ASHBURN — Josh Doctson needed an outlet away from football. The first two years of his career had not gone as planned, and the Redskins wide receiver admitted Wednesday he felt the pressure of living up to the high expectations that come with being a first-round draft pick.
So over the course of last season, the 26-year-old did something unconventional for someone his age. He took up reading.
“You don’t like veggies being young, and now I love every kind of vegetable,” Doctson said. “So it’s kind of that thing, you know?