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AFC Notes: Denzel Boston, Aaron Rodgers, Browns, Ravens, Steelers
Apr 29, 2026Wyatt GrindleyNFL Trade Rumors
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Browns Browns WR Denzel Boston joined a local Cleveland radio station to talk about the mentality that he is bringing to his new team when it comes to going against defenders. “My whole goal when I go against a defender is I don’t want him to be able to go home and be happy to be around his family. I want him to feel that from that game. That’s the mentality that I’m bringing to the Cleveland Browns.” Boston said, via 92.3 The Fan . Ravens Ravens rookie pass rusher Zion Young asked how he would approach the chance to play with a veteran like Trey Hendrickson in his first season. “I’m a big-time fan of Trey Hendrickson,” Young said, via RavensWire.com . “I feel like with him as a vet, I feel like I’m very much so excited to learn from him and being around a lot more older guys on the defense. And I’m coming in as a young guy, so I’m coming in as a sponge. I’m excited to learn. I’m ready to learn. I’m willing to learn. I’m very much so coachable. And I thank God for the opportunity at the end of the day.” Steelers Steelers HC Mike McCarthy faced some obvious questions after the draft. Most of them quarterback-related, as the team drafted Medina, Ohio, native and former Penn State QB Drew Allar in round three. Naturally, this leaves everyone wondering what will become of veteran backup Mason Rudolph , last year’s fifth-round pick out of Ohio State, Will Howard , and exactly when the team will have a decision from Aaron Rodgers . “These are all questions, answers, hypotheticals that really, it won’t change what I’ve already said ,” McCarthy said, via Brooke Pryor of ESPN , when asked about the depth chart behind Rodgers. “I will coach the hell out of that room. I have a lot of confidence. I have history and experience that I will give everything I can to any quarterback in that room. . . . We want to grow the quarterback room. We don’t want to just rely on one quarterback. I was very impressed with Will last week [at voluntary minicamp]. I know he’s a good athlete. . . . But there’s a training regimen that’s involved, but we’ll stick to it.” “Like anything, I believe in first impressions,” McCarthy said of Allar. “I’ve had a chance to watch him play, meet him at the Combine. . . . I liked everything about him. I think he’s young. I think he’s got a lot of room for growth. And he’s a young man that can throw the ball with the best of them, and that’s a great starting point to have.” Gerry Dulac reports that the Steelers placed the UFA tender on Rodgers as a formality to protect their ability to get a compensatory pick in 2027 in the event another team would sign him before July 22. The post AFC Notes: Denzel Boston, Aaron Rodgers, Browns, Ravens, Steelers appeared first on NFLTradeRumors.co .