HOUSTON – Kamari Lassiter lined up across from Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Rashod Bateman and perfectly mirrored every step he took.

It was such a thoroughly textbook application of coverage technique that it could be used to teach how to play the cornerback position at its highest level.

Although Bateman has speed to burn as an outside receiver, there was no breathing room for him as Lassiter basically ran his route for him. Running step for step with Bateman, Lassiter retreated along the sideline and high-pointed the football on an errant pass from Ravens quarterback Cooper Rush for his first interception of the season in a 44-10 blowout victory at M&T Bank Stadium.

“I just saw the receiver, speed release, and you know, sometimes you know whenever somebody’s getting ready to get t

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