Cole Holcomb's intense study habits are helping him stick out for the Redskins

Posted Aug 7, 2019
Jay Gruden's mornings at Washington's training camp have consisted of coffee and run-ins with Cole Holcomb. According to the head coach, the linebacker has gotten into the habit of poring over film early, to the point where Gruden keeps crossing paths with the 23-year-old rookie and his iPad at the team hotel. It's one way Holcomb is already sticking out. (NBC Sports)

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