AFC Notes: Bills, Dolphins, Patriots

Bills

Katherine Fitzgerald notes that Bills DT Ed Oliver was limited in Thursday’s practice due to a hamstring injury.
Bills HC Sean McDermott ruled out the following players for Week 5: DT Austin Johnson (oblique), WR Khalil Shakir (ankle), S Taylor Rapp (concussion protocol), and DT Ed Oliver (hamstring). (Alaina Getzenberg)
Bills LB Terrel Bernard mentioned he has more tests to do on his pec before deciding the next step. (Alaina Getzenberg)
Bills DE Dawuane Smoot was fined $8,156 for Unnecessary Roughness (striking/kicking/kneeing) in Week 4.

Dolphins DC Anthony Weaver doesn’t consider LB Channing Tindall as an edge defender given they need more speed in the role: “He relies on speed. We need guys that set the edge. He’s [236] pounds. That would be asking a lot of that kid.” (Barry Jackson)
Dolphins OLB coach Ryan Crow said they aren’t rushing edge rushers Bradley Chubb (knee) and Cameron Goode (knee) back into the lineup following Jaelan Phillips‘ injury, per Joe Schad.
Dolphins DL Emmanuel Ogbah was fined $11,255 for Unnecessary Roughness (facemask), and LB Jaelan Phillips was fined $16,883 for Roughing the Passer (contact in the knee area or below a passer) in Week 4.
Dianna Russini reports that the Browns, Dolphins, and Jets were among the teams who told QB Joe Flacco they were uninterested in signing him this past offseason.

Dolphins HC Mike McDaniel QB Tyler Huntley had command of the Dolphins’ offense this week: “Based on the conviction of the other ten guys in the huddle. When the other 10 guys leave the huddle with confidence, it’s typically a sign that their QB has them right.” (Marcel Louis-Jacques)
McDaniel on overcoming the “sloppiness” and finding a way to win: “It was great. … You want to see your team take steps forward. I feel we did today.” (Adam Beasley)

Patriots HC Jerod Mayo on the issues he has encountered in his first season: “I expected to take my lumps just like a lot of other first-year coaches.” (Chad Graff)
Patriots QB Jacoby Brissett was not thrilled with the team’s performance in Week 5: “We’ve got to play better man. There’s no magic thing we need to do. We just have to play better.” (Graff)
Replacing injured C David Andrews was C Nick Leverett, who was disappointed by how he played in his first start: “There was a lot of stuff I left out there, a lot of nasty play out there.” (Zack Cox)