Here's a excellent article on last year's rookie of the year, DaVaris Daniels and his father, who played in the NFL and is now a coach in the NFL.

In just 11 appearances — after waiting half the season for his chance — Daniels hauled in 51 catches for 885 yards and nine touchdowns. He soundly beat Ottawa Redblacks offensive lineman Jason Lauzon-Seguin in the rookie-of-the-year voting.But drawing on a lesson preached by quarterback Bo Levi Mitchell — to never, ever be satisfied — Daniels moved to Philadelphia this offseason to train under the watchful eye of his father, now the defensive quality control and assistant defensive line coach for the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.
Call it a lineman boot camp for a wiry receiver.“It’s different because it’s something I’ve never done before. Just trying to get more power in my legs and get stronger all the way around,” DaVaris Daniels says.The six-foot-five, 302-pound Phillip Daniels logged 15 seasons in the NFL trenches with Seattle, Chicago and Washington.“He’s a big guy and I was this little frail thing,” says DaVaris, who was listed last year at six foot one and 207 pounds. “So it’s definitely been different, but I definitely see the benefits of what he’s been teaching me.“We’ve done a lot of squats, a lot of deadlifts — a lot of everything. We do these pullover presses that I’ve never done before, burnouts. It’s tough, but it’s definitely good.”Daniels is already good. The overriding question is whether the 24-year-old has what it takes to be great and realize his dream of playing in the NFL just like his dad. ...
“I’m excited. I feel like there’s added pressure on me now.”Some of that pressure comes from being a known commodity. Defensive co-ordinators around the league have studied film on the Notre Dame product for the last six months. The athletic specimen is a marked man, and defensive backs are no doubt determined to shut him down. ...
Explosive with top-end speed, Daniels approached every series as a chance to prove he belonged in the starting lineup.“To me, it was the same feeling I had with Eric Rogers walking in,” Mitchell said of the former Stampeders wideout who is now on the roster of the San Francisco 49ers. “DaVaris is a special player. He’s going to do a lot of great things in this league.“I think he’s a guy who has an NFL chance. Obviously I want him to stay here and help me break records, but obviously I want him to do what’s best for him. And while I have him, I’m going to take advantage of him.”
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