Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘“I had no offers because no one had ever come out of Firebaugh for football,” Allen said. “It’s not what we’re known for, so coaches didn’t get around to seeing much film, coaches didn’t get out to see me in person.”’

‘“We were coming in over the mountains and the plane started just doing like this,” Beane told reporters, using his hands to mimic the bouncing around in the sky that the jet underwent. “Literally, your head was going off the ceiling. Terry was standing by me, we were watching some video of Josh on our iPads, so he’s standing by me and we’re going through some plays and progressions and things like that, and literally he is grabbing on to try to get back to his seat and we’re bouncing around.”’

‘“Sean stood up there and he owned the Tyrod decision,” recalled general manager Brandon Beane. “Now, he didn’t just do that decision; he didn’t just off on a whim do that. There was a lot of in-house conversations about positives, negatives, understanding this is the quarterback, this is not easy, and you’re putting in a rookie. But at the end of the day, he went in there and he owned it to the team.”’

‘In a lifetime of “finest hours,’’ this was his finest. Speaking without notes. Right from the heart. And he was on stage barely six minutes.’

‘”Make a difference today for someone who is fighting for their tomorrow. You don’t need to a Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers to make a difference out there,” Kelly said during his ESPYs speech, which was televised on ABC. “Every single person in this room can be a difference-maker.’

‘”I just got out of the hospital not too long ago from surgery, but the thing is I love the kids,” Kelly said to a group of reporters. “I dream about doing this and I love it. As long as I was able to get up and get out of bed, I’ll be here.”‘

‘This year there are six sessions that will require you to have a ticket to enter. The tickets are free, but you must obtain them from various locations around western New York. They will be available starting Wednesday at 9 a.m.’

‘It states that if McCoy is ultimately charged with a crime, or even if he’s under suspicion pending investigation which is certainly the case right now, he is subject to the exempt list and thus would be ineligible to participate in any team activities including practice and games until the issue is resolved.’

‘The dispatch report provides some more detail about the night of the robbery and assault of McCoy’s girlfriend, Delicia Cordon, at the home the two shared in Milton Georgia. Cordon’s two children from another relationship also lived there. As well, reports show, there had been previous domestic calls to the home.’

‘”He took a diamond bracelet off my wrist,” Cordon said. “He just kept asking for jewelry. I think it has something to do with my ex-boyfriend.”’

‘Friends of Cordon have alleged on social media that McCoy, a running back for the Buffalo Bills, was involved in the attack. One Cordon friend alleged that McCoy, who was not in Georgia, hired others to break in.’

‘Police in Milton, Georgia, the Atlanta suburb where McCoy and Cordon lived, said in a statement Tuesday afternoon that it had answered a call at 3:18 a.m. Tuesday morning at a home on McCoy’s street. There, police found one female victim “assaulted by a lone intruder” and another who suffered “a minor injury.” The first victim was treated and released from the hospital.’

‘In reality, that’s when the Bills should be looking for Allen to be the man. The blueprint to be followed was the Rams’ timetable for Jared Goff. He became the starter late in his 2016 rookie year with the Rams going nowhere, endured some massive struggles, but got much of that out of the way and had a very nice 2017 season.’

‘“Yeah, that’s something we’re going to keep fluid right now,’’ he said when asked how the repetition breakdown between McCarron, Peterman and Allen will proceed. “We’ve got a plan and you may see it one day, like you’ve seen the past couple, and then you may see other days where Josh is strictly with the threes. That’s all, again, part of that plan.’’’

‘The Bills’ first-round draft pick was eased into his transition to the NFL, and McDermott made no bones about it — Allen operated with the third-team because at this early stage, he was behind A.J. McCarron and Nathan Peterman not only in experience and NFL status, but in viability. It figures to be a long haul for Allen in his quest to become what the Bills are hoping for, their long-term franchise quarterback. And it may not happen in training camp, either.’