Wide Receiver · New England Patriots

DeMario Douglas

No. 3 · 4th season

Douglas didn't wait to be handed anything

Training camp has a way of sorting people quickly. The ones who belong tend to make it obvious.

DeMario Douglas is a wide receiver for the New England Patriots. That much was already true. But being on a roster and being someone they count on are two different things, and this camp he's been closing that gap.

By most accounts, Douglas has been one of the top three receivers on the field throughout the Patriots' training camp sessions. He didn't get there by waiting for someone to hand him a role. He worked himself into the conversation.

For a Patriots receiving corps that has been searching for a reliable identity, that kind of clarity matters. A player who earns his spot in August tends to play like it in September.

The question now is whether Douglas can hold it.

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