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Bills DC Frazier Taking A Year Off, Plans To Return In 2024

‘“We’ll miss him. I thought he did a really good job with our defense,” McDermott said of a decision that came a little more than five weeks after the three-time defending AFC East champion Bills were eliminated with a 27-10 loss to Cincinnati in the divisional round of the playoffs.”‘

Bills GM: Hamlin’s Return Hinges On His Medical Progress

‘“If we’re able to get full clearance and he feels he’s ready to do it, that’s another big smile of a story. Not only that he’s just got his life back, but that he’d have his football career back,” Beane said. “I would love to give the storybook ending that he’s definitely going to play, but we just don’t know that yet. But if he does, we’ll be very happy for him.”’

Bills DC Leslie Frazier decides to take year off from coaching

‘”It’s tough. It’s a hard business as we know. There’s a lot of scrutiny on it, and there’s a lot of hours, a lot of time put in and, and, again, not speaking for Leslie, but sometimes you may just want to take a breath for a minute,” Beane said. “Again, that would be for him to say, but he was very adamant that he’s not gonna retire. My two cents, just wanted to take a step back this season.”‘

Bills defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier to take 2023 season off from coaching, planning to return in 2024

‘Frazier signed on to be the Bills defensive coordinator in 2017, and has served as Sean McDermott’s assistant head coach since 2020 as well. Under his guidance, Buffalo has consistently had one of the best defenses in the NFL. In 2022, Buffalo had the No. 6 defense in the league, allowing an average of 319.1 yards of total offense per game. The Bills also had the No. 5 run defense (104.6 rushing yards per game), and the No. 2 scoring defense in the league (17.9 points allowed per game).’

Bills GM Brandon Beane provides updates on Damar Hamlin, Leslie Frazier

‘”He’s seen several specialists since our season has ended. That’s not done. I think he’s got two or three more that he’s got to see in various parts of the country,” Beane said. “Our medical [staff] — we’ve had one to two guys traveling with him to see these specialists, because it will be a decision for Damar but it’ll also be a decision for us. We want to make sure that we’re hearing everything. … We want to make sure that we’re all in sync.”‘

Another Athlete Speaks Out On The Impact Of High State Tax Rates

‘The median top marginal state income tax rate among all 50 states is 5.0%. While income tax rates have come down in many states over the past decade, they’ve risen in New York. New York state now assesses a top income tax rate of 10.9%, the second highest top marginal income tax rate in the nation. The overall average state and local tax burden in New York is 15.9%, the highest in the nation.’

Brandon Beane says Bills are likely to restructure contracts to help get under cap

‘“Probably more restructuring than outright releases,” Beane told One Bills Live on WGR on Tuesday from the NFL Scouting Combine in Indianapolis. “Not to say no one will be released, but we are definitely looking at everything. We’ve got our plan kind of laid out, working through that with certain players’ representatives and things like that.”’

McDermott: I’m extremely confident in the coaches we have in our building

‘On who could take over for Frazier this season McDermott had this to say, “ We are just getting started in terms of evaluating who and what, so the internal evaluation will continue and we’ll just take it one day at a time and I’m extremely confident in the guys and the coaches we have already in our building.”’

Key takeaways from Day 1 of the NFL Combine per Buffalo Bills

‘The Bills ability to turn to the run game wasn’t always effective, and that could be for a few reasons. Still, the 0-line’s continuity was questionable since the beginning of camp. Brandon says Dion Dawkins and Mitch Morse have created a strong dynamic but also stated ‘ruling out’ a guy like Rodger Saffold isn’t automatic. Beane also gives credit to Ryan Bates, who embraces his backup role and has a solid year, while Spencer started off slow and trended in the right direction toward the second half of the season.’

Damar Hamlin “would want to play” again but future still unclear, Bills GM says

‘“It will be a decision for Damar but it will also be a decision for us,” Beane said. “Assuming he gets full clearance, I know he would want to play. … We’ll continue to support Damar through this whole thing. I’d love to give the storybook ending that he’s going to play, but we just don’t know that yet. But if he does, we’ll all be very happy for him.”’