‘Allen holds an equity stake in Metabilia, which touts partnerships with DraftKings, at least a half-dozen NFL and NBA franchises, the Pro Football Hall of Fame and more than 40 individual athletes.’
Archives for June 9, 2022
Bills continue to beef up analytics department under Brandon Beane
‘“You don’t want to get too big, too fast,” General Manager Brandon Beane said of expanding the analytics department. “You want to make sure. So when I got here, we kind of started over from scratch, like we did with everything. And so, you look around and some staffs are small, some are big. We wanted to kind of build it and grow it and it could continue to grow. But let’s not bite off more than we can chew. Let’s handle the things that we can do.”’
Bills release offensive lineman Will Ulmer
‘Ulmer, listed at 6-foot-4 and 312 pounds, holds the Marshall school record with 57 starts and had a streak of 42 consecutive starts during his career that was snapped during his senior season.’
Bills’ Boogie Basham explains what gave him wake-up call in rookie season
‘“You have to bring it every week,” Basham said. “Rookie coming in, I don’t want to say you think it’s easy, but you weren’t thinking as hard as it was. Just going out there that first game I played was way harder than what most people think it is.”’
Lockport native John Murphy’s legacy honored by Buffalo Sports HOF
‘“To get an award named after a guy I admired as much as Dick Gallagher just blows me away,” Murphy said. “I’m humbled. Dick was selfless in what he did for kids in Western New York. That’s why it means a lot to me to receive this.”’
Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen teams up with Metabilia and DraftKings to drop NFT with a charitable slant
‘Metabilia, a memorabilia and NFT company dealing in both physical and digital collectibles, has announced that it will launch Josh Allen NFTs on the DraftKings Marketplace.’
Sullivan: Fitz retires from the NFL, still a Buffalo guy at heart
‘Fitz found himself as a player and a leader with the Bills. He became a full-time starter for the first time and got his one big long-term contract. Three of his seven children were born when he was a Bill. It was in Buffalo that he felt the most settled as a family man and embraced as part of a community.’
What we learned from Tremaine Edmunds, Tavon Austin + others at Bills OTAs
‘”I think it’s a little bit of everything,” Edmunds said of how he can accomplish getting more big plays. “Whether it’s seeing stuff, whether it’s stuff you pick up in the classroom, just being in the right position at the right time and trusting what you see. I think you can kind of take everything with making splash plays. Obviously, we all play this game to make big plays and to be the best player that we can be so I’m going to continue trusting myself, continue trusting the people around me and those things will come.”‘
Bills Today | Bleacher Report picks this Bills defender as the team’s ‘X’-factor for 2022
‘Rousseau showed flashes as a rookie, finishing with four sacks (tied for second on the team). However, Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier told reporters that Rousseau hit the proverbial “rookie wall” last season.’