Rookie kicker Aldrick Rosas received his first work during training camp and went 4-for-4 on his field-goal attempts.
Or did he?
Rosas hit the first three cleanly and the fourth, from about 44 yards, appeared to hook just inside the right upright. The official stationed at the goal line signaled no good, though.
“In my eyes, I hit it clean and in my eyes it’s a make,’’ Rosas said, smiling.
That was the way Ben McAdoo’s eyes saw it as well.
“I never second-guess officials, we know that,’’ McAdoo said. “So I’m going to go in and take a look at the tape. I thought that one snuck in there, but we’ll take a look at it.’’
Rookie tight end Evan Engram sees some similarities between himself and wide receiver Brandon Marshall.
“A big body, fast receiver that goes and chases the ball,’’ Engram said. “That’s what I want to be. He’s been doing that for years and I would love to mold my game after his game in the receiving aspect.’’
There was a low-volume buzz of music and crowd noise pumped into the day’s practice. McAdoo called it “elevator crowd noise.’’
A pass from Josh Johnson intended for Roger Lewis was deflected up into the air by CB Michael Hunter and intercepted by S Nat Berhe. It was a good sign for two reserve defensive backs looking to provide depth to the secondary.
This is sure to irritate McAdoo: Johnson and center Brett Jones had a fumbled exchange. Whenever this happens, McAdoo is quick to banish the offending players to the side for at least one play.
McAdoo late in practice ran what he calls an “Opportunity 7 on 7’’ drill, designed for young players on the roster to get reps they ordinarily do not get in the standard 7 on 7 period. The only quarterback in the drill was rookie Davis Webb, who receives precious few snaps otherwise with three quarterbacks ahead of him on the depth chart all requiring work.
RB Shane Vereen was attended to on the side during practice, and McAdoo said the veteran was experiencing lower body soreness.
“He could’ve gone back in, but we decided to hold him,’’ McAdoo said.