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Daily Slop - 4 Jan 25: Mikey Sainristil has come up big this season for the Commanders

The 5-foot-9, 182-pound Sainristil remains among the game’s smaller players. But he’s never allowed that to limit him. Studying football is how he’s overcome God-given measurables he can’t control. Intelligence enhances his athletic blessings.

“My size is my size,” he philosophized. “There is nothing I can do about it.”

“You say my size is my weakness,” Sainristil counters. “I say my size is my biggest strength.”

“I’m going to be completely honest,” Commanders Pro Bowl receiver Terry McLaurin began. “You don’t see a lot of slot corners with the ability to play outside and be productive.