AFC Notes: Travis Hunter, David Montgomery, Jaguars, Texans, Titans

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Jaguars Jaguars HC Liam Coen said that WR/CB Travis Hunter will be spending equal time on both sides of the ball this offseason. “ I think we’re going to blend the offseason schedule with him a little bit better than we did last year, which was more of like focusing per day on one side of the ball, ” Coen said, via ESPN . “ As we did it in-season, where he was more back and forth [on both sides of the ball] throughout the day, that may be a little bit more where we’re trending. ” Texans The Texans acquired RB David Montgomery from the Lions in March. Detroit HC Dan Campbell highly praised Montgomery, saying that they felt a move would be beneficial for both parties. “I love David Montgomery ,” Campbell said, via Aaron Wilson . “He’s a stud. He’s unbelievable. We had a conversation and felt like this was something that was going to be good for both sides. This gave David an opportunity to be the bell-cow and we got some value back. I love David. He’s a freaking pro, man. He is unbelievable. So, he will be missed, but I think the Houston Texans are going to be very happy with the back they just got. I think he makes them better.” Montgomery said that Houston was a team he wanted to join and that he was impressed by the team during joint practices in previous years. “Houston was definitely the place that I wanted to go,” Montgomery said. “I was in Detroit, a very successful organization, and I practiced against Houston a couple of times and they’ve always been the hardest team to practice against. So, you can tell the morale, the mentality that coach Ryans brings to the table too. You also get to look at yourself like, ‘Dang, if I ever had an opportunity, I would love to play for a guy like that.’ Look, I’m here now getting to play under a guy like that, and I want to come in and show these guys that I could hang with the big dawgs.” Montgomery wants to prove he is more than a “power back.” “Being able to show that I can be more than what people think that I am, as much as them saying I’m a power back,” Montgomery said. “Because I hear that a lot, I could do a lot of stuff that power backs don’t do, or they don’t fit the criteria of what that is. I’m not going to talk too much about it, but I’m more of a show than tell kind of guy. So, I’m not going to say what I can or what I will do. I’m just going to show it. So, it’ll be fun to be part of an experience with a group of guys who are relentless and ready to go.” Titans Titans HC Robert Saleh admitted that he studied RT JC Latham when he was with New York, but didn’t have an opportunity to select him before Tennessee took him off the board. “ He’s a big man. We studied him when we were looking for an O-lineman when I was in my last stop, too. We studied him extensively, from a draft standpoint, obviously, but he was already off the board when we got there, ” Saleh said, via Titans Wire . “ He has tremendous athleticism,” Saleh continued. “For him, it’s just taking his game to another level both on and off the field, in terms of preparation and putting himself in a position to be successful. He’s got everything you want out of an offensive lineman, as far as what he’s capable of, and he just has to continue to piece it together, learn the scheme, understand the game within the game with regard to blocking some of the premier pass rushers in this league. Again, he got to take his, as a professional, continue to take those steps that are required to be the best he can be. “ The post AFC Note…