Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘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.’

‘“I mean, losing Richie and Eric, I’d be lying if I told you that it didn’t matter,’’ McCoy said Tuesday as Bills mini-camp got underway at New Era Field. “Some people might say that to kind of nip it in the bud and get it out of the way, but those guys are great players.’’’

‘“I’ve never had my job on the line,” Lawson said recently. “I just want to get better every day, talk to the coaches every day, do what I need to do to get better. It’s stuff I didn’t do my first two years, asking the coaches for extra help and stuff like that. So I’m staying on top of it, staying after practice and working extra on my game.”’

‘“It’s early in our process here; we have a plan and we have to stick with it,” McDermott said. “Doesn’t mean we don’t listen. We’ll keep our ear to the ground and our eyes peeled on what’s going on and adjust accordingly. That’s important, but the important part right now is to develop a good foundation and that’s what we’re doing.”’

‘Smith is well-acquainted with the Edmunds family. Tremaine’s father, Ferrell, played tight end for the Miami Dolphins in the late 1980s and early ’90s when the Bills-Dolphins rivalry was at its peak. Also, Bruce’s son, Alton, was college roommates at Virginia Tech for one year with Tremaine’s older brother, Trey, who now plays running back for the New Orleans Saints.’

‘“Down a few pounds, body feels good,” Wood said before he headed out to play in the tournament. “Can’t play ball, which stinks, and I miss it, and there’s been times this spring where I’ve seen pictures posted and you think, ‘That’s my team,’ but it’s all good.”’

‘Given his very public battle with oral cancer, which continues on after cancer returned to his jaw earlier this spring, Kelly checks all the boxes for the criteria of the award. He just jumped the gun a bit on announcing that fact.’