NFC Notes: Michael Thomas, Devin White, Buccaneers, Panthers, Saints

Buccaneers

  • According to Greg Auman, Buccaneers rookie RB Sean Tucker is still not participating in practice and is expected back for training camp.
  • Auman added that HC Todd Bowles said LB Devin White wasnโ€™t practicing because they wanted to know where he was physically and hope he will be ready for training camp.

Panthers

Panthers new CBs coach Jonathan Cooley said heโ€™s enjoying his time in Carolina and is hopeful to create โ€œmore versatilityโ€ out of their defensive backs. 

โ€œIโ€™ve really enjoyed it,โ€ Cooley said, via PanthersWire. โ€œWe have veterans in there, we have young players that weโ€™re very excited about. And then, just developing the backend depthโ€”because corner is a position that is super important for us in the NFL, to exist how we wanna play on defense. So, just creating more versatility with those guys has been helpful. But I really like the guys we have in the room and I couldnโ€™t be more excited about working with them.โ€

When asked about who has impressed him this offseason, Cooley responded with praise of CBs Jaycee Horn, Keith Taylor, Donte Jackson, and C.J. Henderson. 

โ€œMost of them are relatively young,โ€ said Cooley. โ€œAs far as the younger guys, Jayceeโ€™s in his first contract. Heโ€™s done an excellent job for us. Keith Taylorโ€™s done an excellent job with usโ€”just getting better and better. D-Jaxโ€™s probably the older one and heโ€™s been a great teammate. CJ Hendersonโ€™s done an excellent job in the role that heโ€™s been able to play during this spring. So, weโ€™re really excited about a lot of them.โ€

Saints

Saints WR Michael Thomas expects to be fully recovered from his lingering toe injury in time for the start of training camp. 

โ€œWeโ€™re going for training camp. Weโ€™re going to be ready for training camp, first Day 1, out there with the team, ready to go full speed, just like the old days and what everyoneโ€™s used to,โ€ Thomas said.

Thomas feels like heโ€™s established a lot of trust with the organization. 

โ€œI feel like the organization knows my value. I feel like weโ€™re on the same page,โ€ Thomas said. โ€œWeโ€™ve got a very good relationship no matter what the narrative may be. I feel like weโ€™ve always had, between me and anyone in the front office, weโ€™ve had great communication. I donโ€™t feel like I ever left, or I had to sign a contract. It was just the fact that maybe I was injured, and it was just offseason talk, but besides that I knew I was always going to be playing here.โ€

Saintsโ€™ new QB Derek Carr said heโ€™s been working with Thomas to understand where he expects passes to be. 

โ€œI was going over certain plays, just new plays for me,โ€ said Carr. โ€œAnd just getting used to throwing all those reps. So, he was spotting up those routes for me, just where he would be. โ€ฆ Itโ€™s funny to say, but not all quarterbacks throw the same type of ball. Some come out a little different โ€ฆ so it was just so he could get used to catching those things from all different kind of route angles.โ€

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