10-12-2020, 01:34 PM
Zimmer chose to start the two rookies — Gladney and Cameron Dantzler — again at cornerback while Hughes, the 2018 first-round pick, returned from a two-game absence due to a neck injury.
But Hughes was relegated to a smaller role as the third corner, on the outside in nickel packages. Gladney took Hughes’ spots in the base defense and defended the slot in the nickel.
Cornerbacks Holton Hill (foot injury) and Kris Boyd (hamstring) did not play
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But Hughes was relegated to a smaller role as the third corner, on the outside in nickel packages. Gladney took Hughes’ spots in the base defense and defended the slot in the nickel.
Cornerbacks Holton Hill (foot injury) and Kris Boyd (hamstring) did not play
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