On how many cornerbacks are ready for the opener
“That’s a tough question. It is probably a fluid situation. We’re still trying to figure that out. We feel like we have three guys who we think will play a considerable amount of reps and we have a couple of guys who are pushing for that fourth spot and even that fifth spot. We have different packages, obviously, where all the guys will have opportunities. As far as that first unit, that first rotation, we feel pretty good about three guys, but that fourth or fifth spot are still a work in progress.”
On the nickel and STAR spots
“We feel good about our first one. We have a strong battle for the second and third spot. Theo (Jackson) has done a great job for us all camp, extremely athletic for his size and does a great job of understanding schematically what we’re trying to accomplish. We have a couple of guys who are having a strong camp and (we’ll) get it all figured out in the next day or so.”
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