Stevenson sees the interception as evidence of his continued growth. The second-round pick from Miami has started all 13 games he’s played, registering two interceptions, 10 pass breakups, 71 tackles and one forced fumble.
“I know I’m a rookie, so I know I was going to go through a lot of ups and downs,” Stevenson said. “Just being able to showcase my talent is pretty much good, just knowing that I’m putting in the hard work and it’s paying off.”
Stevenson has dealt with the ups and downs as a rookie by remaining even-keeled and allowing himself to get “embraced by the guys in this locker room to be the best version of myself.”
“He’s just continuing to fight,” Johnson said. “Continuing to stay in it. I feel like a lot of the time, especially at the cornerback position, you don’t have success early and you can just kind of go into the tank. I feel like he has continued to fight, continued to grow. And you definitely see his confidence out there on the field. That has continued to shine no matter what is going on in the game. No matter how the game is going, he continues to fight and bounce back.”
Entering Week 16, Stevenson no longer feels like a rookie.
“I feel like I’ve been with these guys for years, just the chemistry that we’re building together in this locker room,” he said. “When I’m out there on the field, I don’t feel like I’m a rookie because the guys hold me to a high standard and I’m out there playing to the standards.”
With two interceptions and five pass breakups in his last three games, Stevenson is excelling because the game has slowed down for him.
“I’m starting to go back to them and tell [teammates] tendencies I see because I’m watching so much film,” he said. “Just being out there on the field, it’s definitely slowed down for me. I can be able to see the field at a slower pace and be able to make plays that come to me.”
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