Archives for June 2022

‘Miller was at the mandatory minicamp and at least some of the 10 “organized team activities” that preceded it. I would expect he participated enough in the offseason program to earn his bonus, but without his actual contract, I wouldn’t be able to say for sure. Also, the media was only allowed to view three of the 10 “OTAs,” so Miller’s exact level of participation is unknown. To repeat, though, my expectation is he met the threshold for the incentives.’

‘“Obviously, you think about it a little bit, but I can’t control that,” Edmunds said earlier this month. “All I can control is how I come out each and every day, and just work. All that kind of stuff, you kind of just put it on the top shelf and do the stuff that you’ve been doing this whole time.”’

‘“He meant a lot to the team itself, because the players – all players, every player that came into camp – he touched because he wrapped their ankles,” Edgerson said. “He always was talking. So when he was wrapping ankles, he’s talking, or they’re talking to him, or he’s answering the questions. He’s just like a counselor. I’m quite sure a lot of guys asked him, ‘What should I do? How should I do it? (What’s) the way I should do it?’’

‘“You look at it as competition, but we also look at it – the older guys – as being able to mentor James,” Johnson said last week in an interview with The Buffalo News, his first since signing in Buffalo. “We get it. We know it’s a numbers game. We all know that, but it doesn’t stop us from helping each other out, because at the end of the day, we want this team to be successful, because this team gave all of us an opportunity to play football and we want to make sure that whoever they do choose is the right guy for them, through and through.”’

‘The now-annual summit also has a charity component, in which fans can donate on behalf of their favorite tight ends in support of Boys & Girls Clubs across the country. The winner earns an extra $50,000 for his local chapter.’

‘“When I was playing on other teams, everyone knows about the Bills’ organization, how they treat families, how they approach things in a professional manner, and also the fans,” Mancz said last week in an interview with The Buffalo News, his first since signing with the team in March. “The fans here, everyone knows they’re special. Slamming people through tables, right, but also the noise, how much they care, and that’s something that’s really a draw for any of us, especially those of us who have been around a few years. You play in different places, you see different environments, but it went all the way back to my rookie year. Buffalo fans have always been known as special. When you get a chance to play for an organization like this and a fan base like this, it really isn’t too difficult to make a decision like that.”’

‘When the choir performs next, you hope the program will do a better job identifying the players than they did in last Tuesday’s performance. None of the players was identified, not even the spokesman, former Bills linebacker Bryan Scott.’