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The team signed Turpin to a very low-cost three-year deal, but he’s just one guy of many trying to earn a spot on the team. The receiving group has a lot of young players trying to fill voids left by departed players with Turpin being one of them. While being super fast as well as the USFL’s reigning receiving yards leader has nice appeal, it will be his return ability that has the best chance to punch his ticket onto the roster. And right now, he’s the guy as Turpin was handling all the punt returns in Thursday’s practice. Jalen Tolbert is a guy who we could see handle return duties this year, but even putting him at risk might not be ideal right now considering he’s expected to have a bigger role with Michael Gallup missing the first part of the season.
With limited competition surrounding him in camp, Turpin’s in a good spot to make the team. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s having himself a very good camp so far. He hasn’t been with the team very long, but he’s already flashing the skills that made him so impressive in the USFL. He’s blowing by the team’s fastest starting corner, he’s making back shoulder catches, and he’s putting his remarkable shiftiness on display in punt return drills. His footwork in drills is very impressive so far. Everything he’s demonstrating in practice so far is validating the player he is, which is a dynamic playmaker once he gets the ball in his hands.
Turpin didn’t just show up out of nowhere. Similar to the Bryan Anger acquisition a year ago, special teams coach John Fassel has had his eye on him for a while.
Fassel is already praising the team’s new weapon saying that he is very excited to have Turpin on the team and that he has huge aspirations for him.
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...-essentially-a-lock-to-make-the-53-man-roster
With limited competition surrounding him in camp, Turpin’s in a good spot to make the team. And it doesn’t hurt that he’s having himself a very good camp so far. He hasn’t been with the team very long, but he’s already flashing the skills that made him so impressive in the USFL. He’s blowing by the team’s fastest starting corner, he’s making back shoulder catches, and he’s putting his remarkable shiftiness on display in punt return drills. His footwork in drills is very impressive so far. Everything he’s demonstrating in practice so far is validating the player he is, which is a dynamic playmaker once he gets the ball in his hands.
Turpin didn’t just show up out of nowhere. Similar to the Bryan Anger acquisition a year ago, special teams coach John Fassel has had his eye on him for a while.
Fassel is already praising the team’s new weapon saying that he is very excited to have Turpin on the team and that he has huge aspirations for him.
https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...-essentially-a-lock-to-make-the-53-man-roster
