Top News: Kenny Stills' Role In Offense Evolving
Wide receiver Kenny Stills handled a couple of different roles last Sunday and he’s ready to do it again against the Buffalo Bills if called upon.
After Danny Amendola sustained a knee injury, Stills moved from his outside receiver position into the slot and later was asked to field a punt, something he said Wednesday he hadn’t done since his days at the University of Oklahoma.
Head Coach Adam Gase said it would be “a bonus” if it turned out Amendola was able to play against the Bills, so the logical assumption is that Stills again will be in the slot and used as a punt returner.
“I feel like throughout my career I have experience on the inside and the outside,” Stills said. “If you look at charts of where I’ve caught balls, in particular last year, a lot of it was coming from the slot. I take pride in knowing all of the positions and doing whatever they ask me to do, so when a guy goes down, you’ve got to go out there and put yourself in position to make plays. I feel like I can get open from anywhere. It’s just a matter of protecting and getting the ball out there.”
O’Leary observation: Tight end Nick O’Leary will be facing Sunday the team with which he spent his first three NFL seasons before joining the Dolphins in September, but he told a reporter this was just another game for him. That much should have been expected from O’Leary, whose stoic nature has been well documented since he arrived in South Florida.