Frenz of the Family: Must-Reads Around the AFC East, June 19 Edition

New England Patriots

Karen Guregian of The Boston Herald has a great story with insight on the future prospects of the Patriots linebackers, namely Chandler Jones and Dont'a Hightower.

Jashvina Shah of WEEI.com writes about linebacker Jerod Mayo's appearance on Mut & Merloni, in which the linebacker claimed conditioning and communication were the keys for the Patriots this year.

Tom E. Curran of CSNNE.com writes that guard Logan Mankins' recovery from ACL surgery is going "awesome," and that he could be ready for the season opener.

Buffalo Bills

ESPN analyst Ron Jaworski has been ranking the top 30 quarterbacks in the NFL, and he ranks quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick 24th. Tim Graham of The Buffalo News has Jaws' explanation on the ranking.

According to Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com, Bills defensive back Justin Rogers is reaping the benefits of a full offseason.

Joe Buscaglia of WGR550.com reveals the man behind the curtain on the Bills offensive line, Joe D'Alessandris.

New York Jets

Joe Caporoso of TurnOnTheJets.com gives his thoughts on why the Jets are still ahead of the Bills in the race for the second-best team in the AFC East.

Brian Bassett of TheJetsBlog.com shares a video he found of all 32 of Mark Sanchez's touchdowns in 2011 (26 passing, 6 rushing).

Jaworski's rankings continue, with Mark Sanchez in the No. 23 spot just ahead of Fitzpatrick. James Walker of ESPN's AFC East blog has Jaws' explanation.

Miami Dolphins

Ben Volin of the Palm Beach Post writes that the glut of one-year contracts indicates that 2012 is a transition year for the Dolphins. 

Bleacher Report Dolphins featured columnist Thomas Galicia has five early winners and losers from the offseason.

Jesse Agler of MiamiDolphins.com caught up with running back Lamar Miller to get his thoughts on his progress, his role in the offense and more.

Erik Frenz is the AFC East lead blogger for Bleacher Report. Be sure to follow Erik on Twitter and "like" the AFC East blog on Facebook to keep up with all the updates.