Thursday, the Jacksonville jaguars makes a daring business to take the wide receiver / Cornerback Travis Hunter at n ° 2 in total. Now, the Jaguars are determined to let the two -way player have an impact on both sides of the ball.
In an interview on Saturday on the broadcast of the NFL draft, the director general of Jacksonville, James Gladstone, said that the team provided that Hunter plays both attack and defense. But he said that there will be a pre-season process to bring it to this point, the recruit starts first in attack and adding the defense by the start of the regular season.
“His intention is to play both sides of the ball, just like ours,” Gladstone told ESPN. “Regarding its integration process, we will give it a large dose of offense and sprinkle on the defensive side of the ball, knowing that when we arrive at the regular season, they should be balanced. But it is the initial integration plan as it is today.”
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Gladstone is in his first season as director general of the Jaguars, giving him many new obstacles when he sails in his first off -season. But more importantly, it is his first time with a player like Hunter. “It is an unexplored territory,” admitted Gladstone about the bidirectional player.
Hunter's talent at both ends was an attractive aspect for the jaguars. Gladstone called the 21 -year -old “a rare talent in the football game, but also a rare person,” noting the impressive understanding of Hunter of the game despite his young age.
“Talent on the ground talks about itself,” said Gladstone on ESPN. “The idea that he has the ability to play on both sides of the ball is certainly unique. But when you have the chance to understand who he is as a person … He has a joyful personality, but when he speaks, there are things that strike you in a way that goes beyond the jaw.”
Consequently, Gladstone clearly said that Hunter was worth the profession, especially since he tried to make Jacksonville a team that was not afraid to take risks: “When there is an opportunity to be daring, we do not shy,” he said.
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Although Hunter's ability to play both sides is certainly, in the words of Gladstone, “unique”, he will not be the first player to balance the offensive and the defense of the NFL. Deion Sanders, Hunter coach in Colorado, played an offense, defense and special teams during his professional career. Other playersIncluding the former receiver of the Patriots of New England Julian Edelman, also played clichés on both sides of the ball.
Although Hunter plays the receiver and the corner in a fluid way, it tends to be listed as a corner first. However, Jacksonville's decision to integrate it into the offensive first could have more to do with the needs of the team: the Jaguars have many more secondary players on the list than receptors at this stadium of the offseason.
