In order to make it as a defensive back in the NFL, you have to have a little bit of swagger and nastiness to you. In order to make it as a ROOKIE DB in the NFL, those levels of swagger and confidence need to be increased even more.
That’s no problem with rookie safety Kamren Curl, who picked off San Francisco 49ers QB Nick Mullens in the 2nd half and returned it 75-yards for a touchdown. After the game, Curl said that he knew Mullens was throwing the flat route, likely because of film study, so he jumped it, and appreciated the assist on a highlight-reel play.
Kam Curl said he knew Nick Mullens was throwing to the flat so he jumped the route. Very courteous, Curl said “I appreciated it” when Mullens threw him the ball
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) December 14, 2020
Curl topped it off by flipping over the goal line into the endzone, marking the second defensive touchdown scored by a Washington rookie on Sunday — the other from DE Chase Young, who took a fumble recovery 47-yards for a TD in the second quarter.
