(S24) - PT 4 - Trial by Fire

[Rise of Smitty]

It is tough to recall what moment during Tre'Darius J'Vathon's transition into the DSFL would qualify as his "welcome to the league" type moment. It may be not so much a shock in competitiveness or talent level he is facing and more so being relegated to the third wide receiver in his first full season with the London Royals. Bottom line he got robbed and discriminated against for not being a talkative butterfly in the locker room when compared to his fellow first year receiver Thorbjornssen despite having the higher TPE and better skill set. That really put a sour taste into J'Vathon's mouth and he still hasn't really gotten over it. Now being in the second season with the London Royals, J'Vathon is back as a starter, but is still the clear second option behind Thorbjornssen in the pecking order in the passing game. There really is no reason for it as J'Vathon is the big physical freak and the deep threat on the team. It has been an abysmal time running in the Royals system as the clear top talent at wide out but getting so little volume in the scheme. So honestly the biggest "welcome to the league" moment for J'Vathon is the slap in the face in the pecking order of receiver targets over the last two seasons. J'Vathon is extremely ready to move on and be playing in Honolulu next season and finally getting out of London.