Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘”I’m a wing eater, it don’t even matter drums of flats,” Hamlin explained. “When you think about what’s the way to keep your hands the cleanest to eat a wing, you got to pick through the middle of a flat, you got to eat it with two hands. A drum you can pick it up one hand, dip it in some sauce, rather it be ranch or blue cheese.’

‘“It’s frustrating,” Beane continued. “You try to ignore this stuff. Josh is going into year seven and there’s still the naysayers. I don’t get it. If I was gonna use rated, I would say underrated before I say overrated. And I know I’m biased, he’s our guy and we love him every single day. These things that come out, I know that people love the rankings of whoever but when you don’t put your name to it and you make comments like that, like who is this executive? Executive is a loose term.”’

‘“He came back hungry,” general manager Brandon Beane said of Hamlin, who is entering the fourth and final season of his original rookie contract. “One of the things he said to me, and I feel like he said it to others, is, ‘I got through last year.’’

‘“So anyway, that’s how I see it, honestly. We don’t really know what we have, but we know what we have. And it’s interesting to see that they’re a very diverse group. I know a lot of people talk about we don’t have a true number one and this and that. I think these guys will rise to the occasion. I really do.”’

‘As people learned last year, tickets are hard to come by, but if you’ve got one, here’s all you need to know to make your experience a productive and enjoyable one with helpful tips and pointers for veteran attendees as well as first-timers.’

‘Facilities open one hour before practice begins. Have your mobile ticket ready to scan to expedite the entry process. Fans will pass through a metal detector. All belongings are subject to search and may prompt a more thorough search if deemed necessary by security.’

‘There is no parking at St. John Fisher University. Shuttle buses are available from Pittsford Mendon High School (472 Mendon Road, Pittsford) and Pittsford Sutherland High School (55 Sutherland St., Pittsford). There will be an overflow lot at Barker Road Middle School (75 Barker Road, Pittsford).’

‘There is no doubt that Buffalo’s defense in the regular season has been consistently excellent since McDermott arrived in 2017, but the postseason has been a massively different and depressing story.’

‘If the Bills are going to clear that divisional round obstacle in 2024, Allen will have to adapt to the new teachings of Brady and Curry, all the while implementing the changes made to the scheme while breaking in a mostly-new set of passing game targets.’

‘“There were certainly some things that we can do better from this past season,” McDermott said when he was asked specifically at the NFL scouting combine about why he retained special teams coach Matt Smiley. “Through two seasons (with Smiley calling the shots), we’ve had one that I thought was pretty good and one where I thought that we could have done some things better there. In (2022) we didn’t have the kind negative splash plays like we did in (2023) so we’ve got to get that out of our game.”’

‘Sal’s picks for the 53: Cook, Johnson, Davis, Gilliam.’

‘As people learned last year, tickets are hard to come by, but if you’ve got one, here’s all you need to know to make your experience a productive and enjoyable one with helpful tips and pointers for veteran attendees as well as first-timers.’

‘Season ticket members will have access to a training camp ticket presale on Tuesday, June 25. Information will be emailed directly to season-ticket holders on how to access the presale. Tickets will be filled on a first come, first served basis and are free.’

‘Letting go of Morse, who just turned 32, was a difficult offseason decision for the Bills, and it had nothing to do with a decline in play and had everything to do with Buffalo’s challenging salary cap situation. His release freed up $8.5 million but Brandon Beane wouldn’t have done it if he didn’t believe the 26-year-old McGovern could slide over from left guard and handle the vital position.’

‘“I’m happy to be a part of this team, because they do carry that winning culture,” Claypool said. “And I experienced it on the other side of the ball so now I’m really excited to be a part of it.” However, he has plenty of work to do to actually become a part of it because his career has cratered after a promising start in Cleveland.’