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Rookie receivers stealing the show
Rookie Receivers Foot Heal
New York Giants wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. (13) makes a one-handed catch for a touchdown against Dallas Cowboys cornerback Brandon Carr (39) in the second quarter of a Nov. 23 game in East Rutherford, N.J. - photo by Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. — Tampa Bay's Mike Evans resists labels that describe him as a football player, especially those that shortchange what he's accomplished as part of an outstanding class of rookie receivers lighting up the NFL. The seventh overall pick in last spring's draft has been much more than a bright spot in an otherwise dismal season for the Buccaneers (2-12), who have the NFC's worst record and could wind up with the No. 1 draft pick in 2015. Odell Beckham, Jr.'s acrobatic, one-handed reception during a breakout performance for the New York Giants in prime time is being trumpeted as the greatest catch of the season.