(S11) - PT 1 - Training Camp High jinx

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After the exodus of players over the offseason, with guys like Eli Kamaka, Ricky Ramero, Andre Bly Jr., and Norman Bagwell being traded, Johnathon Saint retiring, and Ryan Applehort leaving in free agency, returning to training camp has been a bit sombre. There was certainly a lack of the usual energy around the locker room, and everyone was a bit quiet out on the field, too.

Well, Micycle McCormick is stepping into some big shoes this season as he moves from kicker/punter to quarterback, and he’s certainly doing his best to live up to those expectations. Not only is he working extremely hard to be the best quarterback he can, he’s also trying to make up for the absence of six guys by being a total joker at training.

The other day he and Haruki Ishigawa came out squeezed into a single uniform, with a Hawaiian lei around both of their heads, saying that they were Kamaka and they’d been traded back to Colorado. Then when training started, McCormick just started rocketing the ball straight to Tillman for intercepts, and was saying stuff like, “See, it’s like Apple never left!”

McCormick’s really come out of his shell since the position switch and you just don’t know what to expect when you turn up each day. It’s actually sort of scary, as you’re worried you’re gonna be the butt of one of his jokes, but it’s certainly helped the guys move past the turnover of personnel.