‘“Sometimes you have to just embrace the moment, enjoy the fact that you have an opportunity. Everything’s not always going to go the way you expect,” Foster said after his first practice with the Bills at rookie minicamp Friday. “Regardless of whether you’re a first-round draft pick or a tryout player, it doesn’t matter now. We’re all on equal footing. I want to show these coaches that I’m reliable. If that means playing receiver, playing long snapper, whatever it is … I want the coaches to understand that I can be a player for the Buffalo Bills.”’
Archives for May 16, 2018
Bills host DE Ryan Russell on free-agent visit; will host WR Russell Shepard
‘Shepard appeared in 15 games for Carolina in 2017, making three starts and finishing with 17 catches for 202 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed twice for 19 yards. Shepard signed a three-year contract worth up to $10 million with Carolina last offseason, but became expendable when the team drafted Maryland’s D.J. Moore in the first round last month. His release saved the team a little more than $2 million against the salary cap.’
Bills safety Micah Hyde: Buffalo welcomed me with open arms. ‘I love this place’
‘“To make my way to Buffalo and be welcomed with open arms, I love this place. They gave me the opportunity to shine and do what I love to do every single day. The coaching staff is awesome with coach McDermott running the ship.”‘
Has ‘Earning It’ replaced ‘The Process’ as the Bills’ mantra?
‘Throughout last season, the first-year coach uttered the word with such regularity that hardly an interview or news conference went by without him using the word. Win. Lose. The circumstances didn’t seem to matter. After all, sensing the irony, McDermott at one point referred to himself as a “process-oriented guy.”‘
Knox believed in earning everything; Ch. 7 snags rights to Bills-Pats on ‘MNF’
‘I appreciated Knox’s handling of the situation and felt it was symbolic of his blue-collar background and belief that you earn everything you get, whether it is playing time or a news story.’
Buffalo Bills to host WR Russell Shepard on free-agent visit (report)
‘The Bills currently have 13 wide receivers on their roster, but Shepard could land a roster spot due to his play on special teams.’
Buffalo Bills hosting DE Ryan Russell on free-agent visit (report)
‘At the moment, the Bills have nine defensive ends on the roster. Shaq Lawson, Jerry Hughes and Trent Murphy figure to be the main defensive ends in the rotation, but Owamagbe Odighizuwa, Terrance Fede and Eddie Yarbrough all have experience in part-time roles.’
Buffalo Bills declined most this offseason, says 2 ESPN NFL Insiders
‘Although Yates chose Buffalo, he noted that the team appears to have a long-term building process in place.’
Report: DE Russell to visit Bills
‘The 6-foot-5, 267-pound Russell registered 20 tackles and two sacks last season. He also had a sack and four tackles in eight games in 2016.’
Report: DE Ryan Russell will make free agent visit with Bills
‘Russell, a 2015 fifth round pick by the Dallas Cowboys out of Purdue, has appeared in 23 games over his three-year career, collecting 20 tackles and three sacks. Last season in Tampa, the 6’ 5”, 267 lb. defensive end started six games for the Buccaneers. He missed two games with a dislocated shoulder, finishing the season with 16 tackles and two sacks.’
The truth about Bills weather
‘From 1998 to 2017, the Bills played in 51 games below 40 degrees–the temperature most often used as the Mendoza line for “cold”. That’s not number one in the league. (Cue Lebron James) It’s not 2, not 3, not 4, not 5, not 6. The Bills rank 7th. Actually, tied for 7th. They aren’t even close to first.’
6 notable quotes from the Bills rookie minicamp
‘“I’ll start with the classroom first because that’s where it starts for us, with command of the offense,” said McDermott on Tuesday’s episode of One Bills Live. “We’ve seen a young man that has taken the right approach through the weekend and rookie minicamp. You see the leadership and you see the intelligence. Then when he went to the field, I felt he had great command of the offense, great command of the huddle. I thought he had two solid days of the way he threw the football. Most of it was passing game because of the nature of the camp. We didn’t run the ball much, when we did it was few and far between. He had two nice days of camp.”’
How two small-school prospects hope to make big-time contributions in Buffalo
‘“I looked him up on the Senior Bowl website because I saw we both were from FCS schools,” Neal told Buffalobills.com. “So both coming from that level peaked my interest. We talked a little bit at the Senior Bowl and then we both got drafted by the same team so it was great.”’
Bills Today: Micah Hyde makes NFL’s Top 100 list
‘“I think we both understood the circumstances once we got here, and talking with Sean McDermott he said, ‘Look, you guys have been overlooked. I know what you guys can do,’” said Hyde. “And we, literally the first day we got here, we just looked at each other and said, ‘Man, let’s do it. This is our turn.’ We’ve been places in the past where I don’t think we’ve been as appreciated as we are here, and once we got here, we were able to do our thing. And we made a promise to each other. We’re out there every day and giving it our all, getting this defense lined up and our corners going. And from there things just started happening.”’