I really have a lot of confidence in Reed going into next year. I hope he does well. This a great article.
http://washingtontimes.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080430/SPORTS01/724414936/1005/SPORTSRedskins' Doughty has healthy family, careerSix months ago, Reed Doughty was a special teams player for a Washington Redskins club trying to recover from a blowout loss at New England that made a mockery of its playoff hopes.
And Doughty was troubled that his 14-month-old son, Micah, was not gaining the weight necessary to withstand much-needed kidney surgery.
Today Doughty is the starting strong safety for a Redskins team he helped take to the playoffs. And Micah is home, happy and basically healthy seven weeks after his operation.
"A lot has changed," said Doughty, who inherited the starting job when Pro Bowl safety Sean Taylor was injured and then fatally shot in November. "Sean took my mind-set to a whole new level of what I can do conditioning-wise, studying-wise, really putting the time and effort in, wanting the extra reps at practice. This job is a privilege, and I want to take care of this opportunity the best that I possibly can."
"Everybody's very happy with Reed," executive vice president Vinny Cerrato said. "He really came on and played well. He does a good job [covering] the tight ends. He's physical. He does a real good job on special teams. The coaches are very comfortable with Reed as their safety."
