eddie royal
Receiver Eddie Royal’s goals were twofold entering the Denver Broncos’ training camp: Stand out, but not for being a rookie. Receiver Eddie Royal’s goals were twofold entering the Denver Broncos’ training camp: Stand out, but not for being a rookie.
I can’t pronounce that Eddie has the kind of massive immeasurables that Darrent had. Fellow fans, before you buy into the ‘experts’ on Royal’s chances to end up starting at WR for Denver, remember that success in the NFL is very much based on more than a guy’s height and weight or the school he came out of.
At 5 foot 9 5/8 inches tall and weighing in at all of 184 pounds, Eddie Royal has been picked on for being undersized and too short to compete as a receiver in the NFL. There have been several draft ‘experts’ that have claimed Shanahan really reached for Royal with our 2nd round pick .
NOTE: I must give props to Jeff Legwold over at Rocky Mountain News as one of the few people I’ve seen that has not only said that Eddie Royal was a great draft pick, but predicted on CBS4 News that he would win a starting job at receiver before long.
Royal debut: Rookie shines Week 1 : Jay Cutler threw for 299 yards with long touchdown passes to rookie Eddie Royal and Darrell Jackson that helped the Denver Broncos beat up on their AFC West rivals in a 41-14 victory over the Oakland Raiders Week 1.
Royal was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos. Royal was drafted in the second round of the 2008 NFL Draft by the Denver Broncos.
Royal played college football at Virginia Tech, where he finished his career as the Atlantic Coast Conference’s all-time leader in punt return yards, and fourth in career receptions at Virginia Tech. Many people believe his talent to have been vastly underutilized by offensive coordinator Bryan Stinespring.
Royal attended Paul VI Catholic High School and South Lakes High School, and then ended up at Westfield High School in Fairfax County, Virginia, where he played most of his high school football career.
Royal is the younger brother of Lexington Horsemen Wide receiver / Defensive back, Chris Royal.
The guy’s a playmaker. Royal, a second-round draft pick out of Virginia Tech, caught nine passes for 146 yards. .
Royal was featured in the offense from the start, running the ball twice and catching a pass in the first four plays from scrimmage. After a 72-yard pass to tight end Tony Scheffler moved the ball down to the 4, Royal had a second touchdown called back when he lined up illegally.
Royal helped make sure that the Broncos did not miss WR Brandon Marshall, who was suspended for violating the NFL’s code of conduct.
