Buccaneers
- Buccaneers CB Richard Sherman could play Sunday if the team needs him, but heโd prefer a week of practice before playing. (Greg Auman)
- Buccaneers HC Bruce Arians mentioned for them to need Sherman on Sunday, multiple corners would need to be out for injury. He added CB Jamel Dean practiced Wednesday. (Jenna Laine)
- Shermanโs contract includes $500,000 guaranteed. (Tom Pelissero)
Falcons
Itโs obvious that Falcons first-round TE Kyle Pitts is just a different kind of athlete from nearly everyone else he shares the football field with. While he hasnโt had a dominant start to his rookie season, Falcons QB Matt Ryan says he hasnโt seen opposing defenses pay that much attention to a rookie since Julio Jones.
โHeโs warranted respect on the other side of the ball from people,โ Ryan said via Tori McElhaney of the team website. โThatโs one thing that I have noticed early on in the first few weeks, is that there is a plan for him and where heโs at.โ
Falcons HC Arthur Smith said it was just a โsurface narrativeโ that they didnโt have enough plays schemed for Pitts in the early goings of Week 3โs win against the Giants. Pitts finished with just three targets and two catches, but they were pivotal plays to seal the win.
โYeah, we want to get Kyle the ball, but youโve got to give [DC] Patrick Graham and the Giants defense credit,โ Smith said. โWe chipped away and chipped away, and (Pitts) comes through at the end. Can I call him a slide or a screen to force it to him? Yeah, maybe, but the way we were playing the game, and weโve got a lot of work to do, but they have a say. You could put it on me, but again it says more about his character. He kept chipping away and made a critical third down and a big catch in the last drive to set us up. Again, I call those surface narratives and I think itโs disrespectful to the Giants and their defense and their defensive staff.โ
- The Falcons fired Midwest scout Rodrik David due to his refusal to get the COVID-19 vaccine. (Jordan Schultz)
- Schultz mentions that all of Atlantaโs staff received the vaccine other than David.
Panthers
Panthers HC Matt Rhule said heโs unsure if recently acquired CB C.J. Henderson will appear in Week 4 and added that the cornerback will play โwhenever heโs read to help us.โ
โAnd Iโm not sure if thatโs this week or not, to be honest with you,โ Rhule said, via Darin Gannt of the teamโs official site. โWeโll watch the tape and see what heโs ready for. The guys that have been practicing and preparing with us for a while, those are the guys we trust to go win the game. And weโll bring C.J. along, and whenever heโs ready to help us, heโll help us.โ
Henderson called Carolina a โplayer-orientedโ environment and feels itโs a fresh start for his career.
โIโve been liking it,โ Henderson said. โMy experience so far has been good. Itโs player-oriented here, and liking it so far. For me I feel like itโs a fresh new start for me. Just to start over and get things back on track. Just to get things rolling again.โ
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