‘Brown is set to receive a $2 million workout bonus for participating in the team’s offseason conditioning program, according to ESPN’s Field Yates. That is by far the highest in the league.’
Archives for April 2018
Fred Jackson to sign one-day contract, officially retire with Bills on Wednesday
‘According to a league source, former Bills running back Fred Jackson is coming to town Wednesday to sign a one-day contract and officially retire as a member of the team. Jackson, 37, spent nine seasons with the Bills, finishing third on the team’s all-time rushing list. He last played in 2015 with the Seattle Seahawks.’
Maiorana: Regardless of what Bills’ brass says, they need to land franchise QB in NFL draft
‘“Moving from 21 to 12, the natural assumption, I get it, they’re moving up to get a quarterback,” Beane said. “We improved our draft position, that was a second-round value jump (on the Jimmy Johnson draft points chart) going from 21 to 12. We’re excited about where that moves us on our draft board and to what players will be available there.”’
Brandon Beane keeping quiet about Richie Incognito retirement saga
‘“I’m not going to get into details,” said Beane. “Richie is on the reserve/retired list which is not a part of our 90-man roster and that’s really what it is. I don’t think it’s the time to get into it. Let’s leave it as is.”’
Buffalo Bills sign Jeremy Kerley, Tenny Palepoi
‘“He’s a guy I’ve gone up against in terms of coaching against him,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “I know what he brought to the table from a wide receiver position, he’s a veteran player and he also adds some return ability. I thought it was a good signing for us and my hat goes off to Brandon and his staff identifying Jeremy out there.”’
Bills draft preview: QB Mason Rudolph has tools, but also the knock of being a system QB
‘“I think you’ve seen spread quarterbacks come to the league the last five years and they’ve ended up being pretty successful at the next level,” he said. “And I think you’re definitely starting to see a lot more of those concepts, and the high-tempo type offenses, NFL teams adopting more of that philosophy. I can only control what I can control and whatever organization I get to, whatever playbook, whatever offense they run, I’ll be excited to learn and to begin to master.”’
Bills draft preview: Mayfield’s character may worry some teams, but he leads wins
‘It was quite a 2017 for Mayfield as he had a Heisman season for the ages, setting the all-time FBS record for QB rating at 198.32 thanks to a 70.5 completion percentage, 4,627 passing yards, 43 touchdowns, and only six interceptions as he led Oklahoma to a 12-2 record, the Big 12 championship, and an appearance in the College Football Playoff.’
Bills draft preview: Opinions vary on QB Josh Allen, who may be boom or bust
‘“This guy is what the quarterbacks look like when they get out of a truck,” said Browns coach Hue Jackson at the NFL Owner’s meetings in late March, practically drooling over Allen’s 6-foot-5, 235-pound physique and his rocket-powered arm.’
If Bills want most pro-ready QB in draft, they’ll have to be aggressive to get Josh Rosen
‘If the Bills think Rosen’s the best, it will cost them plenty to have a shot at picking him. They would likely have to trade all the way up to the Giants’ No. 2 pick, and the Giants could probably name their price. At the very least, it would be Buffalo’s two first-round picks and a second-rounder this year, maybe both second-rounders. Or, it might be both firsts this year and the Bills’ first-rounder in 2019.’
12 questions facing Buffalo Bills heading into 2018 offseason workouts, OTAs
‘”One of the great lessons I learned from the Super Bowl year coming out of Carolina going into the next season was that culture from one year to another year and teams from one year to another year are almost separate entities,” McDermott said toward the end of last season. “Even though you’d like to be able to say that there’s carryover, you want there to be carryover, it’s not guaranteed though that there’s carryover from a culture standpoint, from a team standpoint.”‘
What Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane said about pressure to find a quarterback
‘”It doesn’t leave this building,” Beane said. “So, no, my wife doesn’t know. It’s very tight. Listen, I’m not talking about guys in the second round, third round, whoever. Any position. I think it’s bad form. You’re competitively hurting yourself. Anything you can do to competitively hurting yourself is bad. We keep it pretty close to the vest what we’re doing.”‘
Buffalo Bills sign WR Jeremy Kerley, DT Tenny Palepoi
‘Palepoi spent the first four seasons of his career with the Chargers before signing with the Bills. He played collegiately with Star Lotulelei, who signed with the Bills earlier this offseason.’
Buffalo Bills hosting Wyoming QB Josh Allen on pre-draft visit
‘Allen is among the most polarizing of the quarterbacks, but he’s also the one often linked to the Bills by draft analysts. Allen has the strongest arm in the draft but only completed 56 percent of his passes at Wyoming last season, so accuracy is a legitimate question.’
Buffalo Bills to host Alabama LB Rashaan Evans on pre-draft visit
‘The Alabama linebacker is being projected as a first round pick in the draft.’
Josh Allen named a perfect fit for Buffalo Bills by CBS Sports’ Pete Prisco
‘Although Prisco believes Allen is a perfect fit for the Bills, there is no guarantee that Buffalo will be able to draft the quarterback. Allen is in play to be the first player taken in the draft class.’