A little more than a week removed from his unexpected post-game speech, second-year receiver Terry McLaurin has been voted as a team captain of the Washington Football Team.
"I know I'm still a young guy," McLaurin prefaced, addressing his teammates after Washington's resounding 25-3 win over Dallas in Week 7.
McLaurin spoke with a shyness that bordered on timid, respectful that he was stepping out of his place in the pecking order. By the end of his brief speech, McLaurin had the entire locker room rallied around him and his words.
Speaking to reporters on Wednesday, Rivera announced the team had voted unanimously to make McLaurin a captain, replacing Landon Collins, who was lost for the season with an Achilles injury in the Dallas game.
Although it's atypical for non-quarterbacks as young as McLaurin to take on a leadership role in an NFL locker room, the 25-year-old former third-round pick has demonstrated extraordinary maturity for his age, and holds an extra measure of clout as Washington's leading receiver.
McLaurin leads Washington with 577 receiving yards and 43 catches
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