NY Times · Oct 3, 2015
Jets Cornerback Puts His Scrappiness to Work
Photo Jets cornerback Dexter McDougle had to sit out his rookie season because of a knee injury. Credit Duane Burleson/Associated Press FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Dexter McDougle, in his second year at cornerback with the Jets, enters Sunday’s game against the Miami Dolphins at Wembley Stadium in London with one special-teams tackle. That is a seemingly meaningless statistic — but not to McDougle.
After losing most of his senior season at Maryland to a severe shoulder injury and all of his rookie year to a knee injury, it means everything to McDougle merely to play again.