Rookie cornerback
Lafayette Pitts NFL debut against the Chargers drew some positive reviews from Assistant Head Coach/Special Teams Coordinator Darren Rizzi.
Pitts, who was promoted from the practice squad Nov. 7, wasn’t credited with any stats but downed a punt in the fourth quarter.
“He had a good day,” Rizzi said. “He had a really good day. We slow-burned him in there a little bit, but as the game went on, we played him more and more and more. He had two really good gunner reps. He had a couple of really good kickoff reps. I was very pleased with him. He was in on our punt returns as well. We’re going to continue to expand his role.
“The one thing that really showed up on film for him was him playing fast. It was kind of neat; we watched the game, obviously, on Monday right here in the meeting room. To watch the older guys see him on film and congratulate him like, ‘That’s a hell of a job,’ I pointed out to the younger players, here’s a guy – and I might have mentioned this last week – that has really taken practice reps very, very seriously throughout training camp, throughout all these practice weeks as a practice squad player. He got the opportunity, and he showed in the game that he could do it. I was very, very pleased with him. We recognized him; we recognized his effort. He was playing fast, and hopefully, he can continue to do that, because he can certainly be some help to us.”
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