Fewell was long into his celebration. Breeland had opened up to the inside, allowing him to keep his eyes on Cousins -- and therefore see the ball.