AFC Notes: Kwity Paye, Kamari Lassiter, Colts, Ravens, Texans

Colts

Colts DE Kwity Paye outlined the offseason program that has him feeling fresh and ready to go for the 2024 season.

โ€œIt was a great offseason for me,โ€ Paye said, via the teamโ€™s website. โ€œMentally, physically, Iโ€™m just ready to go. Iโ€™m excited to go. Iโ€™m ready to go out there and play.โ€

โ€œThatโ€™s where you prepare for the season. So for me, I was doing like four or five workouts a day. I was doing extra cardio in the morning. I was doing the lift and the line work, then Pilates and hot yoga and PT and just making sure I stay on top of it. Making sure Iโ€™m ready to go. I lost 15 pounds, and I gained some muscle.โ€

Ravens

Ravens OC Todd Monken said he โ€œwould love toโ€ employ more 12 personnel with both Mark Andrew and Isaiah Likely on the field at the same time.

โ€œWould love to,โ€ Monken said, via The Athletic. โ€œYouโ€™re obviously trying to get your best playmakers on the field, and theyโ€™re two of them. Those two guys are unique weapons, so we have to do a great job of being creative โ€” getting them on the field and finding a way to utilize them. Their skill sets are similar, but theyโ€™re different. Theyโ€™re built a little bit different, but we love both of them and that showed last year โ€” when Mark went down, (Likely) came on. Having them both together would be great.โ€

Monken said that the two tight ends will be an integral part of the teamโ€™s offense this year.

โ€œWeโ€™re going to throw it to them,โ€ Monken said of his tight ends. โ€œWe love those guys. We want them to have every opportunity. Mark last year probably didnโ€™t have as many targets as he wanted, but he had touchdowns โ€” we got him the ball in the red zone, which helped. Obviously, finding a way to get Mark the ball and (Likely) the ball more is a huge part of obviously what we need to do moving forward.โ€

Texans

Texans second-round CB Kamari Lassiter referred to himself as โ€œthe Locksmithโ€ in terms of his ability to shut down opposing receivers and the early returns show him living up to that nickname. 

โ€œThatโ€™s just me,โ€ Lassiter said, via John McClain of HoustonTexans.com. โ€œThatโ€™s who I am. I feel like I came in and showed who I am, and thatโ€™s the kind of person I am โ€” Iโ€™m the Locksmith. I want to lock stuff down wherever I am.

โ€œI feel to get to the point I really want to be, I have a long way to go. I have a lot to learn and a lot to work on. I want to be a lot better. The first thing you want to do as a young player, as a rookie coming into a new organization (and) a new atmosphere, you have to prove (yourself) and earn the respect of your teammates and coaches. Thatโ€™s something I really focus on. I want to earn the respect of everyone in the building before itโ€™s time to play. I want to be a student of the game.โ€

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