“We have a good group up front and the way the big uglies go is how we’ll go as a football team,” the coach said. “It’s very important for us to establish the line of scrimmage and Brian’s a key part of that. I really want us to be a balanced offense, obviously depending on how the game’s going.”

TA’AMU NAMED QB

Before Tuesday’s workout, Hayes announced that Jordan Ta’amu, the rookie from Mississippi, will be the BattleHawks’ starting QB.

Ta’amu, who was in training camp with the Houston Texans, came on in his junior season at Ole Miss to throw for 1,682 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. As a senior, he passed for 3,918 yards with 19 TDs and eight interceptions. He also ran for 342 yards and six scores.

“It’s his job to run with,” Hayes said. “We want him to continue to grow. He’s shown progress we were looking for. To me, to (offensive coordinator) Chuck (Long) and the offensive staff, it was the right decision to make and the best decision for this football team to allow us to move forward.”