‘“We try and keep things as fresh as possible because of that, and just being aware of it on the front end I think is the first step,” McDermott said. “We have support staff, our development team, that tries to do the best job as they can of staying engaged with these players and making sure we meet their needs and everything they may be going through in life or in football. The endurance of the season, that’s built up over time, over years of experience and doesn’t happen that way always early in their career. So I think that’s a big part of where we’re at right now. Sometimes you can see it by the look in their eye, even, of just where they’re at and that they just need a break here.”’