Post by Deleted on Nov 5, 2016 5:02:24 GMT -6
Chicago Bears rookie WR Daniel Braverman still adjusting to the pro game
By: Bryan Perez | 10 hours ago
When the Chicago Bears drafted Western Michigan wide receiver Daniel Braverman in the seventh round last April, it was expected that he’d have a steep hill to climb in order to make the active roster. According to receivers coach Curtis Johnson, the five-foot-eight pass-catcher is still climbing that hill.
“Braverman is a guy with short-area quickness that, I’m telling you, it’s phenomenal,” receivers coach Curtis Johnson told the Chicago Sun-Times. “He just needs to continue to work and continue to understand the pro football game.”
According to Johnson, Braverman is still learning the intricacies of learning how to play the position in the NFL, from route-running to identifying coverages. Until recently, receivers typically experienced one of the longer learning curves of any rookie entering the NFL.
The 2014 draft — the one with Odell Beckham, Mike Evans, Brandin Cooks and several others — has created unrealistic expectations of rookie wideouts.
It looks like Eddie Royal’s injury-plagued history is starting to catch up with him once again, as he’s missed the last two games with a bum toe. We’ll find out soon whether the injury will linger into Week 10.
If it does, Braverman’s promotion could be coming sooner than later. Not only does Royal serve as the Bears’ slot receiver — the position that Braverman is expected to play in the NFL — he also contributes as a punt returner, a role that Braverman could cut his NFL teeth on.
After a training camp where Braverman stole the headlines on a daily basis, the time is now for him to put it all together and make the leap from the practice field to Sunday reps.
