AFC Notes: Colts, Jaguars, Texans

Colts

Colts QB Carson Wentz said he is fitting in well with his new team and can already tell that the team is in a good place.

“I’d say right when the trade happened, obviously getting a handful of texts from coaches, members of the organization, teammates, right away I was like, It seems like there’s a lot of maturity in that locker room, a lot of guys who really get it,” Wentz said, via Albert Breer of SI.com. “And then getting on the Zoom calls, and how engaging they were, I don’t know, you could just tell. Everyone was attentive. Everyone was engaged. Which is hard, don’t get me wrong, in the Zoom-meeting era that we’re living in right now, it can be hard. And just seeing everyone’s engagement level and football IQ as they talk, and going through plays. Then, really, when we had our two weeks together at the facility, even though we still had three different locker rooms because of protocols, when you walked in with the organization, when you walked out on that field, when got in the huddle, when you got with the team and broke it down at the end of practice, when we shot hoops on the field, and played those fun games, there’s something special here. I could just tell.”

Jaguars

Jaguars strength and conditioning coach Anthony Schlegel believes WR DJ Chark is showing the commitment to take that next step in his game.

“I saw him just put in work.” Schlegel said, via Jaguars Wire. “The one thing is you have to be accessible, you have to be open and one of our things is we are open. We’re open in the training room, we’re open in the weight room, we’re open in the nutrition room, so you have to give them everything in your toolbox to increase his value and maximize him. We need him to put on some weight, let’s get bumpy.

“It was him and Terry [Godwin] and Laviska [Shenault Jr.] and then all the other wide receivers started coming in and they just started having competition in the weight room. You create that atmosphere to where they want to be, they want to train.”

Texans

Texans HC David Culley said veteran QB Tyrod Taylor has been an asset for their younger quarterbacks Jeff Driskel and Davis Mills.

“Having an 11-year veteran in here like Tyrod Taylor has been a blessing for Jeff and Davis,” Culley said, via Texans Wire. “He has been great at giving information and being a great teammate. That is what will carry over later on with the young guys. It serves our team well to see a veteran carry himself that way and do the things that he does to help us get better.”

• According to his lawyer, Texans QB Deshaun Watson has not yet been interviewed by the NFL regarding the 22 civil lawsuits against him. (Courtney Zubowski)