rookie
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Turner played with Donald as a rookie in 2023 and soaked up as much as he could from the eight-time All-Pro before ascending to become a team leader.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 30, 2026
Being picked by an NFL team was a major step, but the transformational moment came when they graduated from the rookie deal to the second contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
Atwell joins a receiver corps that includes Nacua, Adams, Jordan Whittington, Konata Mumpfield, rookie CJ Daniels and Xavier Smith, who was the punt returner last season.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026
Heyward and Freeman finished No. 2 in NL rookie of the year voting in consecutive years.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
But moving into the fall, with the end in sight, I wanted to squeeze as much of the four or five years it took to make a good CO into my single rookie year.
From "Newjack: Guarding Sing Sing" by Ted Conover
LSU football coach Lane Kiffin has faced backlash for his plan to add former NFL rookies to the team’s roster.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026
Simpson’s fellow rookies — tight end Max Klare, offensive lineman Keagan Trost, receiver CJ Daniels and defensive lineman Tim Keenan — will play.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 14, 2026
That said, most rookies selected early in the draft typically play out all four years of their deal, and therefore get every dollar owed to them on their contracts.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 23, 2026
Today, ambitious rookies aren’t constrained by bureaucratic red tape or the strictures of office hierarchy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 21, 2026
Seems the gas station man was a real card and liked to welcome dumb rookies with his little practical joke.
From "Maniac Magee" by Jerry Spinelli
