FOXBORO — Patriots tight finish and offensive captain Hunter Henry was the right particular person to speak to rookie large receiver Demario Douglas on Monday.
Douglas wanted a pick-me-up after shedding a fumble on the ultimate play of the primary quarter Sunday night time within the Patriots’ loss to the Dolphins and getting subsequently benched.
Henry has been there earlier than.
Down 26-22 in Henry’s third profession NFL recreation and first begin, the then-Chargers rookie tight finish fumbled the ball away with 1:11 left within the recreation.
“I run a extremely good route. There’s a few minute left within the recreation. I catch the ball and I form of get within the open area. I make the primary man miss, however I’m trying on the subsequent man and never fascinated about what’s happening. And the ball will get poked out from behind.
“I actually lost the game for our team in a two minute drive situation. Really woke me up to this level and humbled me a lot and I learned a lot and I’ve realized that I needed to get on the ball a little tighter. So I kind of conveyed that to him.”
Henry famous that he had scored his first NFL landing in his subsequent recreation. He really went on a formidable three-week stretch after the fumble, catching 13 passes for 218 yards with three touchdowns.
“It was definitely a motivating factor that week,” Henry stated. “I was excited to get back out there by Sunday.”
The veteran tight finish stated he expects Douglas to bounce again in his return to the sector.
“He’s a good dude, and it works really hard. And I know he takes pride in what he does. And so I know he’ll be ready to go.”
Quarterback Mac Jones ended his weekly information convention with a motivational message for Douglas and the complete workforce.
“The older guys, including myself, just trying to lift him up and let him know he’s a great player and one play, one week doesn’t define anybody,” Jones stated. “So, he’s going to come out and keep swinging. He has a lot of speed, smart kid, tough, dependable, all of that stuff. He’s going to bounce back, and so are we.”
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