‘Ultimately, the Bills ended up going forward with their inter-squad scrimmage Thursday afternoon after hours of serious conversation.’
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Jerry Hughes’ powerful words on social injustice
‘After that practice, Jerry Hughes met with reporters where he made it clear why he found it important to play and use his platform as a professional athlete.’
Bills release kicker Stephen Hauschka and punter Lachlan Edwards
‘Hauschka kicked for the Bills from 2017-2019 and is entering his 13th NFL season. In his three seasons with the Bills he made 73 of 89 field goal attempts and played in all 48 games.’
Top 3 things we learned from the Bills training camp scrimmage
‘Allen finished the day with two passing touchdowns, one rushing touchdown and an interception. From my count, he completed 33 of 45 passes with a completion rate of 73 percent. Let me add, it was quite windy in Bills Stadium today. Allen had quite a successful day connecting with new and old weapons.’
Jerry Hughes | Time to become a voice for equality
‘”We spoke about it last night,” Hughes told the media following the Bills’ intrasquad scrimmage on Thursday. “What can we do collectively as a unit, as an organization, to let the outside world know, let the nation know, how do we feel, where do we stand?’
Bills Today | Devin Singletary is ready to roll into year two
‘”I feel really prepared,” Singletary stated. “I feel like we had a great schedule this training camp, trying to help with not having preseason games. I feel great, I feel in shape, so I just have to keep taking it day by day and be ready for game one.”‘
NFL fails test deciding upon fans in stands
‘Clearly, the NFL didn’t want to stand in the way of teams from fan-permissive states recouping some of their Covid-19 losses … but it did so at the expense of competitive balance.’
Bills estimated to be valued at $2.15 billion, according to new study
‘Sportico, a new media outlet launched in June, estimates the Bills’ total revenue at $412 million. That includes $296 million in national revenue that is the same for every team and $116 million in locally generated revenue. Forbes estimated the Bills’ local revenue at about $115.2 million a year ago. Local revenue includes a portion of ticket sales and premium seating, along with advertising, corporate sponsorships, naming rights, merchandising and a portion of road-game revenue.’
Bills kicker Scott Norwood’s ‘Wide Right’ jersey from Super Bowl XXV up for auction
‘“It’s kind of one of these strange pieces in that it’s not only historic, and I don’t know if controversial is the right word, but it’s a dark piece of memorabilia for a lot of Bills fans, obviously,” said Chris Nerat, a consignment director at Heritage Auctions. “And for non-Bills fans it’s a historic piece that anyone that’s ever seen highlights or seen the actual game will never forget it. It’s got to rank up there in the top two or three moments in Super Bowl history.”’
Erie County issues stark warning to Bills fans, travelers, gym owners
‘”Until such time as our numbers go down, I doubt we’re going to see fans in the stadium, so we might have fans in the stadium in October, but we’ve got to get our numbers down,” Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Wednesday.’
With no preseason games, Bills aim to replicate game day vibe in dress rehearsal practice
‘Meaning, the Bills will be in full uniform, and the practice will contain not only live periods of real football – the kind where players actually hit each other – but the coaching staff will build in several scenarios that one would expect if the Colts were actually standing on the other sideline.’
How Bills pro scouts are using Twitter to look for potential additions to Buffalo’s roster
‘“One of the things that we’re doing is each pro scout is assigned certain teams and one of his jobs is to follow all the Twitter media and all the articles and just try to get as much intel of who is doing well and who’s not,” said Beane. “Who is having good days, who’s not and also any players that they have not seen live–whether it’s an undrafted rookie or someone that has never played in an NFL game–they’re also going to check with our college scout who was covering that area. If it’s a young man from LSU or the Texas Longhorns, whoever. Just getting some intel on this guy. Maybe our pro guy likes what he has seen, but maybe he calls the college scout and the guy says, ‘Hey, he’s got some character issues. He’s not a worker. He wouldn’t be a fit for our culture.’ So we’re trying to do as much as we can.”’
Without a preseason, Bills to host intrasquad scrimmage Thursday
‘“We are going to replicate as much of a gameday schedule as we can, we are going to replicate as much of a game as we can – albeit amongst ourselves,” added McDermott. “From what (the players) see, to what they hear, to halftime – clocking out halftime, clocking out what it would be in pregame warm-ups so our players know what to expect.”’
Bills built to win now with majority of starters returning
‘Team built to win now, and claiming first AFC East title since 1995 is realistic goal, especially with Tom Brady no longer standing in Bills’ way in New England. Buffalo has drastically rebuilt depth at most every position in making playoffs two of past three seasons under McDermott and GM Brandon Beane. Much falls on Allen’s shoulders to prove he can continue upward trend in developing into bona fide starter at position that’s been unsettled since Hall of Famer Jim Kelly retired following 1996 season.’
Without preseason games, Bills OL Mitch Morse says team is working out kinks
‘“I think Tuesday was a defining day for our team in regards to that it felt like a regular training camp day. You put three padded days together, you got to dig a little deep. You’ve got to find it, because it’s easy to come out and try to get through the day,” Mitch Morse said to reporters on Zoom on Wednesday. “I think the offensive line, and for that matter the whole team, came out with a mentality that let’s just get some work done because we’re really very close to this first game.”’