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There’s something beautiful — something pure — about five different footballs cutting through the air simultaneously, each finding a different route runner. The whizzing, whirring whoosh of the rotations, followed by the thuds the pigskin finding its target. It’s controlled chaos, somehow all over the place and incredibly precise, especially when NFL quarterbacks are doing it. For the Commanders, there’s prized rookie Jayden Daniels, backup Marcus Mariota, reserves Jeff Driskel and Sam Hartman and … wait, who is that guy not in uniform? He sure looks like like he can sling it, too.
That’s because he can. That’s David Blough, Washington’s new assistant quarterbacks coach, decked out in all black Commanders gear and layering in throws short, medium and long. He’s just months removed from retiring after spending the 2023 season on the Lions’ practice squad. Across a five-year career, Blough played for the Lions and Cardinals and spent time with the Browns and Vikings as well. At 28, he’s younger than both Mariota and Driskel, now his students.
“What could have been!” Driskel yells jokingly after zipping one to Terry McLaurin in the end zone, a comment that draws a laugh and a big smile from Washington’s top wide receiver.
“I would say, outside of my dad, the most important men in my life have been coaches,” Blough told CBS Sports. “People who have challenged me, taken me under their wing from middle school, high school, college, people who helped me reach my full potential and push me. When I was in high school, I wanted to be a high school coach, in college I wanted to be a college coach, and now here I feel like I can add something to the game of football at the highest level and be one of the good guys while doing it.”
Blough is one of several recent former NFL players on Dan Quinn’s new-look staff, and his addition makes sense in many ways, including his prior relationship with…
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Author : Zachary Pereles
Publish date : 2024-09-06 16:38:42
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