Miami Dolphins wide receiver Leonte Carroo keeps an eye on the goal as San Francisco 49ers cornerback Jimmie Ward can’t make the stop at Hard Rock Stadium. (Al Diaz/Miami Herald/TNS)
DAVIE — Leonte Carroo may start for the Miami Dolphins on Sunday at Baltimore, and if he does, the rookie wide receiver says he’ll be ready.
Carroo caught his first career touchdown pass last Sunday. And the key to his success in that game was simple.
He knew what he was doing.
“It’s been a humbling experience,” Carroo, with three catches in 11 games, said of this season.
When Kenny Stills became ill in a game against the Jets last month, Carroo played 33 snaps, but did not have a catch.
“That game I can honestly say I wasn’t as prepared,” Carroo said. “You just kind of get into a flow of the season that you just expect that you’re pretty much not going to play. That game helped me realize that I’m actually one injury away from being out there. So I started to prepare a lot better.”
DeVante Parker has a back injury and has missed three consecutive practices. The Dolphins are preparing to play without him. One reason Carroo (3rd round, 86th overall) has had a slow adjustment to the NFL is that he has had to learn all three receiver positions.
“You can be in any spot at any time, rather than college, where you just pretty much line up at your position,” Carroo said.
