AFC Notes: Breece Hall, Aaron Rodgers, Dolphins, Jets, Patriots

Dolphins

• Dolphins TE Julian Hill was fined $5,106.48 for Unnecessary Roughness (use of the helmet) in Week 12.

Jets

• Connor Hughes reports Jets RB Breece Hall suffered a pretty significant injury against the Colts and was looking at missing a few weeks before returning to play on Sunday for the team.
• Hall went on to have ball security issues in the team’s loss and says he felt he was a cause of the team’s defeat this week: “This year has been the most trying year of my life.” (Hughes)
• Jets HC Jeff Ulbrich on if he’d consider benching QB Aaron Rodgers: “Not as of today.” (Zack Rosenblatt)
• Rodgers on the team being 3-9 after another loss: “Disappointing. What else can you say?” (Rosenblatt)
• Rodgers said this is the best he’s felt physically but was asked why the team’s record didn’t support his claim: “There’s 11 guys on the field. Sometimes it’s my fault.” (Hughes)
• Jets CB DJ Reed tweeted the following at the NFL Officiating account after the game: “you FXCKING suck, yall should be ashamed of yall selves.!”

Patriots

• Patriots QB Drake Maye says he feels like today showed the team’s offense is “dynamic” before adding that the loss was “heartbreaking.” (Doug Kyed)
• Patriots HC Jerod Mayo on the team’s red zone issues and penalties: “I know I sound redundant but we’re doing a lot of good things.” (Chad Graff)
• Patriots S Jabrill Peppers told reporters that his not wearing the captain C on his jersey was a “mutual decision” between him and Mayo. (Andrew Callahan)