‘The organization set up a tent on the far side of one of the practice fields. And while the idea isn’t earth shattering, it’s a space McDermott has established for players to get to know one another.’
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‘Also of note, rookie receiver Isaiah Hodgins and linebacker VoSean Joseph wore red jerseys meaning they were non-contact for the day of practice.’
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‘Furthermore, the Bills set up tents along their practice field so players could have outdoor space to eat and recover from practice all while maintaining social distance.’
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‘”And so we’ll go out there this morning, for example, we’re going to have our whole team tackle, including our offensive line, our offensive players. So, you know games are won and lost in particular in the early part of the season because of fundamentals. And so, we are going to go live (in practice) this year. Normally we go live a little bit every year. Obviously with no preseason games, we’re going to go live a little bit more.”‘
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‘”We’re making each other better. That’s the goal of training camp is to make each other better so when we go out there on the days we play, we can just dominate. I think that’s the whole thing, we just want to compete. Just continue to strive for excellence and continue to see good things out of each side of the ball. I think we’re only going to be as good as we push each other.”‘
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‘”I think it’s confidence,” he said. “I think it’s normal for somebody that just stepped into a situation to not exactly have the amount of confidence they want. I’m a very confident person but I had to get adjusted to it and learn the system and get back to my normal self so I can play fast like I wanted to. And now my confidence level is really high. But it’s always something that we always can get better with, but that’s with everybody in life. I’m my harshest critic. So, I know out there when I mess up on something I know things that I have to get better with.”‘
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‘This year’s Buffalo mantra, with the addition of Diggs, the return of John Brown and Cole Beasley at wideout and a running game of rising star Devin Singletary and Moss, has been “Now Josh Allen has no excuses.”’
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‘“We lost a bunch of guys on special teams,” Farwell said on a Zoom call with reporters Sunday. “The good part is we got some great players brought in here. Tyler Matakevich, he’s the best cover guy in the league in my opinion. He is so talented. He has a motor that just gets to the football, his energy shows up at practice. His ability to get to the football – you don’t see on special teams.”‘
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‘Joining the team are Tanzel Smart, a 6-foot-1, 295-pounder who appeared in 31 games over the past three seasons for the Los Angeles Rams; and Justin Zimmer, a 6-3, 300-pounder who has appeared in three games the past two seasons.’
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‘Within the last week, the league relaxed rules as it relates to free agent tryouts. Previously, if a team wanted to bring in a player for a tryout, it was required to have an opening on its roster. The idea was to limit travel amid the pandemic – the league didn’t want teams flying three or four players in for a workout if it was only going to sign one. That meant Beane and his counterparts around the league spent plenty of time on the phone, trying to figure out who is healthy and available. Agents would also send videos of their clients working out to show they are fully recovered from injury.’
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‘“I do think knowing the game helps me a lot, especially as you get older, and that’s any veteran,” Roberts said. “You don’t know too much when you’re younger. You’re just trying to go out there and play the game, but as you get older, you learn more things, you see more things. So, that definitely helps you in the game. I think that helps me a lot in the return game.”’
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‘This will be Zimmer’s second offseason stint with Buffalo.’
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‘Last season, Zimmer appeared in two games with the Cleveland Browns. He recorded five tackles in that time and was released at the end of the July by the end with a non-football injury designation.’
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‘Smart and his fiancée have a YouTube channel in which they video blog about the NFL, travel, food and more. The couple also plays certain games and uploads them to their channel.’
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‘The Bills had a total of four defensive tackles tryout for them, according to the NFL’s transaction wire. Oftentimes, teams simply want to get a look and information on a player now in case they need to act quickly at the position at some point during the season. However, in this case, they were clearly looking to add to and make changes at the spot.’