AFC East Notes: Dolphins, Jets, Patriots

Dolphins

Initially, Dolphins WR Jakeem Grant thought the lower leg injury that ended his 2018 season after 10 games was an Achilles injury. Thankfully it wasnโ€™t that serious and Grant will be able to pick up where he left off in 2018.

โ€œI feel like last year I kind of made a big name for myself in the return game I want to be the best returner in the league,โ€ Grant said via Hal Habib of the Palm Beach Post. โ€œAnd I want to be one of the top receivers in the league. Iโ€™m going to continue to play the best I ever can.โ€

Jets

Jets LB Avery Williamson believes their defense can be a top-five unit in 2019.

โ€œShoot, we can definitely be a top-five defense,โ€ Williamson said via Ethan Greenberg of the teamโ€™s website. โ€œWe have all the talent right there, we just have to continue to be on the same page. We could be really great, we have the talent, man. Iโ€™m excited. We had a great squad last year. We didnโ€™t have the best season, but we fought hard. So if we have all the pieces I feel like we do, we can really be something special.โ€

Williamson is transitioning to weakside linebacker in DC Gregg Williamsโ€™ scheme.

โ€œYou have to go in there and be ready to hit people,โ€ Williamson said of his new role. โ€œBut it involves a lot of coverage, so you really have to be in tune with what your corners are doing, the safeties, how theyโ€™re playing the field, so itโ€™s a lot of stuff. Itโ€™s definitely a lot of new things, but Iโ€™m starting to pick it up and just continue to keep looking at stuff and keep enjoying the process.โ€

Patriots

Former NFL OT Jared Veldheer signed briefly with the Patriots early in MAy to provide much-needed depth at offensive tackle. But two weeks later, Veldheer retired after realizing he didnโ€™t have another season left. 

โ€œWhen March rolled around I thought I could give it a go, but once I went out there to do actual football stuff, the hip felt exactly how it did at the end of the season,โ€ Veldheer said via Peter J. Wallner of MLive.com. โ€œThere was just no way I was going to put my body through that. I couldnโ€™t conceive even trying to make my body do that.โ€

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