If you’re a fan of the Washington football team and you’re looking for some good news to kick-start your weekend, nobody can blame you. Unfortunately, the past week has dealt a series of blows to the team, highlighted by second-year receiver Kelvin Harmon’s torn ACL, not to mention the searing report of 15 former employees coming forward with sexual and verbal abuse cases.
If you’re looking for a silver lining, we can offer none as far as The Washington Post report goes. However, there could be a sliver of upside that comes from Harmon’s injury. While his absence in 2020 will undoubtedly serve as a blow to the offense and deplenish Dwayne Haskins’ repertoire of offensive weapons, it will at the very least give rookie WR Antonio Gandy-Golden a chance to step into the spotlight. Judging by his success in college, there is a belief that he is up to the task.
Antonio Gandy-Golden since 2018: 36#HTTR https://t.co/s6s2lNoApK
— PFF WAS Redskins (@PFF_Redskins) July 12, 2020
AGG may have been a bit overlooked in the 2020 NFL Draft, but that was partially due to the fact that he was a part of in an incredibly strong draft class of receivers, many of whom were selected in the early rounds, causing Gandy-Golden to fall to the fourth. Many draft analysts believed that in any other year, AGG would have easily been a second- or third-round pick.
With an increased role in the offense, Gandy-Golden will need to perform like an early-rounder. His stats say that he can, but we’ll see how he makes the transition from Liberty to the NFL.
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