The fact that Josh Doctson was on the field at all in the Washington Redskins’ 38-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night represented a strong degree of improvement for the rookie wide receiver, who had missed the entire preseason with left Achilles tendon tendinitis.
Doctson had been sidelined since May when he sustained the injury in rookie minicamp and then aggravated it again in the first week of organized team activities. He wasn’t able to do much of anything during training camp and the odds seemed slim for him to be ready for the start of the season.