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The first workout in pads during training camp usually belongs to the defense Denard Span Seattle Mariners Jersey , but Los Angeles Chargers center Mike Pouncey was ready to bring his own level of physicality.

Pouncey traded blows with Chargers defensive linemen Brandon Mebane and Corey Liuget on Monday, showing a ferocity he rediscovered because of how his time in Miami ended after seven seasons.

"It just lit that fire again in me," Pouncey said. "I never thought I would play with anybody but the Dolphins, but once they released me, it made me want to be an even better football player. It made me want to prove everybody wrong, and I'm excited to be here. I can't wait to help this run game out, help this football team do something special."

Pouncey signed a two-year contract with the Chargers in March, inspired by the chance to play with one of the game's top quarterbacks in Philip Rivers.

His time in Miami saw Pouncey working with a host of journeymen before helping first-round draft pick Ryan Tannehill transition to the NFL. Rivers is at the other end of the spectrum in terms of talent, experience and understanding of the game. It didn't take long for Pouncey to recognize Rivers' comprehensive mastery of the position.

"I just like that he knows everything that is going on each and every play. When we go up, he's the guy that points out the Mike (linebacker). He knows when blitzes are coming, so he puts us in the right protections and he gets us in and out of plays. When a bad look is there and we don't want to run that play, he switches the play B.J. Hill Jersey Giants ," Pouncey said.

"To be able to play with him, I don't take it for granted. I feel like it's something that I lucked up into, and I'm going to take full advantage of it."

The chance to play on a team with viable Super Bowl aspirations was just as important for Pouncey, who reached the playoffs once during his time with the Dolphins, as the Chargers are the only team in the AFC West that returns its head coach, both coordinators and starting quarterback. The professionalism displayed by his new teammates during their brief time together has convinced Pouncey the Chargers can deliver on their growing expectations.

"Every year in the league I've always wanted to win," Pouncey said. "That's the goal every year you go into training camp is to try and win something, win the Super Bowl. For me right now, at the point in my career, I'm excited to be on a football team that has a chance. They finished top of the league in offense last year, and our defense is unbelievable, so I feel with me coming here it can only help."

Pouncey wants to make his presence felt in the run game Darius Leonard Jersey Elite , where the Chargers tied for 25th after averaging 3.8 yards per carry last season. He looked up to the part in practice, creating holes for Melvin Gordon and Austin Ekeler. But Pouncey also felt the familiar push back from the likes of Mebane and Liuget on the interior.

Chargers defenders had been looking forward to the chance to hit again, and coach Anthony Lynn said their energy was evident.

"That's kind of why you had to hold them back a little bit. You don't want the excitement to go too far," Lynn said.

The back and forth during the morning session was fine by Pouncey.

"First days of pads is always the funnest day," Pouncey said. "I feel we had a really good day as a football team on both sides of the football, and we can only get better from here."
AJ McCarron couldn't help notice the number of draft-eligible quarterback prospects the Buffalo Bills have paraded through their facility in recent days.

UCLA's Josh Allen was in town Monday. Oklahoma's Baker Mayfield visited last week.

McCarron, on Tuesday, acknowledged he stopped to chat with some of the former college players to see how they're holding up through the pre-draft process.

And yet, their presence 鈥?and the possibility of Buffalo selecting one of them in the first round of the draft next week 鈥?won't distract McCarron from focusing on the reason he signed with the Bills in free agency last month after spending his first four NFL seasons backing up Andy Dalton in Cincinnati.

The Bills have an opening for a starter after trading Tyrod Taylor to Cleveland this offseason, and it's McCarron's objective to fill the job.

"As quarterback, you've got to have that confidence and you've got to take that approach to it, because if you don't Cheap Robert Griffin III Jersey , you're already a step behind," McCarron said after completing the second day of Buffalo's voluntary offseason conditioning program.

He's started bonding with his new teammates over dinner, by exchanging texts and is already making plans to spend time working out together before the start of training camp.

"That's the way I've always done it," McCarron said. "I mean, even in Cincy, I knew how to do it and not step on AD's (Andy Dalton's) toes."

And forget about him paying attention to what the Bills do in the draft with their nine selections, including two first-rounders at No. 12 and 22.

"I can't worry about it because it creates mental clutter for myself," McCarron said. "So for me to worry about ifs and what could happen, it's just not part of my DNA. I've never been that way and won't ever do it."

General manager Brandon Beane has provided no hints regarding his draft plans. Beane said a GM's primary responsibility is finding a franchise quarterback. And yet, Beane would also consider this year's draft a success should the Bills not select a quarterback.

McCarron and Nathan Peterman are the only two quarterbacks on the roster, with both having very limited NFL experience.

A two-time national champion at Alabama, McCarron appeared in just 11 games with Cincinnati Davante Adams Jersey Elite , mostly in mop-up duties. He started four games, including an 18-16 loss to Pittsburgh in a 2016 AFC wild-card playoff in which the Bengals squandered a one-point lead in the final seconds as a result of a turnover and two penalties.

Peterman proved he wasn't ready to be a starter as a rookie last season. The fifth-round pick out of Pittsburgh was yanked after throwing five interceptions in the first half of his first career start in a 54-24 loss at the Los Angeles Chargers in November.

Peterman also threw an interception in the final minutes of a 10-3 loss to Jacksonville in an AFC wild-card playoff after Taylor sustained a concussion.

Peterman said he's focused on looking forward after spending the first month of the offseason assessing his rookie season.

"The first thing, you've got to actually look at what happened and take it all in, feel the pain of those losses and all the mistakes that you made, but also the good things that you did as well," Peterman said. "I was able to do that and able to really press that reset button and look ahead."

He also spent time working on his mechanics at the 3DQB quarterback training facility in southern California.

Much like McCarron, Peterman isn't worried whether the Bills draft a quarterback.

"It's all above my head," Peterman said. "You can't be focused on the things you can't control because it wouldn't be very productive."

NOTES: DE Cap Capi was released Tuesday. He appeared in five games with Buffalo after being promoted from the practice squad last season. ... RB Fred Jackson will sign a one-day contract on Wednesday to retire as a member of the Bills. He played eight seasons in Buffalo and has been out of football since completing the 2015 season in Seattle.
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