The Washington Redskins secondary has improved drastically this offseason. Despite that, they did suffer a major loss when safety Kyshoen Jarrett‘s shoulder injury took a turn for the worse.
Jarrett always seemed to slip through the cracks as an unknown. Despite his incredible skill, he seemed to go by without getting much attention. How do I know this? Because I didn’t know who Jarrett was until he was already in college, despite the fact that he played his high school football at East Stroudsburg South, just 30 minutes from my hometown.
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Luckily for Jarrett, he didn’t play my high school (Nazareth). If he had, he would’ve been covering our very own Jeremy Klump, or possibly Sean Sauerzopf. I think we all know how that would’ve gone … Jarrett would’ve blanketed them, then I would’ve known who he was.
Nobody expected much from Jarrett during his rookie campaign in 2015. The sixth round pick (181st overall) was seen as nothing more than depth at first, but he quickly found his way onto the field.
Jarrett was buried on the depth chart week one. There were four safeties ahead of him and he wasn’t getting a look at corner at this point. The Virginia Tech product soon made the coaches notice him however, and he was soon someone they felt they needed on the field as much as possible.
Jarrett soon not only moved up on the safety depth chart, but he started to get looks as the nickel cornerback as well. By the end of the season, Jarrett was one of the most important pieces of the Redskins’ secondary. He finished the season with 58 tackles, four pass deflections, and one forced fumble. He made plays.
Kyshoen Jarrett lays huge hit leading to diving INT!! (Vine by @clutchvines25) https://t.co/xEYGQbVBNu
— Hilary (@HilareeBanks) July 7, 2016
However, he suffered a shoulder injury against the Dallas Cowboys in the final week of the 2015 regular season. The injury didn’t seem too bad at first, but it was soon announced that he would miss the playoffs.
It got worse from their.
Soon it was announced that there was nerve damage in the shoulder. This made the injury exponentially worse. It wasn’t just something he could rehab for anymore, it became a career risk.
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Jarrett wanted to be ready for Training Camp at first (via Stephen Czarda of Redskins.com). Now the possibility of him missing the entire 2016 season is all-too-real. His career is still in danger, which is sad to see for any player, let alone a 23-year old who showed so much promise in his rookie campaign.
Jarrett’s already overcome so much in his career however, what’s one more obstacle.