Posted by ESPN.com’s Pat Yasinskas
With New Orleans linebacker Scott Fujita missing his second straight day of practice Thursday, it’s looking like there’s a good chance backup Troy Evans may get the start Sunday in Miami.
Coach Sean Payton was asked for a scouting report on Evans after Thursday’s practice.
“He’s a player that we initially look at as a core special teams player, he’s a special teams captain,’’ Payton said. "He’s an experienced player who’s played a number of snaps, more of them have come in the kicking game than at linebacker, yet he did a good job stepping in and he gives you that depth and experience. I think he’s athletic and physical. Those are the attributes if you point to a couple things. Generally, to play in this league as long as he has in the kicking game, you have to be able to run and tackle and those are a couple things that he’s done pretty well.’’
With New Orleans linebacker Scott Fujita missing his second straight day of practice Thursday, it’s looking like there’s a good chance backup Troy Evans may get the start Sunday in Miami.
Coach Sean Payton was asked for a scouting report on Evans after Thursday’s practice.
“He’s a player that we initially look at as a core special teams player, he’s a special teams captain,’’ Payton said. "He’s an experienced player who’s played a number of snaps, more of them have come in the kicking game than at linebacker, yet he did a good job stepping in and he gives you that depth and experience. I think he’s athletic and physical. Those are the attributes if you point to a couple things. Generally, to play in this league as long as he has in the kicking game, you have to be able to run and tackle and those are a couple things that he’s done pretty well.’’
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Pat Yasinskas
Yasinskas joined ESPN.com in January 2008 after covering the Carolina Panthers for The Charlotte Observer for nine seasons. He began his journalism career with The Tampa Tribune in 1990.
