AFC Notes: Dolphins, Raiders, Steelers

Dolphins

Dolphinsโ€™ RB Myles Gaskin says that the team has an entirely new playbook for the upcoming season with co-offensive coordinators George Godsey and Eric Studesville taking over.

โ€œItโ€™s definitely different. A whole new playbook,โ€ Gaskin said, via Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel. โ€œItโ€™s not the same as last year.โ€

  • Aaron Wilson reports that Saints had committed to re-signing CB Trill Williams and had a new contract prepared for him. However, the Dolphins had already claimed Williams off of waivers from New Orleans.

Raiders

Raidersโ€™ first-round pick OL Alex Leatherwood was asked what makes him want to be a leader among his teammates.

โ€œItโ€™s not by choice, but itโ€™s really just by my nature and personality,โ€ Leatherwood told Lincoln Kennedy via the Raidersโ€™ Twitter account. โ€œA lot of people are just drawn to me. Iโ€™m not the type of dude for a lot of attention, but going into my senior year I knew I had to embrace that position of being a leader. I knew the goals I wanted me and my team to accomplish and wanted everyone to be on the same page to do the things we needed to do to be national champions.โ€

Steelers

Steelers DL Cam Heyward said the defense is most looking forward to reaping the benefits that RB Najee Harris will bring.

โ€œI think as a defender, weโ€™re most excited to have him,โ€ Heyward said, via NFL.com. โ€œHaving a guy like that that can tote the rock 30 to 40 times a game really puts an ease for the defense. He can do multiple things. I think the investment in our offense this year has been huge.โ€

Heyward also defended QB Ben Roethlisberger despite the quarterbackโ€™s rough end to last season.

โ€œWe know heโ€™s an explosive quarterback that can throw the ball all over the field,โ€ Heyward said. โ€œBut I think around (him), weโ€™ve just got to be complementary, whether itโ€™s on offense, defense, special teams. Benโ€™s still got the goods. Anyone that tells you otherwise, they havenโ€™t really looked at football. You give that guy a good running game and tell him he doesnโ€™t have to throw the ball 50, 60 times, heโ€™s going to be that much more dangerous, and I think weโ€™re looking forward to that. Itโ€™s going to be pretty good longevity-wise if he wants to keep playing.โ€

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