Falcons HC Kevin Stefanski said the team feels good about OL Corey Levin stepping into the starting center role.
“It’s very similar to all positions where guys have to stay ready so they don’t have to get ready,” Stefanski said, via the team’s website. “And we make sure that our guys get reps. Particularly with the quarterback position, you get snaps from everybody throughout the week. Corey has been here with us since the spring, feel really good about his understanding of everything we do.”
Stefanski added that Levin’s experience will help him against the Jets’ attacking defense.
“They’re really really well-coached and sound,” Stefanski said. “They can play aggressive; they can play coverage. They kind of can play in both of those worlds, if you will, and affect the quarterback. Corey Levin, being a veteran center and a guy who’s played in games and can think the game, I think is important for a week like this.”
Panthers HC Dave Canales said the team’s lack of activity at the deadline had to do with both cap restrictions and the team getting players back from injury.
“The improvements that Mike [Jackson], Jaycee [Horn] will add,” Canales said, via Panthers Wire. “Getting Xavier [Legette] back out there and getting back on track with his things. Even some of the guys that weren’t on IR but are coming back to us. We’re excited about seeing D-Lew [Damien Lewis] out there working, Jaelan Phillips and all that.”