Crunch time for WRs

Sunday's third preseason tune-up could be the make-or-break game for one or more wide receivers fighting for roster spots.

Brandon Rideau had an impressive training camp but was blanked in the preseason opener, although he had 2 catches for 21 yards in Game Two.
At first he tired to say that Sunday's game at Denver wouldn’t be the most important contest of his NFL career, which began in 2006, but then he reconsidered

“You look at it like every game is important,” Rideau said. “It's just as important as the one last week. Actually … it's more important than the one last week because it's the next one."

With Jay Cutler returning to Denver, the game will take on added importance, but for Rideau, it’s already important.

“In my situation, every game feels like a regular-season game,” he said. “So whatever opportunity we get at receiver we just try to make plays on them.”

Rideau is battling Devin Aromashodu and Rashied Davis for playing time. Aromashodu has just 1 catch, but it was a spectacular diving catch last week that produced a 38-yard gain. Davis, who is the most experienced of the three, caught just 1 pass for 3 yards against the Giants but had 2 receptions for 25 yards in the opener.