Ty Summers has a blunt assessment of his first snaps on defense in the NFL: not great.
“Thank goodness it was enough to help us get a win,” he told reporters Tuesday, painting a grim picture of his performance in relief of Christian Kirksey, who left Sunday’s game against the Saints in the second quarter with a shoulder injury.
In the game on short notice, Summers barely had time to think, much less appreciate the significance of the moment. In the blink of an eye, the former seventh-round pick went from having never played a single snap on defense to facing off with one of the greatest quarterbacks in league history and his explosive sidekick.