CAMP WATCH
QB update
The first practice in pads was hardly a perfect day for anyone, but Mike Glennon looked like the starter and Mitch Trubisky looked like a rookie getting acclimated to the NFL.
Glennon clearly is in charge of the offense, but he was hot and cold and threw the only interception of the day — on a deep ball that hung up in the wind and was easily picked off by safety Quintin Demps. Trubisky fumbled three snaps and bobbled another in a shaky performance.
Mark Sanchez had the biggest plays. Besides a strike to rookie tight end Adam Shaheen over the middle and a downfield throw to Victor Cruz — who made a reaching, tumbling grab in 7- on- 7 — Sanchez had the day’s biggest play when he recovered from a mistimed snap that hit him in the chest to complete a deep ball down the left sideline to Deonte Thompson, who made a leaping, reaching catch against cornerback Johnthan Banks.
Observations
Shaheen and 5- 6 rookie running back Tarik Cohen are clearly fan favorites, and it’s not surprising. Shaheen might have the best hands in camp. Cohen undoubtedly has the best moves. . . . After Trubisky had back- to- back fumbled snaps, a fan yelled, “Get rid of the center right now.” . . . In a punt- return competition, Cohen and Daniel Braverman caught a third consecutive punt while still holding the first two, but Bryce Callahan outdid them with four in a row, catching the fourth while still holding the first three.
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A 10: 30 a. m. practice Sunday at Olivet Nazarene University. — Mark Potash