Football

Estime returns to drills and other offensive observations from Syracuse’s practice in the Carrier Dome

By Jesse Dougherty

Brisly Estime

After missing all of Syracuse’s trip to Fort Drum last week and working off to the side with the training staff at the beginning of practice on Saturday, Brisly Estime practiced for the 25 minutes that were open to the media in the Carrier Dome on Monday. 

The sophomore H-back stretched and did a drill with the wide receivers before the start of 11-on-0s, and then retreated to the sideline. But then offensive coordinator and wide receivers coach George McDonald called him back over and told him to participate in the plays. 

Estime worked with quarterback Mitch Kimble and the third team, twice in the slot and once out of the backfield for a screen.

Backup quarterbacks 



After A.J. Long didn’t see the field for Syracuse’s scrimmage at Fort Drum on Thursday, head coach Scott Shafer gave two updates. Shafer said that Long was nursing a shoulder injury but had also been the frontrunner for the backup quarterback spot as of late. 

On Saturday, Long worked off to the side with Estime and a few others players, but was back in action on Monday despite not taking any snaps in 11-on-0s. Austin Wilson worked with the second team with receivers Quinta Funderburk, Ben Lewis and Steve Ishmael, and Kimble ran with the third team with Estime, Troy Green and Jeremiah Kobena. 

When the quarterbacks worked with the running backs on handoffs, Terrel Hunt worked with Prince-Tyson Gulley and Wilson handed off to Adonis Ameen-Moore. 

Tight ends 

The tight ends worked in and out of the 11-on-0s, with a lot of sets opting for slot receivers or two running backs. 

After the offense ran up and down the far side of the field four times, the tight ends worked on catching high passes from tight ends coach Bobby Acosta. Acosta’s accuracy has been inconsistent throughout training camp, but it was perfect for this drill.

The coach threw high of Cam MacPherson, who still managed to haul in a catch, and was high and right for both Josh Parris and Jamal Custis — who also made fingertip grabs. 

Custis continues to be a wildcard during practice, working with both the wide receivers and tight ends. The 6-foot-5 freshman ran as a slot receiver during 11-on-0s, then shifted to working with the tight ends for the high-ball drill. 





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