Jay Gruden’s Monday press conference was, to me, one of the most fascinating we’ve seen in a while, largely because of his comments on the importance of special teams play in finalizing the roster, especially with regard to identifying punt and kickoff returners.
The situation became a shade more dire when Shaun Wilson, who had looked good as a punt returner in preseason, and especially against the Bengals, was injured in the 4th quarter of that game when he was playing on the punt coverage team. There hadn’t been an update on his injury status since he was carted off the FedEx field Thursday night, but in answer to a direct question on Monday, Gruden said about Wilson, “He has a pretty good ankle [injury], so he’ll be out for a little while.