DAVIE — On a roster with 53 players, some guys are easier to interview than others.

Dolphins tight end Nick O’Leary is one of the others. Prides himself in being tight-lipped, actually.

When the locker room opened to reporters Wednesday, it seemed only natural to test O’Leary’s staying power by asking him about facing his old team Sunday, the Bills. Buffalo drafted him out of Florida State in the sixth round in 2015 and despite 2017 being his most productive season, the Bills let O'Leary, from Dwyer High, go in September.

So there’s every reason this could be a revenge game for O’Leary, but he tried so hard to avoid saying it that players around his locker — quarterback Ryan Tannehill and tight ends A.J. Derby and Mike Gesicki —were amused at how well he stiff-armed me, after I had convinced him to talk for 90 seconds.

Q: How do you feel about playing Buffalo?

A: Uh, just another game.

Q: Really? A lot of players say that before facing their old team but change their tune after.

A: Yeah. Got a couple of friends, but it’s just another game.

Q: How do you categorize your time up there?

A: It was all right.

Q: (Starting to strain to get things going … ) Does a day like today remind you of Buffalo weather?

A: Not even close. Way colder.

Q: (Trying the roundabout method) What do you think of your season so far?

Tannehill: He ran out of questions! Brought out the broad, ‘How do you feel about the season?’

A: No more Buffalo, huh?

Q: I’ll get back to that later. Your season?

A: It’s been good. It’s been fun to play again.

Q: Was the time away, not on a team, weighing on your mind?

A: It was boring.

Q: Wondering if a chance was going to come?

A: Yeah. It was annoying and it was boring.

Q: How’d you spend your time?

A: Uh, I don’t know. I went hunting a couple of times and worked out. That’s about it.

Q: Back to Buffalo. How do you really feel?

A: That was close to 90 seconds.

Tannehill: Definitely past it.

Q (to Tannehill): You have a stopwatch?

Tannehill: (Not helping at all) Actually, yeah. You’re almost at two minutes right now.

Q: You’re right.

Random voice in background to O’Leary: Give him a headline. Something outrageous.

A: (Silence)

Q: Was it a shock they let you go?

A: It was. I was a bit shocked. But I guess every team has their reason, right?

Q: What reason did they give you?

A: I didn’t really ask for an explanation. I kind of just got out of there. Just kind of like, ‘See you later’ and I got out.

Derby (clearly amused): Tough guy to interview, huh?

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