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

Four days back into the swing of things, and hey, maybe I can do this after all. Here we go with the AM links.

Miami Dolphins

Safety Tyrell Johnson joined John Congemi of MiamiDolphins.com to talk about the new-look defense and the deep competition at safety.

Alain Poupart of Dolphin Digest previews the young wide receivers headed into training camp.

Omar Kelly of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel previews the tight end position.

New England Patriots

Steve Wyche of NFL.com reports the Patriots will work out tight end Visanthe Shiancoe.

Greg Bedard of The Boston Globe previews the cornerback position headed into training camp.

Bleacher Report fantasy expert Chet Gresham says you should take Tom Brady ahead of Drew Brees.

New York Jets

Rich Cimini of ESPN New York reports the Jets will not bring back safety Jim Leonhard.

Joe Caporoso of TurnOnTheJets.com writes about some rookie defenders he thinks will make a big impact.

B/R Jets featured columnist Aidan Mackie looks at the toughest matchups for the new look Jets defense.

Buffalo Bills

Tim Graham of The Buffalo News writes that defensive end Shawne Merriman is really hoping his "sweat equity" pays off.

Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com wonders who will become a play-maker on the Bills defense.

B/R Bills featured columnist Robert Quinn previews the Bills' middle linebacker spot headed into camp.

Around the League

We missed it earlier this week, but Khaled Elsayed of Pro Football Focus gave us a preview of some camp battles to watch in the AFC East.

Patriots nose tackle Vince Wilfork comes in at No. 7 on Tim Graham's list of the top 25 players in the AFC East.

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.