Connor Heyward se adapta à função de fullback no Raiders

Connor Heyward abraçou sua mudança para o Las Vegas Raiders e para uma posição de fullback mais tradicional após quatro temporadas no Pittsburgh Steelers.

Heyward discutiu a mudança durante uma participação na rádio SiriusXM NFL no início desta semana. Ele disse que a transição está indo bem e que está aprendendo o sistema ofensivo West Coast. “Sinto que a transição está indo bem. Obviamente é novo para mim, jogar estritamente como fullback”, disse Heyward. “Sinto que estou pegando o jeito. É o sistema [ofensivo] West Coast, mas é algo que você precisa conhecer como a palma da mão e ser capaz de jogar com velocidade.” Heyward acrescentou que superou seu tempo em Pittsburgh. “Eu abracei meu papel. Abracei as pessoas aqui. Abracei a cidade aqui. Eu segui para este capítulo”, disse ele. Os Steelers selecionaram Riley Nowakowski para ajudar a preencher a lacuna deixada pela saída de Heyward.

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