Xavien Howard, drafted within the second spherical of the 2016 NFL Draft, began for the Miami Dolphins as a rookie in opposition to the Pittsburgh Steelers within the playoffs.
Howard is the one participant that continues to be on the roster from that postseason run because the No. 7 Dolphins put together to play the No. 2 Buffalo Payments on Sunday.
“It feels good to be again in there,” Howard mentioned on Sunday. “Final one was in 2016 versus the Steelers. Now now we have the Payments, so now we have to maintain our head down and go to work. It’s an incredible feeling simply being in that group of men, particularly these younger guys which might be getting that feeling simply being within the playoffs.”
Howard was busy in opposition to the New York Jets on Sunday as rookie receiver Garrett Wilson was targetted 17 instances. Regardless of 33 go makes an attempt by Joe Flacco, New York couldn’t attain the top zone.
“I really feel like every week we attempt to have the mentality to win one recreation at a time,” Howard mentioned. “It got here all the way down to the top. They fought laborious. It was recreation and we ended up taking it off.”
