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'"I don't think I have anything to prove, but for me it's about leaving a legacy," Boldin told reporters at training camp. "You want to be in control of your legacy at the end of the day, how things play out. I think that's where I am in my career. I'm also playing to win another championship. That's the reason I play this game. That's the reason I'm here, to try to win a championship."'

'"You know what? I personally didn't know as much as I do now obviously," McDermott said. "Coach Waufle had some experience or awareness of Eddie from college. I'll just tell you, he's one of the nice surprises, not a surprise, but he continues to trend upward. And we're looking for depth along our defensive line and he's done a nice job. He plays extremely hard, he's intelligent, one of the first ones in the team meeting room in the morning. [Always] working on his craft. There's a reason he's been successful. He's done a nice job. He really has. Credit to Eddie and also to the defensive line coaching."'

'Boldin made his presence felt early in his Buffalo career while going about his business. Boldin has never been a burner in terms of speed during his NFL career, but he looked smooth during individual drills and team drills. Boldin mainly played out of the slot but also played outside at times. He jumped right in with the first-team offense.'

'He needs to embrace the concept of checking down. He needs to become a dropback first, scramble last quarterback.'

'“I don’t think I have anything to prove,” he said. “But for me it’s about leaving a legacy.”'

'When it comes to the kind of player Sean McDermott/Brandon Beane are looking for, Boldin checks everything on their list. McDermott talks about accountability, reliability, durability and availability. Boldin is all of that and more. He is still productive on the field, coming off an eight-touchdown season at Detroit in 2016. But he also brings leadership and a strong work ethic to a fairly young group of receivers. I’m sure the Bills are hoping Boldin will rub off on guys like Watkins and Jones.'

'“I’ve been around a lot of teams and this is one of those teams where I can feel the togetherness and the cohesiveness. This team has got some grit about it coach McDermott has been doing a great job of preaching family and we’re really living it, not just saying it.”'

'“This guy embodies the culture we’re looking for out of our team,” Beane said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White live from Bills training camp on Tuesday morning. “Right now it’s a one-year deal, but I think the benefits will pay off for the younger guys on our team.”'

'When he was with the starters he took the place for rookie Zay Jones. Boldin seemed to get a regular dose of reps and didn’t look at all like he hadn’t been in camp to this point.'

'"I don't think I have anything to prove, but for me it's about leaving a legacy. You want to be in control of your legacy at the end of the day… I'm also playing to win another championship. That's the reason I'm here, to try and win a championship."'

'Well, that didn’t take long. Anquan Boldin hasn’t had more than a day-and-a-half, if that, to be in the playbook and study Rick Dennison’s offensive scheme, but that didn’t stop him from taking as many first-team reps as he could.'

'“He’s continued to trend upward. We’re looking for depth along our defensive line and he’s done a nice job,” said head coach Sean McDermott of Yarbrough. “He plays extremely hard, he’s intelligent, one of the first in the team meeting room in the morning, working on his craft. There’s a reason he’s been successful.”'

'“He’s a playmaker,” said Taylor. “When you add a playmaker to your offense and team, you’re definitely excited to see what he could do. I’ve been around him, some of the guys have seen him, I know him. To see his attitude, coming in on day one, wanting to work, wanting to show guys what he’s here for, it definitely brings a different mentality to the team. From an offensive standpoint, we’re just excited to have him on board. We know he brings another aspect to our game that can make us even more dangerous. From a team standpoint, just the leadership that we need on this team.”'

' “I moved over to England about five years ago, and I’d seen an ad on Facebook to come try out for American football, and I thought it would be a really good way to meet people and get a bit of American culture in,” Schecter said. “I went to the try outs, and absolutely fell in love. I’ve never looked back since.”'

'“When you have free time you have to use it to work on the little things. I can’t say I’m going to do it and then after practice just run inside and expect to catch more,” said Darby. “When I’ve got free time I throw the tennis ball off the wall and catch it, just working on my hand-eye (coordination). The key is just looking it in once you get your hands on it. So you’ve got to find the time to do it.”'