On what the team did in its first practice
"We just went out there and did some of the plays we learned. We did a walk-through against the defense. It was pretty fun. Then we just worked on some fundamental things and then at the end we worked on team and running a few plays that we've learned so far. It is a fast tempo and I am enjoying it."
On if he expects to be the starting left tackle
"I just expect to come in here and learn as quickly as I can, show the coaches what type of player I am and whatever they tell me to play and whenever they tell me to play, I'll do it. It's up to the coaches."
On what went through his mind when leading up to the draft people said he was more suited for right tackle
"It doesn't matter to me. I know what I am capable of and I trust the coaches that they are going to coach me to the best of their ability so I am going to learn from them. Whatever side they want to put me at, I'll play, it doesn't matter."
On if there is pressure being the highest-paid offensive lineman in
the NFL
"There is definitely pressure, but I have that over my head every single day. That pushes me to go out and work as hard as I can and prove to people that I earned that No. 1 spot and that I'll earn the money. So I have to go out an earn it and show people why I have it."
On if it is dejà vu coming to Miami to play and still having Chad
Henne behind him
"Yeah, it's pretty cool. He deserves everything he gets. He is a great player and a great person. He looked good out here. It was fun to see him back out here."
On if he and Henne discussed being drafted by the same team prior to
the draft
"Not really. When I was watching the draft I started thinking it could be a possibility I could see Chad again. When they drafted him I called him up and said congratulations and I'll see you down there."
On his initial reaction to the Dolphins drafting Henne
"I was excited. He deserves a good place and this is a good place. He is going to do well and I'm glad to be back with him again."
On what he wanted to get out of today's practice
"Today was just a learning curve. It is a lot faster here, a lot more fast-paced. It is all new coaches. I have had the same coach for five years so having a new coach is different. Learning from them and learning the new plays, I felt it went pretty well."
On if (coach) Tony Sparano talked to him at practice
"At the beginning he had a few pointers for me, some things I need to work on, so I did warming up. I tried carrying that on through the practice."
On if he has reached out to any of the Dolphins veterans
"I met a couple of them. I met Ronnie Brown, Jay Feely and a couple guys today, but not a lot of them are around right now. When I come back at the end of May, I am very excited to meet everybody and get going with them."
On what he thinks will make Chad Henne successful
"Just the type of worker he is. He came into Michigan as a true freshman and led us to the Rose Bowl and started four years at Michigan. He went through a lot of adversity and he handled it. He'll go through adversity here. He is smart and he is going to do everything he can to play."
On if he has been asked to change anything from a technique
standpoint
"Little things, but nothing too drastic. That is why I am excited to get out here and learn from them. They have been around the game for so long, they have so much knowledge. I am going to do everything I can to learn fast from them."
On what he expects tomorrow with two practices
"I am excited about it. Today was fun. It was a short practice. I wanted to keep going. I am excited we have two tomorrow to keep putting the offense in and keep learning from them. I am very excited about it."
On how long it takes to get comfortable with the guy playing next to
him
"It takes a little bit. You need to learn the type of guy he is and the type of player he is. That what's you have O.T.A.s and training camp for. It is so you can get comfortable with that guy and work all that time with him."
On if he has negotiated with Drew Mormino to get No. 77, which he wore in college
"Not yet, but there probably will, but not yet. I haven't met him yet."
On if No. 77 means a lot to him
"Yeah, I wore it all through high school and all through college so we'll see what happens. But, I like 79. My little brother wears 79 so 79 is a good number too."
