Leonard Hankerson Taking It All In Stride

Much of the hype surrounding Leonard Hankerson leading up to the draft was the enormous size of his hands.  The biggest hands in the draft? He used them to break all of the records held by Andre Johnson and Michael Irvin?

Yes, please.

His pro debut on Friday was rather anti-climactic, however, as he ended the game with one reception on three targets, for eight yards.

But Hankerson shook all of that off today and said that he doesn’t feel any pressure going into Indianapolis.

“I don’t feel like I have to prove, I just have to go out there and make plays for the team,” he said.  ”Do my job, know my assignment, and just go have fun.”

That’s comforting to hear from a guy that the Redskins clearly have a lot of faith in.  Most of the best players in the history of the game were just out there having fun.

Some fans were ready to cut Hankerson and Aldrick Robinson after they had ball-handling issues against the Steelers, forgetting that they were experiencing their first NFL action against guys in different helmets.  Both of them made some nice catches today. On one throw Hankerson did a great job of coming back to the ball and using his large hands to grab it out of a crowd. Robinson made a good grab on the sideline.



(csnwashington.com)