Red-shirt for Steward "still on the table"

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Clemson defensive coordinator Brent Venables said after practice on Tuesday that a red-shirt for Tony Steward Tony Steward
So. Linebacker
#7 6-1, 235
Hastings, FL
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Venables also said corner Martin Jenkins is likely to red-shirt. Jenkins has been slow to recover from groin and hip flexor injuries this preseason. Jenkins would still have two years of eligibility after a potential red-shirt year.

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