HAMILTON DOWN; QUESTIONS AT CORNERBACK
Antonio Hamilton, who has risen to the No. 2 cornerback role, was not at practice again Wednesday. Kingsbury said he was being evaluated medically. For what, he was asked.
“We’ll let you know Week 1 when we have to (on the injury report),” Kingsbury said.
With Hamilton missing time, Marco Wilson is moved back into the second cornerback role. Isaiah Simmons, a “starbacker” who has been working with the safeties all preseason, can be part of the cornerback equation, along with high-level safeties Budda Baker and Jalen Thompson.
“For me and J.T., we have to get the communication out as soon as possible,” Baker said. “You’ve got Marco in his second year, so as long as we can communicate to them the call beforehand they can just lock in, and then their God-given gifts will kick in for whoever wins that position.”
DORTCH GETS GREEN’S PRAISE
Greg Dortch has had a very good training camp and preseason. He’s also got a big backer in veteran teammate A.J. Green .
“I tell everybody about Dortch, man,” Green said. “His feel for the game, his hands, his mentality every day is unmatched. Every day you get 100 percent from that guy.”
Yes, Green admitted, even players find favorite underdogs on the roster to root for.
“Dortch is one of those guys,” Green said. “Andy (Isabella). Those guys, I go home every day and tell my wife how these guys work, how they don’t complain. They work every day, and that makes me want to come out and work every day.”
