Tyler Shough: Jordyn Tyson a "carbon copy" of Chris Olave

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Saints quarterback Tyler Shough got a new target in the first round of this year's draft when the team took wide receiver Jordyn Tyson, but there was a sense of familiarity once Shough and Tyson began to work together this spring. During an appearance on the Green Light with Chris Long podcast, Shough told the former NFL defensive end that Tyson is like "a carbon copy" of another Saints wideout. Shough said that Chris Olave is the "perfect combination" of speed and finesse and that Tyson shares "that feel with these underneath routes and big playability" with his more experienced teammate. Shough's expanded thoughts about what Tyson brings to the offense drove home his confidence in the rookie's ceiling. “His brother's an NBA player for the Cavs, Jaylen," Shough said. "He's kind of just like an elite hooper. Like he's just going to go; he's going to hoop regardless. Like he's going to go jump out the gym on somebody. He's going to get open in the most crazy way, but he's also kind of got this grittiness to him that I feel like not a lot of people give him credit for." One other thing that Tyson and Olave have in common is that they have both missed chunks of time with injuries over the course of their careers. Avoiding reprises of those absences will be key to making sure that their partnership with Slough blossoms to its full potential.