PhinManiacs · Jun 6, 2017
Miami Dolphins kick returner Jakeem Grant working hard to improve
When the Miami Dolphins drafted Jakeem Grant in the sixth round of the 2016 NFL draft, most fans yawned. After all, how much is the 186th overall pick in the draft really expected to contribute, especially when the guy is 5-foot-7 and 172 pounds soaking wet?
When a player that size gets hit, he typically goes down hard, and that is always a fear for fans. But the trouble with Grant is, you have to catch him first. And that’s not easy.
Starting the season as a kick returner, Grant took a punt return 74 yards to the endzone in his fifth game as a pro, in one of the more memorable runs of the season. That play actually topped the list of “NFL Now's” Top 5 Most Athletic Plays of the 2016 season.
