Brett Leonard suffered a sprained left knee right before being named the starting center

About how Brett Leonard was injured during a limited-contact drill, Mack said:
"It was a safe deal. And he was wearing (knee) braces. It was one of those freak deals. You get them sometimes." (HSA)


About Leonard's injury, Shaw said that it makes his plan to rotate players:
"Now I look like a genius." (HSA)


About why he rotated 4 OL among the 3 interior positions on the OL, Shaw said:
"The thought all along was: the odd man out was the next guy in.  It didn't matter if it was the left guard or the right guard or the center. The next guy in was going to the spot he plays best, and everybody else will move over." (HSA)


About Tiwanak taking over as the starting center, Shaw said:
"We'll be OK with Bronson. I like Bronson a lot. He was the starting center coming into (training) camp." (HSA)


About how Leonard's injury "killed the mood of practice", Tiwanak said:
"You never want to see a teammate go down, especially a fellow offensive lineman." (HSA)


About how Tiwanak can handle the starting center position, injured #1 center Lefiti (who is expected to miss at least the first 3 games) said:
"He's a hard worker. He's never late. He's the last to leave. He's motivated. You can count on him." (HSA)


Lefiti says that Tiwanak is a walk-on who cannot eat the training-table meals and is:
"hungry. Literally, and all that. He wants it. He's going to be good." (HSA)


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