Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘The top corners including Travis Hunter, Will Johnson, and Jahdae Barron will most likely be gone before the Bills make their scheduled first-round pick, but there is a cache of players who could be available for Buffalo on Day 2, especially if Beane found a way to trade up into the high 30s.’

‘Amos met with the Bills at the combine and then reportedly came to Orchard Park for a top 30 visit so Buffalo’s interest seems genuine as it tries to plug a gaping hole at boundary corner.’

‘Unlike the cratering Dow Jones and Nasdaq, that final-season data he added to his resume has sent Barron’s draft stock soaring 180 degrees in the opposite direction and it would probably be a surprise if he were still available to the Buffalo Bills at pick No. 30 in the first round.’

‘But here comes the “but.” Teams, particularly the Buffalo Bills who are in obvious need of a starting CB2, have to wonder what kind of player Revel will become after he suffered a torn ACL last September and missed all but three games.’

‘The widespread consensus is that the next cornerback who will come off the board is Michigan’s Will Johnson, and that could happen somewhere inside the top 10. If that proves to be true, unless the Buffalo Bills are willing to part with a whole lot of draft capital to trade up, he’ll be out of their range.’

‘On an unusually sunny spring day in Orchard Park, elected officials, construction workers and Bills staff looked on as a black and gray beam with the words Buffalo Bills sandwiched between two Bills logos slowly made its way up over and into the top of the new stadium to the sound of the ‘Shout’ song.’

‘Playing in Buffalo’s favor is that the draft community consensus is that this is a deep defensive tackle class, and first-year starters or key contributors can be found on Day 2 in the second and third rounds. Here are five players who could be good fits as the Bills try to find the eventual replacement for one-technique DT DaQuan Jones.’

‘“I feel like I can do it all,” Nolen continued. “Aaron Donald did it all at the highest level. I’m a younger, upcoming version of Aaron Donald. I just can’t wait to show everybody that when I get this opportunity I’m being blessed with.”’

‘“Talked to my family, talked to my village,” Harmon said at the NFL scouting combine on his decision to leave Michigan State. “They told me to just pray on it, and that’s what I did. I just prayed on it and that was the best decision for me. I feel like it was the best fit for me. It was a hard decision because I went 2,000 miles away from Michigan. That was probably the hardest decision that I’ve had to make, but I had to make it for my future.”

‘I certainly can’t argue with the logic because everything about Grant screams Buffalo. At 6-foot-4 and 331 pounds, he is exactly the type of player the Bills need in the soft and undersized middle of their defensive line, but it just feels like it would be an upset if Grant were still sitting there in the late hours of Thursday night, April 24, when it’s time for the Bills to finally go on the clock.’

‘“Well, that’s a point of emphasis for us, like it is probably for most teams, building a defensive line to where we need to have it,” McDermott said. “That’s a position we value greatly.”’

‘According to Spotrac.com, this deal makes Benford the 13th-highest paid corner in the league based on average salary at around $19 million per season.’

‘Production for the Buffalo-based movie will start later this year and the entirety of the movie will be filmed in and around the Queen City, including Highmark Stadium, according to a news release. Bills fans won’t have to wait long to see the final product, either, as it will premiere during this year’s Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas.’

‘The Bills already have a playoff-caliber roster and Beane augmented it by signing eight free agents from outside the organization and re-signing four from within through Tuesday, but there are still positions that must be upgraded in the draft which begins almost exactly one month from now.’

‘Like all running backs, Cook is fighting the new order in the NFL, one that has devalued the position to the point where in terms of franchise tags, if a team were to place one on a running back in 2025, the pay would be $13.6 million for that one season. That’s the second-lowest tag number ahead of only a special teams player which is $6.3 million.’