‘Milano participated on a limited basis, running through some individual position drills, but did not take part in any of the offense vs. defense team segments.’
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New faces and near-perfect attendance highlight day one of Buffalo Bills minicamp
‘Unlike last year, there are tons of new faces on both sides of the ball. The wide receiver room is almost completely new, except for Khalil Shakir, who left practice early with an injury during 7-on-7 team drills. The status of his injury remains unknown.’
‘This is personal to me’: Olympic gold medalist Gable Steveson enters Buffalo Bills minicamp on a mission
‘Steveson says he has a mandatory goal coming into camp. He told reporters, “It’s not just about joining a football team. It’s about making it through and being a product that people can look at and be, hey, this guy has never played football in his life and he made it. Kids are going to look at that and be like, wow, I can be something with myself because when I was younger, we had none of these opportunities.”‘
Buffalo Bills medical staff takes part in NFL Emergency Preparedness Training
‘One thing that separates the Bills training is that they are one of two NFL teams that bring independent doctors specializing in emergency medicine to administer the training.’
4 takeaways from Bills minicamp: Josh Allen fine-tuning mechanics, Kahlil Shakir hobbled
‘Following one of last week’s organized team activities, Josh Allen and the other Bills quarterbacks took turns throwing inside a huddle of 3D-motion cameras. Allen elaborated on Tuesday on what he hopes to gain from resuming work with the Biometrik program founded by sports scientist Chris Hess.’
Bills Minicamp update: Handful of players out, limited on Tuesday
‘”We’ve kind of got hit with the injury bug here,” said McDermott. “That affects availability, that affects some of the development, building the trust especially if you are a new player, right… We’ve had to cut back on some of the third group reps over the last week or so and we may have to do the same today.”‘
Gable Steveson wants to “do the impossible” with the Bills
‘”Every day I put in my all,” Steveson said. “I show up with gratitude, with honor, with anything that these guys want me to do I will do it without a question and that’s just the wrestling way.”‘
McDermott addresses media before Bills first mandatory minicamp
‘Despite the large attendance, McDermott also noted players not practicing today. Line Backers Dorian Williams, Eddie Ulofoshio, Nick Morrow, and Baylon Spector are out as well as Running backs Ray Davis, Ty Johnson, and Reggie Gilliam are out. Mike Edwards, Spencer Brown and Matt Milano having limited practice.’
‘Do the impossible’: Gable Steveson tries to crack Bills’ roster
‘“Do the impossible,” said Steveson. “Nobody gets to ever have this opportunity. This is definitely a unicorn situation but every day I put in my all. I show up with gratitude, with honor, with anything that these guys want me to do, I will do it without a question. That’s just the wrestling way.”’
Back to the basics: Josh Allen finetuning throwing mechanics at mandatory minicamp
‘Allen is a great thrower of the football. Great — but not perfect. “It’s just like changing your swing in golf,” he said.’
Buffalo Bills: Josh Allen working on throwing motion in year seven
‘“There’s inefficacies that every quarterback can find. You show me the perfect thrower, I’ll tell you something wrong with him,” said Allen.’
Minicamp Notebook | QB Josh Allen fine-tuning mechanics, connection with WR unit; LB Matt Milano returns to practice
‘”Big time on just mechanically getting it as efficient as possible,” Allen said. “Meeting with Chris Hess who has been here, he owns Biometrek, just digitally mapping our throwing motions right now and just seeing what we can tighten up on and improve on and just having that in the back of our minds when we’re doing our individual work, when we’re inside the building, making sure that we’re doing everything that we need to do —and I need to do — to be as clean as possible.”‘
Five things to watch at Bills minicamp
‘Let’s call it like it is: Miller was a shell of himself last year. Coming off knee surgery to repair a torn ACL, the 35-year-old barely contributed. The Bills need that to change in 2024. Buffalo lost edge rusher Leonard Floyd in free agency to the 49ers. Floyd led the team with 10.5 sacks last year. It’s a necessity that Miller provides a good chunk of that lost production.’
Opinion: Capaccio: One question facing each phase of the Bills as the team begins minicamp
‘n are Curtis Samuel, Keon Coleman, Mack Hollins, Marquez Valdes-Scantling, Chase Claypool, and KJ Hamler. At least two of these wideouts will have to play a significant role for the passing game in 2024, along with returning third-year receiver Khalil Shakir. The others will be fighting for spots on the depth chart and, if they make the team, expected to contribute.’
From Lancaster, to UB and now the Bills, Depew native Joe Andreessen is living Buffalo football dream
‘”When I signed, coach [Neil] Herman from UB, he texted me like ‘a lot of kids grow up dreaming about playing for the Bills, but I don’t know one who has'” says Andreessen. “So that kind of stuck with me when he sent me that text message. Sometimes you don’t take a second to think about it and look at the moment, but I definitely have. Sometimes you lose it in the day-to-day.”‘