Archives for March 26, 2024

‘“And when you go 17 years not making the playoffs, you bring in players and people like the ones you mentioned, and they made a huge impact on our organization on the field, but also off the field, and their leadership, I think, will be felt for years to come.”’

‘In a mini-housecleaning, the Bills have moved on from/declined to yet re-sign 18 players who were on the 53-man roster for the playoff loss to Kansas City, a turnover rate of 33.9%. By comparison, 15 Bills who played in the January 2023 playoff loss to Cincinnati did not return. But this kind of turnover felt different because it is different.’

‘“It did surprise me,” he said Sunday here at the NFL’s annual meetings. “I think us and San Francisco, we got a raw deal. I don’t want to give a full thing, but we had separate Zooms with the league trying to go through how it was calculated, because by even their accounts, as we were checking with them through the year, we clearly had a third-rounder.”’

‘“I thought Von did something I don’t know that many people would’ve done, because he took less than what he was guaranteed, and say what you want, whether you thought he’s performed to the level or not,” Beane said Sunday. “He definitely did prior to the injury. Last year was tough. We saw that with Tre’Davious (White) trying to work back from his injury. I do think Von will look more like the Von we know coming into this year.”’

‘“For Highmark to make the biggest splash, obviously, was to partner with the biggest local brand, and there’s no local brand bigger than the Buffalo Bills,” said Matt Low, chief creative officer at Crowley Webb. “When they secured the naming rights, it was all systems go on our end on how we could capitalize on this (opportunity).”’