Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘For the first time since Diggs joined the team in a 2020 trade from Minnesota, he skipped the entire offseason program. While true that attendance for the sessions prior to this week were voluntary, it was still somewhat surprising that the three-time Pro Bowler didn’t show up for anything, and it raised speculation about whether he’s unhappy with the team.’

‘The official trailer for the video game features gameplay graphics and highlights Allen. Six seconds into the trailer, Allen looks up from the 50-yard line. The last 12 seconds of the video are all Allen and the Bills. There’s an aerial view of Highmark Stadium, a cutaway of Allen, and an Allen stiff arm to Baltimore Ravens safety Geno Stone.’

‘The deal saw New York forking over $600 million in public funding, while Erie County pitched in $250 million. $850 million is the largest public commitment for the construction of an NFL facility, according to the Associated Press.’

‘Speculation is running rampant that the ultimate goal will be to use Kincaid not as a traditional in-line tight end but as the slot receiver. In other words, a bigger, stronger version of Cole Beasley and Isaiah McKenzie.’

‘Ticket prices start at $3,999 for two people and $4,699 for individuals. To secure a spot, a deposit of $2,000 is required upfront, with the final payment due by Aug. 15.’

‘Buffalo sits as high as No. 3 and as low as No. 8 among a roundup of 13 national outlets. The Bills are No. 4 in 10 of the rankings, most commonly behind the Chiefs, Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles.’

‘The difference between the Bills’ rookie minicamp which wraps Saturday, and the OTAs which will start May 22, is that Kincaid was catching those passes not from Josh Allen, but from two guys named Quinten Dormandy and Jalen McLendon whose Bills careers will most likely be over sometime later this weekend.’

‘Still, counting the Dolphins twice, 10 of Buffalo’s 17 games will be against teams that made the playoffs last season, including the two Super Bowl participants, the champion Chiefs and runner-up Eagles.’

‘Yeah, we live in a different world and western New York football weekends are vastly different now that the Bills have become one of the NFL’s primetime or big window teams.’

‘”Hot Boyz,” read the caption on Boyd’s Instagram photo of the four players in front of a Cam-Am side-by-side vehicle in a desert.’

‘Hamlin appeared in an Instagram post Thursday with Cincinnati Bengals starting wide receivers Higgins, Ja’Marr Chase and Tyler Boyd.’

‘Murray played his high school football at Onondaga Central and then attended Central Florida. The 33-year-old was originally a sixth-round draft pick of the Raiders in 2013 and he later played for the Vikings, Saints, Ravens and Broncos.’

‘But it seems that Kincaid will be the slot receiver, and while I’m not comparing him to Travis Kelce of the Chiefs or George Kittle of the 49ers, I think that’s what the Bills want from him. A consistent, big-bodied target for Josh Allen over the middle and down the field on intermediate routes.’

‘Torrence is a 6-foot-5, 330-pound road grader who should be able to come in and push Ryan Bates for the starting job at right guard, while veteran free agents Connor McGovern and David Edwrads battle it out on the left side.’

‘But when their turn came up in the third round, they once again ignored the inside linebacker opening and picked Tulane’s Dorian Williams who general manager Brandon Beane said was more of an outside linebacker, at least at this stage of his development.’