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‘Jones reached out to Allen this week on the hit, but kept the conversation private to the media. He hasn’t heard from the NFL if he will receive any punishment for the hit.’

‘”The first thing that came out of my mouth on the sideline (was) ‘If one of us had did that to 12 (Tom Brady), we wouldn’t have been in the game anymore.'” Hyde said, via Matt Parrino of NYup.com. “There’s no way we would continue to play in that game.”‘

‘Josh Allen going down with a head injury in the fourth quarter didn’t help things for Buffalo. But, outside of his opening third quarter touchdown drive, the second year quarterback wasn’t particularly strong in this game. He was erratic with his throws and was constantly looking for chunk plays down the field instead of taking the easy throws over the middle, particularly in the first half. When he did try to force it down field, he was picked off.’

‘Following the contest, Senior VP of Officiating Al Riveron told pool reporter Vic Carucci, “Well, we looked at it and in this situation, we didn’t feel that that contact rose to the level of an ejection. The player actually turns. Obviously, there is helmet contact, but we have standards for an ejection, and this did not rise to that standard; therefore, we did not eject him. There was a foul called and obviously the penalty stood, but we did not feel this contact rose to that level.”‘

‘A native of Coral Gables, Florida, Gore helped the Miami Hurricanes capture the 2001 national championship before being the San Francisco 49ers’ third round pick in the 2005 NFL draft. In 2006, Gore rushed for a career high 1,695 yards while earning the first of his five career Pro Bowl selections. It was also the first of nine career 1,000-yard rushing seasons for Gore, who would help transform the 49ers from one of the league’s lower tier teams to one of the NFL’s best by the turn of the decade.’

‘The Patriots, along with winning Super Bowls, are notorious for pushing the boundaries when it comes to abiding with the league’s rules and regulations. New England was fined $500,000 while also losing their 2008 first round pick following their 2007 Spygate controversy. Nearly a decade later, quarterback Tom Brady served a four-game suspension for his role in the Deflategate saga that took place during the 2014 AFC Championship Game.’

‘The future husband and wife had their first date at New Era Field and their proposal was at New Era Field, so it is only appropriate that a Bills game is where they tie the knot. He proposed by saying, “You intercepted my heart. Let’s tackle the world together. Will you marry me?”‘

‘Bills officials met up with Howard and Orchard Park Police Chief E. Joseph Wehrfritz and decided on a few stadium policy changes. The changes include enforcing the open container laws on roads surrounding the stadium and a loaning a SkyWatch surveillance tower system to the stadium, courtesy of the Buffalo Police Department.’

‘Josh Allen passed for 210 yards in the first half and led three touchdown drives. He completed passes to eight different receivers in the two opening quarters. On defense, the Bills held the Giants to just 3 of 12 on third down. With a 21 unanswered points in the first half, Buffalo’s big lead kept Barkley from being a focal point of New York’s offense.’

‘Calling a projected first-round pick a guy who has a “chance to be a starter” isn’t exactly a compliment. If a quarterback gets taken in the first round, it’s pretty much assumed that they’re going to start at some point, which means it’s very possible the Giants didn’t view Allen as a first-round talent.’

‘After making it through the preseason in Buffalo, it appeared that McCoy was going to stick on the Bills roster despite the fact that he was scheduled to a lot of money ($6.175 million in 2019). As a matter of fact, after the Bills’ third preseason game, coach Sean McDermott actually seemed somewhat excited about the possibility of going into the season with both McCoy and Frank Gore.’

‘It’s also possible he could end up back in Buffalo as a member of the team’s 10-man practice squad unit, giving them speedy insurance in their WR unit. Wade made his way to the NFL via the league’s International Pathway Program, which allowed him to at least achieve the first part of his dream. He’s now looking for a chance to achieve the rest of it.’

‘So in less than 24 hours, McCoy went from one of the league’s worst offenses to the league’s best offense. It’s just about the perfect landing spot for him considering he’s coming off the worst season of his career, he turned 31 this summer, and he appears to be on the final stretch of his career. If McCoy can’t revive his career in Kansas City, he probably won’t be able to revive it anywhere. This is the same offense that immediately turned Damien Williams into a Fantasy star midway through the season after parting ways with Kareem Hunt.’

‘Bodine became expendable for Buffalo with the Thursday night announcement that presumptive starting center Mitch Morse — signed away from the Chiefs this offseason on a four-year, $44.5 million deal — has cleared the concussion protocol and should be available for Week 1. The Patriots, meanwhile, learned earlier this week that their own starting center, David Andrews, is likely to miss a significant amount of time after he was hospitalized when blood clots were discovered in is lungs.’

‘Teller, a 2018 fifth-round pick of the Bills, started seven games at left guard last season. He didn’t allow a sack last season in 476 offensive snaps, but had five penalties.’