‘A first-round pick of Buffalo (No. 28 overall) in the 2009 NFL Draft, Wood spent his entire nine-year career with the franchise, earning Pro Bowl honors in 2015.’
Archives for June 2018
Bills TE Thomas to miss rest of offseason program
‘The 26-year-old recorded seven receptions for 67 yards and a touchdown in 12 games last season while playing behind Charles Clay and Nick O’Leary. Fellow tight end Khari Lee is also on the roster.’
Bills reach settlement with Eric Wood following career-ending neck injury
‘The Bills releasing Wood before June 1 means the remaining guaranteed portion of his contract, which extended through 2019, would count against Buffalo’s salary cap this season. His release after June 1 would have meant part of that amount would have counted against the Bills’ salary cap in 2019.’
2018 NFL Over-Under Win Totals: Overachieving Bills might be in over their heads in 2018
‘If you’re bearish, it might be the early portion of the schedule, which starts with the Ravens (road), Chargers (home), Vikings (road) and Packers (road). My goodness that’s a tough opening, and sure feels like a “throw McCarron/Peterman to the wolves” type of situation.’
Josh Allen ‘blowing people away’ at Bills practice, report says
‘”I had a member of the media up there first tell me and then I talked to somebody involved in their organization. Josh Allen is blowing people away. I mean blowing people away,” analyst Chris Simms said on his podcast. “It sounds like a Carson Wentz thing. I think everybody is blown away by the mental approach, but practice is eye opening like we said it would be.”‘
Tre’Davious White isn’t shy about it: goal is to be in the Hall of Fame
‘“I’ve been like that my whole life,” he explained after the team’s sixth OTA session. “No matter what it may be. I mean, I feel like that’s the reason why I’m at where I am today because I keep that attitude extra hard on myself. (The) only way I’m going to let up is once I put that (gold) jacket on. That’s when I’m going to let up on myself. So once I get to the Hall of Fame, you know, that’s only how I will let up. If I don’t get there I’m not going to let up.”’
Allen with mixed-bag of results Thursday
‘It was announced before practice that TE Logan Thomas had a surgical procedure on his knee and will miss the remainder of OTAs.’
Johnson getting more comfortable with the Bills
‘”It’s been great getting around the [veterans] and just trying to compete, getting into that football mode again,” Johnson said with Howard Simon and Jeremy White on Thursday morning. “It’s a big learning curve for me. I’m trying to learn all the plays and make sure I’m out there doing what I’m supposed to be do, but overall I feel like I’m going to be solid. I’m gonna get it down.”‘
Report: Bills to release center Eric Wood
‘Due to being released prior to June 1st, all of Wood’s unpaid bonus money goes to the salary cap for the 2018 NFL season. Wood will now carry a cap hit of more than $10 million for 2018, but allows for the Bills to avoid any further cap hits in future seasons.’
7 observations from 2018 Buffalo Bills OTAs, Week Two
‘Unlike last week’s session that the media was able to view, the Bills had A.J. McCarron, not Nathan Peterman, with the first-team offense. In his time with the top unit, McCarron showed excellent timing and rhythm with his receivers during 11-on-11s.’
Buffalo Bills Top 20 Talents in 2018: No. 14 – WR Zay Jones
‘he Bills have a wide receiver depth chart that doesn’t stand out, and he has a clear path to the starting lineup whenever he gets back on the field.’
Allen & Edmunds continue to make progress at OTAs
‘”Tremaine has done a really good job until this point,” Frazier said. “It’s a challenge coming in as a rookie for sure, and then being a middle linebacker to lead, you’re in a leadership role. You’re the middle linebacker — you’re calling the defense, you’re setting the front, you’re doing a lot of things that are required to lead an entire group.’
Bills assistant coaches give praise to new additions
‘Defensive end Shaq Lawson was also brought up during the conference. Frazier says he’s seen a concerted effort from him to improve during the offseason, and that mentally, he’s in a great place.’
Bills release C Eric Wood
‘With the release coming before June 1, Wood will have a cap hit of $10.3 million this season with the team.’
Bills release Eric Wood
‘It’s expected the Bills will not designate Wood as a post June 1st release. That means the entirety of his $10 million plus dead cap hit will count against the 2018 season. ‘