That’s what I like to do,” he said. “I get a rush out of it. Any time I get a go route or a fade route, I’m ready for it because I know I can jump. I played basketball all my life, I played power forward in high school, so I know how to box out and go get it.”
As mentioned in
today’s newspaper story which details his nightmarish past, Tyms’ blend of size (6-3, 210), speed (4.4 40) and leaping ability (38.5-inch vertical jump) make him an intriguing – if seriously raw – practice-squad possibility.
He played one year of high school football, attended a community college that didn’t have a football program, had seven catches as a redshirt junior at Florida A&M and added 38 receptions as a senior.
In his effort to become an all-around receiver – not just The Fade Guy – he’s shadowed Randy Moss (6-4, 210), who has nearly identical measurements. Moss, 35, is known for his freakish talent, but he’s also a crafty receiver who excels at using his body – a hip here, a hand there — to create separation from corners.
“Hanging around Randy and watching Randy and learning from Randy, I’m starting to learn how to position my body to go get the ball because he was an expert at it
