Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘“While the possibility exists that no spectators will be permitted at New Era Field for the 2020 season, we continue to work with the NFL and state and local government agencies to establish policies and procedures to create and maintain the safest possible environment for spectators,” Colleary wrote.’

‘Barkley has been less than a mediocrity since entering the NFL as a fourth-round draft pick of the Eagles in 2013. In the five years he has played — he missed two full seasons due to injury — he has appeared in just 14 games and has 10 TD passes and 21 interceptions.’

‘All of the other six draft picks – A.J. Epenesa, Gabriel Davis, Jake Fromm, Isaiah Hodgins, Tyler Bass and Dane Jackson – had signed in the first week of May. It’s uncertain what the holdup was on Moss, but the deal is now official so the Bills will bring their entire team to training camp for the expected start in late July.’

‘“I’ve talked about us being in the same boat (as the rest of the NFL),” the offensive coordinator said Friday on a Zoom call with reporters. “Everybody is behind based on the circumstances. We are in terms of on field work, technique work, chemistry work. There’s no substitute for that.”’

‘One of Fromm’s former Georgia teammates, Terry Godwin, who is now with the Jacksonville Jaguars, did not mince words,, saying he had lost all respect for his old quarterback in a tweet.’

‘“We have a strong culture on our team, and those guys are going to sift through what’s real and what’s not real,” Frazier said. “We’re still getting to know Jake as a teammate, but based on what he said to the team today I believe our guys will give him the benefit of the doubt.”’

‘“That was driven by our players and driven by Josh Allen and the quarterback position,” coach Sean McDermott said via a Zoom call with reporters Wednesday. “The neat thing about that was that so many guys showed up. That was not an easy thing to pull off. Josh was on the West Coast, along with Matt (Barkley). Davis (Webb) was in Texas I believe Jake (Fromm) is on the East Coast.”’

‘“As Kim and Terry put out in their statement and as I shared with our team, I don’t think there’s any place for that as far as the violence,” McDermott said. “What we’ve got to do right now as a country is to unify and make good decisions. I know emotions are very high right now and that’s to be expected, but as I shared with our players, let’s channel that energy into doing good in our communities.”’

‘But given the way the Bills have improved their facilities at One Bills Drive – a new $18 million workout center plus additional practice fields – there has been speculation that once the contract runs out with Fisher in 2022, the Bills won’t renew and will hold camp at home.’

‘“For 99.9 percent of Sunday’s game between the Bills and New England Patriots, it was obvious George Bailey has nothing on Doug Flutie. Then, as quickly as you can say Bedford Falls, the officials turned this real-life version of It’s a Wonderful Life into The Grinch Who Stole Christmas.”’

‘“For me, particularly in the season, I’ll be up pretty early, 3:30, 4 o’clock,” he said. “I don’t like the day to get a leg up on me, I like to have a leg up on the day. In particular because it at least gives me light at the end of the tunnel so I can get home to see my family or at least get home and kiss them before they go to bed, check up on their day because my kids are getting older now.’

‘In Seattle, Morgan saw a player who was the very definition of the Swiss Army knife, someone who could perform a bevy of duties. And that came about because Jefferson knew, as a fifth-round pick joining an established playoff-caliber team, that he had to offer versatility as his main calling card.’

‘The 251-pounder led Buffalo’s defensive linemen in tackles five of his last six seasons, and he made one appearance in the Pro Bowl, in 1982, though was oddly denied another trip to Hawaii in 1983 when he made 10 sacks.’

‘Oliver is the fourth NFL player to be arrested in the past three days.’

‘Buffalo went 10-6 last year and replicating that record with this type of schedule would be impressive.’