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‘When people ask me why diversity matters, I tell them to spend a week with my husband and me. Terry and I are diverse in age (18 years), ethnicity (white/Asian) as well as a variety of other traits (I like chocolate/he likes vanilla). But those differences, when combined, are our biggest strength. They’ve gotten us through 27 years of marriage, raising three kids and leading multiple businesses. It’s served us well having two owners to look at situations differently, hear different points of view and bring different ideas to the table. Sometimes we arrive at the same answer, sometimes we don’t, and sometimes we are both wrong. After all, no matter how diverse we are, we are both still human.’

‘”Just watching the games and being around the guys, it seems like they’ll run through a wall for him,” Diggs said. “He’s a guy you want to play for. He’s a guy you can get behind. He’s our leader. And not only a head coach, but a guy that you can hang your hat on that he’s got your back.”‘

‘Oliver said he was “frustrated” when the arresting officer “wasn’t understanding” or “didn’t want to understand” that he was tired — not under the influence of any drugs that night. The experience also allowed him to reflect on just how volatile interactions with the police can be.’

‘”That’s not where my heart is,” Fromm said Friday, speaking to local media for the first time since screenshots of the conversation emerged in June. “The one thing that I want to do here on this earth is love God and love people, and I fell short of that. I want to make amends and really be better from here on out so that I can earn their trust and really bring something to this football team.”‘

‘White was drafted in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft and is considered one of the top cornerbacks in the league. He is the cornerstone of a Bills unit that has been among the top three scoring defenses over the past two seasons and is a big reason Buffalo is widely believed to be an AFC title contender in 2020.’

‘”As far as my past with Minnesota, I never actually said anything,” he said Wednesday. “But, to this new situation, I’m excited. There is no right or wrong or problems to be fixed from my old situation. I have a lot of respect for the Minnesota Vikings. At that time, a trade happened — you’ve kind of got to look at it for what it is. But I never really was vocal about what I did or didn’t like (in Minnesota).”

‘Winters suffered a shoulder injury last training camp but started the regular season in his familiar right guard position and lasted the nine games before succumbing to the pain. He underwent surgery and was placed on injured reserve.’

‘Feliciano started all 16 games at right guard in his first season in Buffalo in 2019, the first time he had done so in his five-year NFL career. His absence leaves the Bills with several contingency plans, including moving second-year right tackle Cody Ford inside. Ford practiced at guard and tackle during his rookie training camp last season before starting 15 games at right tackle.’

‘Under the NFL’s training camp mandate, players must register three negative tests in a five-day span to enter the facility. Although teams are not required to shut down their facility for a positive test, the Bills chose to minimize risk by sending players home for the day.’

‘Buffalo spent a 2019 first-round pick on defensive tackle Ed Oliver, who will anchor the position alongside 2020 free-agent signees Vernon Butler and Quinton Jefferson, as well as 2018 third-round pick Harrison Phillips, who missed most of last season with a torn ACL.

‘”It begs the question as to why he was arrested in the first place,” Patterson said in an email to The Associated Press.’

‘Why they will win the AFC East: Top to bottom, this is the most talented roster on paper in the division. With 10 starters returning on both sides of the ball and a top-three scoring defense in each of the past two seasons, the Bills were already in position to make a run at the division crown before Brady left the Patriots. Now that they’ve added receiver Stefon Diggs to boost last season’s anemic passing offense, the Bills are poised to earn their first division title since 1995.’

‘As for the players and team staff, the state’s guidelines limit on-field access to essential personnel required to successfully stage and broadcast competition and require extensive hygienic and social distancing practices. Teams must also implement mandatory daily health screenings for staff, athletes and venue personnel, as well as diagnostic testing for COVID-19 “for all athletes and essential team staff with regular player access 48 hours before a competition.”‘

‘The truth is that he is neither the quarterback Bills fans might want him to be or the quarterback who gets memed for missing wide-open receivers with errant passes. He’s both of those guys, and there’s no telling when Good Josh or Bad Josh is going to show up from possession to possession or even snap to snap. As a neutral observer, few quarterbacks in the league are more entertaining to watch.’

‘”Right now it’s, where do we go from here? Jake has to continue to earn it. … There’s going to be players who are going to be wanting to see how Jake acts and reacts in certain situations. Not just on the field but off the field.”‘