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‘Cordon had not previously accused McCoy of physical abuse against her, but she said during a news conference last week that other women had contacted her with claims that McCoy physically abused them. When asked at that news conference whether Cordon also experienced abuse by McCoy, Cordon’s attorney declined to answer.’

‘”Today was the first day I really ran hard,” he said. “Cutting was kind of a minor little setback. Other than that, I felt good. I felt fast. I felt rested. I’m excited.”‘

‘Buffalo signed Newhouse to a one-year contract in March that included a $1 million base salary and a $500,000 signing bonus. His trade could elevate Conor McDermott into the top backup offensive-tackle role for the Bills behind starters Dion Dawkins and Jordan Mills.’

‘The Bills, who were winless entering Sunday’s game in Minnesota, closed as consensus 17-point underdogs to the previously unbeaten Vikings. They are the 15th underdog of 17 or more points to win a game in the Super Bowl era and the largest underdog to pull off an upset since the Washington Redskins knocked off the Dallas Cowboys 24-17 as 17.5-point underdogs on Dec. 3, 1995.’

‘”In addition to Stephanie Maisonet, the mother of LeSean’s son, other women have contacted me about how LeSean has physically abused them, taken back gifts he has given them and exhibited other aggressive behavior toward them and towards his child,” Cordon said. “I am grateful for everyone who has contacted me about their experiences, and I hope that by seeing myself and Ms. Maisonet come forward, they too will gain the strength to come forward as well.”‘

‘”While Mr. McCoy maintains that he has been very forthcoming with his teammates and with his coaches, he has not provided any information whatsoever to the City of Milton Police, or assisted in the criminal investigation in any way, which will be discussed at [Friday’s] press conference as well,” her attorneys said.’

‘”I have tons of conversations with the team, the ownership, the owners, my coaches, my head coach, my teammates,” he said. “On Sundays I wear a ‘C’ on my jersey [as a captain] for a reason. Guys trust me. They believe in me. I’m honest to them.”‘

‘”I got a lot of respect for Vontae,” McDermott said. “He’s a good person. I certainly appreciate the way he worked when he was in here, but we’re moving forward as a football team. … You develop some personal relationships with these young men. You always want the best for them. It’s not a deal where we wish him anything but the best. We wish him the best. He’s had a heckuva career.’

‘”I felt comfortable for the most part,” Allen said after the game. “There’s some things that [Los Angeles] did that we didn’t see on film, and I didn’t see on film. But that’s being a rookie. That’s the part of it. A defensive coordinator is always going to try to throw you something different and get you out of your element, and I have to do better with the pass protection. I have to be better with getting the ball out quicker.’

‘Davis, a 10th-year veteran, said he meant no disrespect to his teammates and coaches, but that physically, he could no longer play at the standard he set for himself.’

‘Without Kerley, the Bills enter Sunday’s home game against the Los Angeles Chargers with five wide receivers on their roster: Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones and Andre Holmes, as well as rookie sixth-round pick Ray-Ray McCloud and undrafted rookie Robert Foster. McCloud is questionable for the game because of a knee injury that kept him out of the season opener.’

‘”Despite some of the viral videos and social media posts you’ll see, our fans in general are very good, and they are very responsible and have a good time,” Bills vice president of operations and guest experience Andy Major said. “But we want to make sure that everyone understands that we’re going to hold those folks accountable — the [small] minority of fans that do some of those things out there in the community and on game day that we feel are unsafe — we are going to take care of that with our [security] teams.’

‘”He talked about it with me,” Benjamin said Thursday. “He came and apologized for it. That really was it. Just trying to move on from it.”‘

‘McDermott declined to say whether he intends to permanently switch to Allen as his starter. Allen, the No. 7 pick in April’s draft, will become the second rookie quarterback from the class of 2018 to start. Sam Darnold, the No. 3 selection, made his starting debut Monday night for the New York Jets.’

‘”There’s a lot of things that will go into that decision. To get into all of the things I have to look at and consider, it’s not just as simple as some might think. There’s a lot of hands in that jar and I got to look at the overall team in all three phases, and Josh’s development being one of them.”‘