‘“What stands out about him first is his professionalism for a young man,” head coach Sean McDermott said of Elam. “A lot of that comes from who he is and how he was supported at home because of his family and the way that they’ve been around the NFL. Other than that, you’ve seen him out there with the second group, some with the first group. It may continue to mix and match and he’s been going through the normal rookie growing pains. You have a good play, how do you follow it up with another good play? You have a bad play, how do you reset and come back and have a good play? A lot of it’s mental as much as anything.”’