Expectations for the defense in Washington are high this coming season, but there are a number of players in the middle that many people are cautiously optimistic about.
While most people think that veteran linebacker Thomas Davis Sr. will be a perfect leader in the middle of the defense, there are also players like Reuben Foster and Kevin Pierre-Louis who are expected to play some type of role in the defense, though it’s hard to say just what at this moment. Foster was a former first-rounder in San Francisco who was signed by Washington in 2018, though he hasn’t played since then due to injury, and Pierre-Louis came over to the team this year in free agency. Both are relatively unknown in Washington, with many wondering what type of production we can expect from them this season.
According to Davis, who talked with media members on Friday, expectations should be high.
Davis said Reuben Foster is a physical specimen. He said Foster was born to play linebacker and seeing him make progress has been truly special, especially for someone like him who has experienced his own recovery process.
— Zach Selby (@ZachDSelby) August 14, 2020
Thomas Davis on one of the LB room mystery men, Kevin Pierre-Louis. Mentioned an explosive element. "He's a guy I can see in this defense making a ton of plays."
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 14, 2020
A “physical specimen” who was born to play linebacker, and an explosive player who will be making a ton of plays on defense. Hard to find any better ways to describe a couple of new players who will likely be slotted in somewhere on Washington’s defensive rotation.
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