AFC Notes: Jaelan Phillips, Drake Maye, Dolphins, Patriots,

Dolphins

Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver wants to be cautious with EDGE Jaelan Phillips following his recovery from a torn Achilles and to be sure heโ€™s available for a full season.  

โ€œI think weโ€™re going to have to listen to his body, right?โ€ Weaver said, via DolphinsWire. โ€œUltimately, I donโ€™t think you want to put a number count on that kid, but we know we have to be smart in how we approach this so he can maintain and last throughout the entire season.โ€

Weaver isnโ€™t counting out Phillips and feels heโ€™s looked great this offseason. 

โ€œBut Iโ€™m certainly not counting that kid out of anything. You saw how fast heโ€™s gotten back from the Achilles, and he looks like a man-child out there when he has gone. โ€ฆ Heโ€™s looked great. Heโ€™s great. He looks like the Jaelan Phillips we all expect to see.โ€

Patriots

  • Patriots HC Jerod Mayo said Jacoby Brissett is still their No. 1 quarterback but its still a โ€œcompetitionโ€ for the Week 1 starting role: โ€œItโ€™s still a competition and Jacoby is still QB1.โ€ (Mark Daniels)
  • Mayo also mentioned S Marte Mapu is still considered week-to-week with his torn pectoral, per Doug Kyed.
  • Mayor said undrafted S Dell Pettus is โ€œmaking a caseโ€ for a spot on the 53-man roster. (Kyed)
  • The Patriots worked out four players on Tuesday including DL Kobe Jones, LB Christian McCarroll, DE Dubem Okonkwo, and OLB Max Roberts, per Aaron Wilson. 
  • Of this group, New England signed McCarroll and Jones to contracts. 

Drake Maye

Patriots first-round QB Drake Maye has been turning heads in camp and will eventually get his chance as the teamโ€™s starter. New England QB Jacoby Brissett still attacks every day as the starting quarterback and is focusing on what he can control. 

โ€œI still treat myself as if Iโ€™m the starter,โ€ Brissett said, via Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk. โ€œI canโ€™t worry about that. I just go out there and do my job. Iโ€™ve been in this league long enough, and a lot of crazy things have happened in my career so far, and I wouldnโ€™t be shocked by anything. But at the same time, Iโ€™m enjoying this process, putting my best foot forward, and just letting the chips fall where they may. . . . I donโ€™t really worry about the competition.โ€

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