Want to know a little bit about about new Carolina Panthers cornerback D’Shawn Jamison? Then how about we look to an old friend?
Jamison was one of three players claimed off waivers by Carolina on Wednesday. But before finding himself a new home, he worked under former Panthers interim head coach and current San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator Steve Wilks—who had some high praise for the 24-year-old earlier this month.
Buy Panthers Tickets“Very impressed. Very impressed,” Wilks told reporters back on Aug. 4. “And I think some of the receivers were talkin’ about him the other day. He has definitely made strides from the spring and just came back and build on his repertoire and just his toolbox.
“I think the one thing that he’s doin’ with his technique—he’s stayin’ more square in his backpedal, which is allowing him to be able to see and visualize more of the field, route concepts, see the quarterback. And he’s doin’ a great job of breakin’ on the ball. His man-to-man technique, he’s great at the line of scrimmage and he’s doin’ a good job at the top of the route. The point of emphasis that I talk about all the time—that’s where we gotta win. So you see him doin’ a lot of good things.”
A standout defender at the University of Texas, Jamison signed with the 49ers as an undrafted rookie this past spring. The 5-foot-9, 186-pounder, however, would eventually be waived by the team during this week’s final roster cuts.
But if Wilks’ endorsement is any good (and we know that he carries quite the track record), then the Panthers may have found themselves a hidden gem.
