Connor Heyward se asienta en el rol de fullback con los Raiders

Connor Heyward ha aceptado su traslado a los Las Vegas Raiders y su nueva posición como fullback más tradicional tras cuatro temporadas con los Pittsburgh Steelers.

Heyward habló sobre este cambio durante una aparición en SiriusXM NFL Radio a principios de esta semana. Comentó que la transición va bien y que está aprendiendo la ofensiva de la Costa Oeste.

“Siento que la transición va bien. Obviamente es algo nuevo para mí, jugar estrictamente de fullback”, dijo Heyward. “Siento que lo estoy captando. Es la ofensiva de la Costa Oeste, pero es algo que tienes que conocer a la perfección y ser capaz de ejecutar con rapidez”.

Heyward añadió que ha dejado atrás su etapa en Pittsburgh. “He aceptado mi rol. He aceptado a la gente de aquí. He aceptado esta ciudad. He pasado a este nuevo capítulo”, afirmó.

Los Steelers seleccionaron a Riley Nowakowski para ayudar a cubrir el vacío dejado por la salida de Heyward.

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