HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On which players will be ruled out for Sunday's game against the Lions)
"[Calijah] Kancey will be out, obviously [Antoine] Winfield Jr. will be out, [Luke] Goedeke will be out as well, and [Josh] Hayes will be out. Everybody else is questionable. Zyon [McCollum] has some tests to pass – we'll see how he is. We'll see how Logan [Hall] feels tomorrow."
(On if the latest that CB Zyon McCollum could test would be Saturday)
"Yeah."
(On if he feels good about McCollum's improvement throughout the week)
"Yeah, I feel good about him. He's working hard, he's just got to pass the tests, which I'm not a part of. We'll see."
(On if DL Calijah Kancey's injury is more of a day-to-day injury or a week-to-week injury)
"It's been a week [or two] now. It'll turn into day-to-day."
(On the health status of DB Tykee Smith)
"He's ill right now. He hadn't practiced yesterday or today, so we'll see how he is tomorrow."
(On if DB Tavierre Thomas would play nickel cornerback if Tykee Smith isn't able to play)
"Either Tavierre or 'Izzy' (Christian Izien). [Kaevon] Merriweather can go to safety."
(On if DL Calijah Kancey's calf injury is as bad as the one from last season)
"Only time will tell. I don't think so, but I'm not a doctor."
(On if T Justin Skule will start at right tackle)
"Yes."
(On if he's not pleased about the amount of injuries the team has sustained in the first week of the season)
"I don't know. Guys make this team for a reason. Everybody is going to go through their lumps at some point – better now than mid-season. It gives some young guys and some other guys some experience that can help us later on. We're going to go with what we've got."
(On his level of confidence in cornerbacks Tyrek Funderburk and Keenan Isaac)
"[I am] extremely confident. They know the system, they've been through all of training camp and everything. I'm confident they will play the calls and do what they're supposed to do."
(On how CB Keenan Isaac looked in practice this week)
"It doesn't feel like he's been gone long. He has a lot of recall – it's up to par. He's up to date on everything."
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