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'Outside linebacker Manny Lawson and wide receiver Kolby Listenbee are on the Active/Non-Football Injury list. Whaley said Lawson suffered an "upper-body injury" while working out right before camp. Listenbee, one of the Bills' sixth-round draft picks last May, underwent double sports-hernia surgery right before the draft.'

'"I had a long talk with Mr. Goodell about the incident," McCoy, addressing Western New York media for the first time since the end of last season, said of the fight that resulted in two off-duty Philadelphia police officers being hospitalized. "Just sitting back and viewing the whole situation, as a leader, the guy that I want to be for this team, things like that just can't happen. I mean, there's no excuses for it.'

'At the moment, there isn't a clear No. 2 behind LeSean McCoy.'

'It was certainly a different scene at training camp in 2015 when Taylor was battling EJ Manuel and Matt Cassel for the starting job. Taylor won it with veritable ease, and went on to prove the coaching staff right as he put forth a solid first season as a full-time NFL starter. Now he has to be better, especially if he wants to land the big free agent contract that he’s angling for in this, the final season of the deal he signed with the Bills in 2015.'

'Taylor has the Bills in a better QB situation than they’ve had in recent memory if he continues to grow as a player. Manuel is in his last year as a Bill and will only play if Taylor gets hurt. If Jones gets on the field this year, that means you may as well kiss the season goodbye because he’s not ready to play in the NFL.'

'The Bills boast that their training camp is among “the top training camps in the NFL,’’ maybe in the Top 5. They won’t get an argument here.'

'Lawson was a surprise. He suffered an "upper body injury" working out right before camp, according to general manager Doug Whaley.'

'Gilmore currently has the highest base salary on the roster at just north of $11 million. However, the Bills haven't committed to him with a long-term deal. Meanwhile, other cornerbacks got paid big money on the open market. Darius Slay signed a deal with the Lions worth $23 million in guaranteed money.Josh Norman got $50 million guaranteed from Washington. Gilmore tipped his cap to Norman, but it's clear that's the type of deal he's eyeing.'

'"I'm an honest person," McCoy said. "I've never been in trouble a day in my life. I'm from nothing, a hard-working family. I told everybody, I was honest and I was right. I didn't do anything wrong. It was obvious. Y'all read it, y'all seen what happened. Nothing came out of it. It just sucks that my name was dragged into so much negative press for just being in that situation that you had nothing to do with. But that's life. I'm not going to sit here and complain about it. It is what it is."'

'"We forgot to touch on one medical issue or one injury update," Rex Ryan said in his first press conference of training camp Friday. "Jeff Weeks was injured. He broke his foot falling down the stairs. He was just bragging about the new shoes he was wearing. No truth to the fact that he was doing one of those Pokemon things. He was trying to text somebody and fell down the step and actually broke his foot. That's the only injury update. I know everybody is concerned."'

'"There's always a chance, but we're going into this hoping to get the old school approach," Whaley said. "Just store (Jones) for a year and see how he progresses and not put any pressure on him or a timetable and see what happens. You never know what's going to happen and I never say never, but right now, we just want him to try to be the best he can every single day."'

'"We're confident," Whaley said Friday, a day before the Bills open training camp. "You never know what's going to happen with medical issues. There could be some setbacks. But all signs are positive for him being ready for Baltimore."'

'"I've got lots to prove this year, you know," McCoy said Friday, a day before Buffalo opens training camp outside Rochester. "A lot of people are doubting me and doubting this team, this offense. So I'm big into answering a lot of doubts."'

'"My mindset going into camp this camp was more so just to build off the things we worked on as a team this past minicamp and OTAs," Taylor said. "We 've done a lot of good things as an offensive group, and as a team as well. We want to build on those. You don't take any steps backwards. We wanna continue to keep moving forward and see how well we can do out there on the field against other teams."'

'In addition, the team has placed defensive tackle Marcell Dareus, defensive back Jonathan Dowling, offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson and running back Karlos Williams on the active/non-football illness list.'