AFC Notes: Dolphins, Jaguars, Jets

Dolphins

Dolphins LT Laremy Tunsil admitted that his 2017 performance left a โ€œhorrible tasteโ€ in his mouth.

โ€œIt was a bad taste โ€” a horrible taste,โ€ Tunsil said, via the Palm Beach Post. โ€ โ€ฆ I knew I could have been better. Now Iโ€™m here, a new season, a new person. Letโ€™s get it.โ€

While many thought Tunsil was going to be a plug-and-play left tackle in the NFL, the former first-round pick says he never looked at it that way.

โ€œI never assumed it was going to be easy,โ€ Tunsil said. โ€œPlaying left tackle at the highest level of football, I never thought it would be easy.โ€

Tunsil added that heโ€™s looking forward to a new season and another opportunity.

โ€œA new season, a new person,โ€ Tunsil said. โ€œLetโ€™s get it.โ€

Jaguars

Mike Kaye of First Coast News takes a look at the Jaguarsโ€™ guard and center positions.

Jets

Jets first-round QB Sam Darnold says heโ€™s โ€œembracedโ€ the talk of possibly being the teamโ€™s savior.

โ€œI embrace it,โ€ Darnold said of being viewed as a savior, via the New York Daily News. โ€œBut I understand every single day that itโ€™s a process to come in here and earn respect. Iโ€™m not going to come in here and demand it.โ€

While itโ€™s clear there are high hopes for Darnold in New York, HC Todd Bowles mentioned that they have no plans to rush him to start Week 1.

โ€œHeโ€™s going to learn it as he goes,โ€ Bowles said. โ€œWeโ€™ll make that determination (about the Week 1 starter) through preseason and see where we are at the end of it. But weโ€™re not holding him back. Weโ€™re not rushing him at the same time.โ€

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