MOBILE, ALA. — The 75th Anniversary Team was honored at halftime of the Senior Bowl on Saturday, a who’s who that included NFL greats Terrell Owens, Hines Ward, Cornelius Bennett, Patrick Willis and LeRoy Butler, among others. And American Team quarterback Spencer Rattler wasted little time playing like a future member of the 100th Anniversary Team; the first drive of the game ended with a 29-yard dot to Marcus Rosemy-Jacksaint in the back of the end zone on the type of throw he’ll be asked to make at the next level.
For as good as the throw was — up and away from Virginia State cornerback Willie Drew — Rosemy-Jacksaint, who didn’t drop a single pass for Georgia last fall, showed his ability to go up and make a difficult play look like something much less than that.
Rattler only played two series but was a clinical 4-for-4 for 65 yards, and Saturday’s performance put a bow on a solid week of work for the South Carolina quarterback who endured in the last four years what some players don’t face over an entire playing career. He was solid during the three days of practice, and even though he measured just a shade over 6-feet, his arm is as good as advertised, and he showed the ability to layer throws to the second and third level. We saw that in the fall, too, but in Mobile, Rattler was able to limit the turnovers and poor decisions that plagued him a season ago.
We’re still early in the the pre-draft process, but Rattler could not have asked for a better start.
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Author : Ryan Wilson
Publish date : 2024-02-03 23:04:07
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