from espn, 36 NFL rookies on the 1 big lesson they learned this season: https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/47383983/nfl-rookies-tyler-shough-malaki-starks-cowboys-bears-packers
LOS ANGELES — Tight end Terrance Ferguson was a second-round pick out of Oregon, drafted to a Los Angeles Rams team that was heavy at the position.
And because the rookie missed time during training camp with a groin injury — and tight end is a difficult position to learn in a Sean McVay offense — Ferguson spent most of the first quarter of the season on the scout team. He was also a healthy scratch in Weeks 3 and 4.
“{I learned to use} those reps to get better, not just feeling sorry or using them to get by [and] get through the day, but using them to actually get better,” Ferguson said. “And I think that really served me well.”
It didn’t take his head coach long to notice.
“You see some of the things that he was able to do and you’re saying, ‘Man, maybe we should get those plays in,’ because he’s doing an excellent job of bringing some of that stuff to life against a great defense that we have,” McVay said.
Ferguson was active in Week 5 because starter Tyler Higbee was dealing with a hip injury, and he was ready. He caught his only target for a 21-yard reception, but his best game was last Thursday when he had three catches and a touchdown in an OT loss to the Seattle Seahawks. Through 15 weeks, Ferguson has nine catches for 177 yards and two touchdowns.
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