"It's a fine line," offensive coordinator Alex Van Pelt said. "Obviously you can't fumble the football and that's the No. 1 thing. Job security is ball security. So, now he's got a target on his back. Teams are going to see that and they're going to come after the football."
Van Pelt said the issue is a correctable one that he expects Stevenson to focus on in practice. "It's drill work you do during the course of practice and then just an intense focus on it in the game just making sure you're high and tight with the ball in traffic," he said.
"But, I know he'll address it," Van Pelt added. "I know he's proud about it. We've been really good so far about not giving the ball away in that scenario again where he'll be better because of it."
Stevenson did not point out any specific techniques when asked what he need to do to improve his ball security. "I gotta hold the ball," Stevenson said. "I just gotta hold it."
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