Training camp represents the final chance for those on the fringes and unfancied rookies to stake a claim before the respective fates are sealed one way or another. And one Washington Commanders undrafted free agent was in no mood to wait around.
Terry McLaurin caused a stir by not showing up to training camp as pressure mounts on the organization to resolve his contract dispute. The Commanders placed him on the reserve/did not report list, which provided an opportunity for others lower down the wide receiver depth chart to flourish on Day 1.
Nobody capitalized more on this than Ja'Corey Brooks on the first day of camp, according to those in attendance.