Jaguars
Jaguars HC Doug Pederson could see a scenario where they use LBs Foyesade Oluokun and Ventrell Miller at the same time.
โYou want your best 11 on the field, whatever that looks like,โ Pederson said via Mia OโBrien. โDoesnโt necessarily have to be the โbest football playerโ โ it can be who does the most โrightโ the most. But I still think thereโs enough of a rotational piece with those guys. I think its one of those positions thatโs gotten better. Devin [Lloyd]โs gotten better. Ventrell has improved.. youโve got your combination back that you want.โ
- Jaguars LT Cam Robinson has not cleared concussion protocol despite Pederson saying previously that he did. (Michael DiRocco)
Texans
The Texans recently signed LB Devin White as a free agent after he was cut loose by the Eagles a couple of weeks prior.
โExcited to get Devin in here. Weโll work with him and see where he is,โ Ryans said, via PFT. โTry to get him caught up to speed to see if he can help us. So, itโs an opportunity for Devin to compete. Come in, learn how we do things, and see how he can fit in, and how he can help us.โ
Ryans called White a โno-miss playerโ and is taking things one day at a time with him to fold him into their system.
โHe was a no-miss player,โ Ryans said. โHe went top 10 in the Draft, I mean, he was an exceptional talent. So, what happened and why heโs here, no one knows. Life happens to us all. You just have to keep punching, keep attacking each day with the right mindset and [the] opportunity for Devin is to come in here and compete. Again, nothingโs promised. We donโt know what the future holds. Itโs just one day at a time, compete every day and weโll see where we end up.โ
- According to Aaron Wilson, the Texans signed White to a one-year, $1.125 million season rate contract with an actual cash value and salary cap of $687,500.
Titans
Titans HC Brian Callahan expects the team to have some more roster movement ahead of the deadline after their slow start.
โItโs the reality of the NFL business, and when youโre in a spot that weโre in โ one that we didnโt want to be in โ when you get to these juncture points in the season, things like this happen,โ Callahan said, via ESPN. โThatโs just the cycle, how it works. And weโre in a spot right now trying to find a way to dig out.โ
Veteran DB Quandre Diggs, who is on a one-year deal with the Titans, would likely be moved ahead of the deadline as well if the team continues to throw in the towel on the season.
โIโve been traded before so I understand the business,โ Diggs said. โI control what I can control; how I come to work, how I handle my attitude. Itโs an expectation when youโve been doing it for a long time. Come to work and have a standard of play.โ
Callahan said the organization wanted to get a solid evaluation of Will Levis as a starting quarterback this season. The team recently traded WR DeAndre Hopkins to the Chiefs, who caught seven of Levisโs eight touchdown passes last season.
โI know that him and Hop have been a good connection together for the early part of Willโs career and aided in his development for sure,โ Callahan said. โThatโs part of that process, and you have to find ways to get comfortable with whoever youโre throwing to.โ
- The Titans have struggled to get WR Calvin Ridley involved this season. OC Nick Holz thinks itโs because the offense is โpressingโ and they need to take the game as it comes: โI think weโre all kind of pressing. Weโve all kind of taken a deep breath and just let the ball go where it needs to go.โ (Terry McCormick)
- Callahan said they will have to decide whether to activate LB Cedric Gray for Week 8 or not. (Turron Davenport)
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