HEAD COACH TODD BOWLES
(On WR Emeka Egbuka's availability for Sunday's game)
"Yeah, 'Mek' (Emeka Egbuka) will be out this week."
(On if Egbuka sustained any sort of setback during his recovery this week)
"No, he was never full speed. He's just still recovering."
(On Egbuka not practicing on Friday, and the idea of trying not to rush him back too quickly)
"Yeah, it wasn't worth it."
(On which ailment is preventing Egbuka from playing on Sunday)
"He cleared concussion protocol, so it was just his foot."
(On T Luke Goedeke's availability for Sunday's game)
"There's a chance. We've got to see how he feels and how he recovers the next two days."
(On whether anyone other than WR Emeka Egbuka has been ruled out for Sunday)
"No."
(On RB Kenny Gainwell's participation level in practice on Friday)
"He was full today."
(On preparing for potential rainy conditions on Sunday)
"We've prepared. We've done it. Obviously, you can't prepare for the rain until you get it. We can't pour it from the sky, but we've done all our wet-ball work."
(On S Antoine Winfield Jr.'s status for Sunday's game)
"Yeah, he'll be full go."
(On the importance of winning at home and limiting opposing fans' impact)
"I don't think the other team's fans affect us, but we do like to win at home. You want to dominate your home court. We have not won at home. We need to win at home. I think it's important for us to play and win at home and get our fans behind us so the other fans won't be cheering and screaming."
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