Laquon Treadwell knows exactly where his career stands with NFL cutdown day looming just 11 days away. And, yes, the Vikings receiver knows how odd it sounds, even after three disappointing seasons, for a 24-year-old former first-round pick to call himself an "underdog" surrounded by overachievers.
But, unfortunately for Treadwell and those who swung and missed on him with the 26th pick in 2016, even Treadwell could easily defend his early-career characterization with a descriptive self-analysis that explains why he's no longer overqualified to call himself an underdog.
"I can because over the last past few years I haven't played up to that potential," he said after Sunday's 25-19 preseason win over Seattle.