‘The Bills might have gotten a break in drawing Washington for the extra game this coming season. The league paired teams from corresponding divisions together based on their division finish from the 2020 season. The AFC East-champion Bills get to face the NFC East-champion Football Team, who had the worst record of any division winner last season at 7-9. The team also has an uncertain quarterback situation, with veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick currently penciled in as the starter.’
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What’s ahead for Highmark Stadium?
‘The Bills current lease with Erie County, which owns Highmark Stadium, expires after the 2022 season. The team retains the naming rights in the lease. Raccuia says agreement with Highmark addresses what happens to the naming rights should the Bills continue to play in the stadium, renovate it, or play in a new stadium.’
Bills add home game as NFL increases regular season to 17 games
‘The Washington Football Team will come to the newly-minted Highmark Stadium after the league decided to make the extra games inter-conference play between teams that finished in the same place in their division in 2020. The Bills won the AFC East, and Washington won the NFC East last season.’
Bills sign Hart: Mixed reviews from Cincy
‘Hart is getting criticized by Cincy fans because he was a starter on a bad offensive line that struggled. So take what you read with a grain of salt. That won’t be his role in Buffalo and instead, he’ll be insurance.’
Buffalo Bills’ Leslie Frazier makes surprise donation to Boys & Girls Club, hopes to inspire kids in his hometown of Columbus
‘“I was one of those young kids growing up at one point and those programs that are provided by the Boys & Girls Club are some of the programs that kept me from getting in trouble,” he said with a smile.’
Bills sign offensive lineman Bobby Hart
‘Hart was drafted in the seventh round by the New York Giants in 2015. More recently, he has spent the last three seasons playing for the Cincinnati Bengals.’
Bills to host the Washington Football Team as NFL adds 17th regular season game
‘That decision was confirmed today, marking the first change to the season structure since the 1978 campaign ushered in an era of 16 regular-season and four preseason games. It follows the March 18 announcement of long-term media distribution agreements providing fans greater access to NFL games than ever before.’
Bills Today | 3 takeaways from the NFL owners’ meeting
‘Plan to have full stadiums in 2021 – After a season that saw limited to no fan attendance around the league because of the pandemic, Roger Goodell announced the plan for the 2021 season is to welcome fans back. Goodell said at the virtual league meeting that, “We want to see every one of our fans back. We expect to have full stadiums in the coming season.”‘
Sharing carries not a problem for new Bills running back Matt Breida
‘“I told the coaches, ‘I’m not a selfish player. I’m not one of those dudes who is worried about carries and getting the ball.’ As long as we’re winning, that’s all that matters,” Breida said Monday in his introductory news conference with the Western New York media after signing a one-year contract with the Bills last week. “I think we have one goal in mind, and that’s to win the whole thing, so as long as we get to that goal, everything else will work itself out.”’
The Buffalo Bills’ home has a new name: Highmark Stadium
‘New signs for what will officially be called Highmark BlueCross BlueShield Stadium – but sure to be known by the shorter version – will be installed in time for the start of the regular season in September.’
Bills stadium has new name: Josh Allen will throw passes at Highmark Stadium
‘Highmark becomes the fifth name for the venue that was opened in 1973, originally named Rich Stadium. Since then it has also been called Ralph Wilson Stadium, New Era Field and Bills Stadium.’
Bills Mafia reacts to Highmark Stadium, Buffalo’s new stadium name
‘Is “The Ralph” now “The Mark?” Perhaps “The Shield?”’
Notre Dame’s Jeremiah Owusu-Koramoah, top LB prospect, gushes about Bills: ‘It’s a great fit’
‘“Crazy organization – crazy as in good. Exciting organization, exciting defense – fast, speedy and physical. That’s just a program that I find myself, that I would fit perfectly into,” Owusu-Koramoah said. “There’s a lot of defenses like that but as you look at the Bills, they’re a talented team – a talented defense, young defense that’s willing to fly around. I think it’ll be a great fit.”’
Buffalo Bills’ Home Gets New Name: Highmark Stadium
‘“The Bills are a beloved institution in Western New York, and there is no better way for Highmark Blue Cross Blue Shield of Western New York to show that we plan to continue to be part of the fabric of this community than through this partnership,” Highmark CEO David Anderson said in a statement.’
Buffalo Bills secure new naming rights partner for their stadium
‘Built in 1973 as Rich Stadium, the Bills’ home field was one of the first instances of a corporate stadium sponsor in professional sports. Several groups attempted to purchase naming rights over the past year, including the bidet company TUSHY, Barstool Sports and a local group of fans interested in naming the stadium after longtime coach Marv Levy, who led the Bills to four straight Super Bowl appearances.’