For Austin Morley and the Chicago Butchers, I think it is fair to say that this season has been underwhelming after the relative success of last season. From a player performance perspective, Morley has done an adequate job operating as the team's number 2 receiver. With two games left in the season, Morley sits at 71 receptions for 960 yards (13.5 ypc) and 5 touchdowns, putting him on a path to finish with 81 receptions for 1097 yards and 6 touchdowns. That is a very similar stat line to last year's 75/1025/4. This was not the leap that Morley had hoped to take this season, though, as he had envisioned himself becoming one of the league's leading receivers. Morley did excel in the return game this year, though. Boasting the league's highest punt return yardage total (38 yards from a spot on the all-time season top 10 list) and highest average return (min. 10 returns). As a team, the final two games have the Butchers playing for pride, as they are almost certainly eliminated from playoff contention. (177 words)
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