“It means a lot to all of us,” Taimani said. “We kind of feed off each other in practice. If we’re kind of down, it’s like, ‘Come on, we got to go.’”
Center Garrett Bradbury, the sixth-year starter, pinpointed Taimani as the most improved player this summer.
Bradbury liked what he saw from Taimani on and off the field.
“He’d be asking me football questions,” Bradbury said, “like, ‘Hey, I see you kind of attack Harrison [Phillips] a little bit differently than me, what are you seeing from me versus him? Who are guys in the league that you respect highly and why? I was like, ‘Who is this guy?’ I don’t get asked those questions much, especially from a rookie.”
Receiver Jordan Addison (ankle) didn’t take every rep in Thursday’s practice, earning him another limited tag on the official injury report. But the second-year standout has no doubt he’ll be available for Sunday’s season opener at the New York Giants.
“Physically, I’m feeling great,” Addison said Thursday. “I’m going to be 100% on Sunday and y’all are going to see.”
