RICHMOND, Va., -- As players headed to the practice field late last season, grumbling about a full-padded practice, Washington Redskins linebacker Will Compton opted for a different mindset.
It’s the same one that carried him to this point, traveling from undrafted free agent to starter in 2013 to a starter two years later. It’s the same one he hopes carries him deep into his career.
“We’re all like, oh man a padded practice,” Redskins linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said, “and he was like, ‘Hey, I might have to put the helmet on someone today!’ He definitely has not lost that edge.