Bears
Bears HC Matt Eberflus said the team is hoping WR Velus Jones can make a consistent impact on special teams by fielding punts.
โYeah, just the experience. Him knowing what to do and how to do it. Heโs more consistent that way,โ Eberflus said, via Bears Wire. โAnd his work ethic has always been good. Heโs continued to do that. And heโs been working on catching the punts, which is really good. Gonna be a big part for us if he can work that and be consistent going through camp and show he can do that on a full-time basis. So weโre excited about where that is.โ
Lions
When comparing Lionsโ first-round RB Jahmyr Gibbs to Saints RB Alvin Kamara, LB Alex Anzalone thinks Gibbs is a bit faster than his former teammate in New Orleans but Kamaraโs โsmooth sneakinessโ is what set him apart.
โI think A.K.โs a little bigger, thicker. Heโs like 215-ish. And yeah, heโs a little taller,โ Anzalone said, via Dave Birkett of the Detroit Free Press. โSo Iโd say size-wise, no. I think Gibbs is a little faster speed-wise, but A.K. has a little like smooth sneakiness to him that itโll be interesting to see (if Gibbs has). Itโs hard to judge when weโre in pajamas. I want to see in a game, when people are going at it.โ
Anzalone points out the Saints also had two strong running backs with Kamara and Mark Ingram.
โIโve been a part of New Orleans where we had a piece like that, and yeah, it definitely (causes problems),โ Anzalone said. โโCause even if youโre in zone defense, how are you going to match up to it? There are ways to defend it, but it definitely makes an additional (worry). And thatโs probably what heโs going to be best is when he gets the ball in his hands, what does he do with it.โ
Packers
Packers S Darnell Savage is ready for the new season and wants to rebound from the way things ended for him in 2022.
โIโm excited. Iโm ready to go โ like, right now,โ Savage said, via Packers.com. โAnxious. Had a long offseason to kind of think about last year, had this kind of bad taste in my mouth for the longest time, so Iโm ready to get it out.โ
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