AFC Notes: Dolphins, Ravens, Steelers

Dolphins

• Alex Marvez reports that the Dolphins are hiring Pat Flaherty as their new offensive line coach.

Ravens

Ravens HC John Harbaugh said he believes free agents are going to want to play with QB Lamar Jackson and it will ultimately be something that helps them this offseason.

“I think a lot of players are going to want to play with a quarterback like Lamar,” Harbaugh said, via ESPN.com. “I’m looking forward to seeing if it helps us. I know the guys that are here do. I know the guys that are here, the guys that are pending free agents and restricted free agents and those guys, they want to stay. That’s probably a big part of it.”

Harbaugh added that he would like to see more big plays from their offense in 2019. 

“Next year, you’re going to want big plays, which we didn’t have enough of,” Harbaugh said. “You’re going to want to simplify the defense, which is going to open up your passing game, your three-, five-[drop] step in the passing game. You’re going to run the run-option plays that get the linebackers involved in defending the run, then throw behind them. Those are all things that you try build into the offense.”

Steelers

• Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reports that the knee injury suffered by Steelers WR JuJu Smith-Schuster during the Pro Bowl is not believed to be serious.
• According to Fowler, Smith-Schuster is feeling “fine” after sustaining what’s believed to be a bruised knee.