Midway through the second day of OTAs, tight end Jordan Reed ran a wheel route down the sideline during unit drills. He believed there would be a mismatch due to the fact that linebacker Preston Smith had switched to cover him, sprinting 30 yards downfield. But Smith stayed with him stride for stride, throwing up his long wingspan to block Reed’s view and force an incompletion.
“Man, he was running,” Reed said after practice. “I didn’t think he was going to run like that, but I have to be ready for that now though.”
So will many NFL defenses.