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‘Morse, who had one year left on his contract, had expressed a desire to stay with the Bills. Buffalo’s starting center since 2019, Morse, 31, has served as a key locker room presence and anchor of the offensive line that saw Josh Allen come away from the 2023 season with the fewest sacks of his career (24).’

‘Most of the moves made this week were logical steps for a team that entered Wednesday more than $40 million over the cap. General manager Brandon Beane has been upfront about a desire to not push too much money down the road.’

‘”We’re frustrated as ever to win, and we’re going to do everything we can,” Beane said at the NFL scouting combine this week. “Every year is its own year. And we know the challenge ahead that when you won the division four times in a row that it’s getting harder. It’s not going to get easier.”‘

‘Dawkins, appearing on VladTV, called Clemons a “b—- boy” and accused him of instigating their postgame scuffle in the tunnel at Highmark Stadium on Nov. 19 after the Bills’ 32-6 victory. “Weirdos being weird,” Dawkins said, when asked directly about the fracas.’

‘Whether the Bills will be able to afford to bring Jones back is the question. His age and only playing seven regular-season games in 2023 could help, plus it’s clear that the veteran will get serious playing time in Buffalo, but more money elsewhere is certainly a possibility. He is also not a long-term solution at a position in which the Bills could very well look to add young talent through the draft.’

‘”We made a commitment, obviously, in the aftermath of the situation with Damar last year, to take what we know at the NFL level, in terms of our emergency action plans and our medical preparedness, for eventualities and share those throughout all of football and all of sports,” Jeff Miller, NFL executive vice president of communications, public affairs and policy, told ESPN. “When we make a commitment like that, we need to follow through on it.’

‘”What happened to me, it was [so] random, and it was any moment,” Hamlin said during training camp when asked about taking hits. “But that feeling, you know, it’ll never go away. First day, last day, when I retire — it’ll never go away. But like I said, man, my faith is stronger than … that fear that’s in there. And when I hit that field, I’m not thinking twice. … But those feelings will be in there forever, and I’m not afraid to say that.”‘

‘”I feel like I take it day by day,” he said. “Obviously, there’s a lot of changes going on, a lot of things going on. I can’t really put the carriage before the horse, you know what I’m saying? But I got a great offseason in front of me to put a lot of work in and kind of build around what we got and what we’re doing.”‘

‘The Bills announced the move Tuesday afternoon, just two days after the team shared that interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady, 34, would be promoted to his role full time. Babich, 40, received multiple interview requests for defensive coordinator roles around the league but has never served in that capacity.’

‘Brady, 34, became the third offensive coordinator that Allen, 27, has worked with as a professional in his six-year career. He was initially hired by the Bills to be quarterbacks coach in 2022 when Dorsey was hired as offensive coordinator. Those moves were made due to Brian Daboll leaving the coordinator position to become head coach of the New York Giants. Allen spent his first four NFL seasons with Daboll calling plays.’

‘”For sure,” Flacco said. “I just think mentally to get yourself back to the point where you feel comfortable doing that kind of thing, obviously the physical part doesn’t need any explanation, but the mental part, especially at his position, is pretty cool.”‘

‘”I cut my teeth around Andy Reid who was a pass-first, you throw to win [coach]. And that has been my philosophy since day one pretty much here,” McDermott said. “Especially since Josh has grown into a player and the quarterback that he has. … I do believe though that you’ve got to be able to control the line of scrimmage and run when you need to run. So, I think it is important that we have that ability to run the football, in particular in Western New York.”‘

‘To show support for Bass, donations started flowing to Ten Lives Club on Monday afternoon, with the majority in $22 increments to show support for the fourth-year kicker, who wears No. 2. Through Show Your Soft Side, a public service campaign that works against animal abuse across the county, Bass became connected with the Ten Lives Club, working with them as early as 2022.’

‘To show support for Bass, donations started flowing to Ten Lives Club on Monday afternoon, with the majority in $22 increments to show support for the fourth-year kicker, who wears No. 2. Through Show Your Soft Side, a public service campaign that works against animal abuse across the county, Bass became connected with the Ten Lives Club, working with them as early as 2022.’

‘”Stef’s, he’s a No. 1 receiver. I firmly believe that, not wavering off of that,” Beane said. “… Listen, we have to continue to put weapons out there to keep teams from bracketing him or, you know, locking him down in different ways to take him away. They know you are going to want him. Stef can still play, I’m sure he would love to have that deep ball again, he’d be the first to tell you. He’s super competitive, he’s going to work his tail off this offseason. I know there’s various reasons or questions on this or his production, all that, but I still see Stef as a No. 1 receiver.”‘