Malik Bryant talks overcoming adversity: "That’s the beauty of football."

[DMoney]

Malik Bryant was one of the breakthrough players in spring, as he moved back to his high school role as a pass rusher and made a strong case for playing time. He spoke with CanesInSight about his progression:

On his transition from off-ball LB back to pass rusher: It was definitely a transition. But I feel like I’m just a natural football player. The help I had from the coaching staff and my teammates as well, made the transition easy.

On why he fits so well at JACK linebacker...

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[jsy]

I’m expecting big things from this guy
We finally have a coaching staff that won’t force him into a role he’s not best for

 

[Empirical Cane]

He's an undersized defensive end now.

 

[Gocanes1990]

Bc the season is so long, I expect him to make an impact. With such a deep room, we still need these guys to play in games to keep others fresh. Such a deep group

 

[ben]

He's an undersized defensive end now.

wonder if he follows the Zach mccloud path and leaves Miami at 260

 

[TriStarCane]

We might be 8 deep at DE when all is said and done if guys like this can keep developing. That’s more important than ever with an expanded season schedule

 

[AUcane]

Bc the season is so long, I expect him to make an impact. With such a deep room, we still need these guys to play in games to keep others fresh. Such a deep group

It’s a deep room but oddly enough, he’s the most experienced of the bunch after the first 4 DEs.

Really interested to see how they play him as a stand up edge rusher. Generally, guys his stature (6-2, 250) struggle at times as an edge rusher unless he they have super long arms and/or are incredibly twitchy.

 

[JHallCanes]

DE group is awesome on paper

We’ve got the top guys, proven production, and then a mix of young talented guys that can just come in and make splash plays. Theres 4-5 of them and may the best dawg win

 

[Atlantus954]

Nice to see the depth and good to hear guys talking like Malik. Positive and hard working team players. I hope things work out for him has a good attitude. Nowadays so many young talented players waisting chances because they feel entitled or they don’t want to put in the work. Hope he sticks with us. He will may be great by the time he leaves. Coaches want and need guys like him.

 

[dk72]

He's an undersized defensive end now.

True, he doesn't have the build to be an every down DE, but he can be a very effective situational pass rusher and likely contribute more than he could as a slow LB.