-Quarterback Cam Ward had a good day on Wednesday, including a pair of red zone periods when he tossed five touchdowns. Ward went 3-of-7 in a 7-on-7 period, with touchdown tosses to tight end Chig Okonkwo an receiver Bryce Oliver. In a team red zone period, Ward connected with receiver Tyler Lockett, receiver Van Jefferson and receiver Chimere Dike for scores. I had Ward at 12-of-15 in the team periods today, making him 15-of-22 on the day. Ward overthrew an open Elic Ayomanor downfield but overall was pretty accurate.
-Okonkwo had a nice day, with a catch on the very first play of the team periods, and a touchdown catch on the first play of 7-on-7s. I had Okonkwo with three catches on Wednesday.
-Oliver made the catch of the day when he went up high and snatched a football out of the air, with cornerback Darrell Baker defending. Oliver landed inbounds for a touchdown.
-Dike also had three catches on the day, with a touchdown.
-Linebacker Cedric Gray continues to make plays. Gray broke up a Ward pass intended for tight end Gunnar Helm in the end zone. For a second it looked like Helm would make a catch similar to the one he made in the preseason game Atlanta, but Gray was having none of it.
-Linebacker Cody Barton provided nice pressure on one play, forcing Ward to throw the ball away.
-Receiver Xavier Restrepo had a nice day, with two catches, including one for a touchdown. The TD catch, on a ball thrown by quarterback Brandon Allen, was a beauty.
-Tight end Josh Whyle had a pair of catches, as did Lockett, Oliver and Restrepo.
-Van Jefferson had a pair of grabs as well, and put together nice practices in back-to-back days.
-Running back Tony Pollard showed some serious burst on one touchdown run, and he added a short touchdown run a few plays later.
-Defensive back Amani Oruwariye had a nice break-up on a ball intended for TJ Sheffield.
-QB Brandon Allen was 1-of-3 in the 7-on-7 period and 3-of-4 in the team periods.
-QB Trevor Siemian was 2-of-2 in the 7-on-7 periods and 1-of-4 in the team periods.
-Center Lloyd Cushenberry has been practicing a pretty good bit this week after being taken off PUP last week.
-Kicker Joey Slye did not kick on Wednesday. Slye is 41-of-46 in the training camp practices in Nashville.
-Right tackle J.C. Latham did not practice after leaving Tuesday’s session early.
-Receiver Calvin Ridley did not practice again because of soreness.
-RB Tyjae Spears did not practice.
-Safety Kevin Winston Jr. did not practice.
-Defensive lineman T’Vondre Sweat did not practice.
-Defensive lineman Isaiah Raikes did not practice.
-Receiver Matt Landers did not practice.
-Defensive back Kendell Brooks worked in a yellow jersey, wearing a brace on his arm.
-Offensive lineman Brendon Jaimes went inside early.
Next up: vs Vikings in preseason game No.3, Friday, 7 p.m.
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