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Ken Crawley is showing growth while learning on the job for the Saints
By Nick Underhill -- Advocate
This wasn’t what the Saints had planned for Ken Crawley.
The team saw a promising player, one it wanted to develop, get some snaps, and use on special teams. No one expected the cornerback to be matching up with Julio Jones in Week 3.
But football has a way of ruining plans. Delvin Breaux broke his fibula in Week 1, and then suddenly P.J. Williams was gone a week later after suffering a concussion that landed him on injured reserve. Just like that, Crawley became a starting cornerback for the Saints.
“He’s been put into a position where he’s getting a lot of playing time,” secondary coach Aaron Glenn said. “It’s unfortunate as a rookie, an undrafted rookie, to be put in that position, but I think he’s handled it well.”
Crawley’s responded well to the challenge. He’s played 88 percent of the defensive snaps this season, which ranks second behind only linebacker Craig Robertson (97 percent) and Cam Jordan (89 percent) among New Orleans defensive players, and has proven capable.
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Ken Crawley is showing growth while learning on the job for the Saints
By Nick Underhill -- Advocate
This wasn’t what the Saints had planned for Ken Crawley.
The team saw a promising player, one it wanted to develop, get some snaps, and use on special teams. No one expected the cornerback to be matching up with Julio Jones in Week 3.
But football has a way of ruining plans. Delvin Breaux broke his fibula in Week 1, and then suddenly P.J. Williams was gone a week later after suffering a concussion that landed him on injured reserve. Just like that, Crawley became a starting cornerback for the Saints.
“He’s been put into a position where he’s getting a lot of playing time,” secondary coach Aaron Glenn said. “It’s unfortunate as a rookie, an undrafted rookie, to be put in that position, but I think he’s handled it well.”
Crawley’s responded well to the challenge. He’s played 88 percent of the defensive snaps this season, which ranks second behind only linebacker Craig Robertson (97 percent) and Cam Jordan (89 percent) among New Orleans defensive players, and has proven capable.
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