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http://mmqb.si.com/mmqb/2017/02/21/...ngton-wide-receiver-desean-jackson-snoop-dogg
IRVINE, Calif. — Over the past year, college football analysts and draft pundits have gushed that John Ross, the University of Washington receiver with blinding speed, could be the next DeSean Jackson. Few realized, however, that the nine-year NFL veteran had taken it upon himself to groom his potential successor.
The relationship began last summer at a barbershop in Long Beach, both players’ hometown. Ross’s father, John Ross Jr. (the younger Ross is John Ross III), a regular patron, bragged nearly every day that his son was the next big thing. Jackson’s brother, Khaled, another regular, relayed the conversation to DeSean. And so the Commanders receiver decided to see for himself. He obtained Ross’ cell phone number last July and cold-called him.
“What are you doing right now?” Jackson blurted when Ross picked up.
“Uhh…” Ross stumbled.
“You should be working out!” Jackson ordered.
“I’m sorry, who is this?” Ross asked.
“DeSean Jackson.”
“Seriously?”
“When are you going to come work out with me?”
“I’m in Seattle…” Ross said. (It was, after all, two weeks before Huskies’ training camp began.)
“So?” Jackson asked.
Two days later, Ross was on a flight back to Los Angeles. He reported to a dimly lit high school gym in Lynwood—“it felt really secluded,” Ross remembers—and sure enough, there was Jackson. In a two-hour session, Jackson had Ross mimic his footwork drills. The veteran explained what he looks for on routes. Most importantly, he imparted this advice: “You’re fast, but you don’t have to use all of your speed every single time. Use your speed as a weapon, slow down sometimes. Focus on technique and that’s how you’ll beat your guy.”
IRVINE, Calif. — Over the past year, college football analysts and draft pundits have gushed that John Ross, the University of Washington receiver with blinding speed, could be the next DeSean Jackson. Few realized, however, that the nine-year NFL veteran had taken it upon himself to groom his potential successor.
The relationship began last summer at a barbershop in Long Beach, both players’ hometown. Ross’s father, John Ross Jr. (the younger Ross is John Ross III), a regular patron, bragged nearly every day that his son was the next big thing. Jackson’s brother, Khaled, another regular, relayed the conversation to DeSean. And so the Commanders receiver decided to see for himself. He obtained Ross’ cell phone number last July and cold-called him.
“What are you doing right now?” Jackson blurted when Ross picked up.
“Uhh…” Ross stumbled.
“You should be working out!” Jackson ordered.
“I’m sorry, who is this?” Ross asked.
“DeSean Jackson.”
“Seriously?”
“When are you going to come work out with me?”
“I’m in Seattle…” Ross said. (It was, after all, two weeks before Huskies’ training camp began.)
“So?” Jackson asked.
Two days later, Ross was on a flight back to Los Angeles. He reported to a dimly lit high school gym in Lynwood—“it felt really secluded,” Ross remembers—and sure enough, there was Jackson. In a two-hour session, Jackson had Ross mimic his footwork drills. The veteran explained what he looks for on routes. Most importantly, he imparted this advice: “You’re fast, but you don’t have to use all of your speed every single time. Use your speed as a weapon, slow down sometimes. Focus on technique and that’s how you’ll beat your guy.”
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