‘This move doesn’t paint a great picture for fellow receiver KJ Hamler, who muffed a kickoff against Chicago. Hamler was listed as the starting return man on the team’s initial depth chart, but fumbling a kickoff isn’t going to fill the Bills with confidence, especially with rookie Daequan Hardy and Andy Isabella also being available.’
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Impressive debut from Bills’ rookie could have him pushing for starting role
‘Wide receiver Curtis Samuel led all Bills with a PFF grade of 78.1, taking a screen pass for a gain of 15 yards, which was one of the few big plays of the day for Buffalo.’
Injury, excused practice left Bills short two quarterbacks for Monday’s practice
‘The Buffalo Bills only had one quarterback at practice on Monday in Orchard Park after Mitch Trubisky was excused for personal reasons, and third-string quarterback Shane Buechele hurt his neck during Saturday’s preseason game against the Chicago Bears.’
Report: Bills to sign quarterback Ben DiNucci
‘McDermott revealed on Monday that third-string quarterback Shane Beuchele suffered a neck injury, which will put him out of the lineup for an “extended period of time.”‘
Report: Bills signing wide receiver Damiere Byrd
‘According to a report from ESPN NFL insider Jeremy Fowler on Monday, the Bills are signing wide receiver Damiere Byrd, who was recently let go of by the Washington Commanders back on July 31.’
‘New week, new focus’: Training camp moves back home for Buffalo Bills with room for improvements
‘“The mindfulness of where we want to be and that growth mindset of continuously getting better. Whether that’s in the details of the defense, whether that’s effort or taking the ball away, affecting the quarterback, stopping the run,” Bernard said on Monday. “All of those things play together.”‘
Bills signing QB Ben DiNucci with Shane Buechele out for extended time due to neck injury
‘DiNucci, a seventh-round draft pick in 2020, was on Broncos practice squad last season. He played three games for the Cowboys in his rookie season.’
Bills lean on veteran leadership during the preseason
‘“Getting back out here and polishing up the small things,” Bills wide receiver Khalil Shakir said. “Doing the small things the right way. Our fundamentals, our technique. When you get out there, bullets get to flying, so fall back on your fundamentals. That’s been the kind of thing we’ve been stressing when we get out here. Catching, blocking, running to the ball, helping our teammates up. Just those little things that we were kinda missing out on Saturday.”’
Bills’ Solomon embraces change from college football to the NFL
‘“Understanding my rushes, understanding my angles,” Solomon said. “Von kind of simplified for me. It’s all about your eyes. Your technique. What you’re gonna do. Understanding the concept of your move before you even do it. So that’s probably the biggest thing I’ve learned from rookie minicamp to now.”’
Oversight committee has questions about Buffalo Bills’ community investment
‘“I think we need to dive more into the numbers to understand more about what the outcome is, what’s the story that is being told. I think there’s a lot more we need to just have some time to digest,” said committee member Mo Sumbundu.’
Bills practice notes Aug. 12 | QB Shane Buechele (neck) sidelined, Josh Allen reveals offseason diet change
‘Buechele spent last season on the team’s practice squad as the third QB. McDermott said Buechele’s injury occurred during Saturday’s preseason game and the QB stayed in to finish the contest; he went 6 of 10 passing for 53 yards and an interception.’
Ryan O’Halloran: Bills’ penalty issues against Chicago not a concern … yet
‘The only positive – and why it is not a big concern – is none of the penalties were committed by projected Week 1 starters. Remember, in last year’s second preseason game, the Bills were called for 13 penalties, but they squared that away and had only a combined 15 over their first three regular-season games.’
Bills running game was a disaster vs Bears, but they aren’t concerned. Should they be?
‘“So, that’s where the challenge comes in. We’ve got to embrace that challenge. We’ve got a lot of work to do. We’ll look at the film, obviously, and it’ll hit us right in the face in terms of what we didn’t do well, and that was a big one right there. When you don’t control the line of scrimmage, it makes it hard to win.”’
Buffalo Bills’ hire of John Parry stands out in lopsided loss to Bears (Encouraged/worried)
‘Game planning or not, the starting offensive line showed no push and both starting tackles missed blocks in their limited action. The second team unit didn’t fare much better. This unit needs to improve significantly over the preseason’s final two games.’
Buffalo Bills PFF Grades: Who stood out following preseason loss to Chicago Bears?
‘Highest-rated offensive lineman: C Sedrick Van Pran-Granger.’