Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘This is a strong roster which really doesn’t have a glaring weakness, but there are some depth issues at certain positions and wide receiver is one of them.’

‘In a public letter to the New York governor Tuesday, Nader argued the new stadium, slated to be built in Orchard Park for $1.4 billion, could be named the “Taxpayer Stadium.”’

‘“When I first got traded to Buffalo, besides the Mafia and the people who are fans of Buffalo, not too many people thought it was gonna work out,” Diggs said Thursday, shortly after he officially signed a four-year contract extension that is reportedly worth $96 million in new money. “A lot of people were like, ‘Well, the Bills, da da da da da.’ And two years from now, I can smile and say, ‘God works in mysterious ways.’ I’m with my family, I’m with the right people, and I’ve got the right support system.”’

‘The team has not yet confirmed the move, but if it is true, Diggs is locked up through the 2027 season when he will be 34 years old. Per Schefter’s report, Diggs would like to retire as a member of the Bills.’

‘There’s no way the Bills can consciously go into a 2022 season where they have been installed as one of the favorites to win the Super Bowl with a cornerback depth chart that currently includes Tre’Davious White coming off a serious knee injury plus Dane Jackson, Cam Lewis, Siran Neal, Nick McCloud, Olaijah Griffin and Tim Harris.’

‘A subpoena last Friday froze Seneca bank accounts and forced an end to a years-long dispute over revenue-sharing funds.’

‘“I’m concerned on some level that a lot of families won’t get that opportunity to go as a family,” DeGroat said. “If they’ve got five seats together, they have to drop down $5,000 just to have the opportunity to go to the event.”

‘“I was like, ‘What is this whole bunch of food?’ It looked like a mess,” he said. “But when I bit into it and ate it, it was the best thing I ever had. And they were like, ‘This is late-night food. Don’t make it a consistent habit.’ I said, ‘I won’t do that,’ but I gotta try one again. … I want to go get the real deal up in Rochester. So, I’m looking forward to training camp and doing that.”’

‘The Bills chose to give Bates the lowest tender, one which does not require the signing team to produce any form of compensation. They could have given him the middle-tier tender of $3.986 million which would have brought back a valuable second-round pick, and given the value of that asset, it usually ensures the player isn’t going to leave.’

‘Hill has been a tremendous thorn in the side of the Bills the past few years as he teamed with Patrick Mahomes to torture Buffalo’s defense, especially in the two playoff games. In five games total, Hill has 37 catches for 446 yards and one touchdown against a Buffalo pass defense that has been one of the best in the NFL for five years running.’

‘Given their interest in McKissic, and now Johnson, it appears under new OC Ken Dorsey that the Bills want a player to replace Singletary on passing downs and those snap counts should rise.’

‘The Bills re-signed Isaiah McKenzie to a two-year deal, presumably to help fill Beasley’s void, but Crowder has far more experience and a bigger resume so if he can stay healthy, it’s likely that Crowder would get the bulk of the snaps when Buffalo goes to three receivers, and McKenzie would continue to fill his role as an optional weapon.’

‘Barkley had been Allen’s backup between 2018-20, though his playing time was extremely limited. During 2018 when Allen suffered a thumb injury, the Bills cycled through Nathan Peterman and Derek Anderson before signing Barkley off waivers on Oct. 31.’

‘Keenum is the very definition of a journeyman as he has traversed all over the NFL landscape since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2013 out of the University of Houston.’

‘Obviously, signing star edge rusher Von Miller doesn’t guarantee that Buffalo will win the Super Bowl in 2022 or any future year, but Beane saw an opportunity to bring in a player who could prove to be the missing link for the Bills in their quest to end their Super Bowl drought, so he pounced.’