Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘With the exception of Michigan’s Kwity Paye – who may be the first edge rusher selected in the 2021 draft, well before the Bills are scheduled to pick at No. 30 in the first round – the other edge rushers considered first- and second-round material fall well short on experience.’

‘If that’s true, and the Bills covet either player, it will likely take a trade up, probably into the late teens or early 20s, to procure their man. However, there are enough nitpicky things with each that could result in one or both falling into Buffalo’s range.’

‘Everyone purchasing a ticket has to be fully vaccinated and show proof of such if they plan to attend.’

‘However, Bills fans said they drank even more when Buffalo was winning. In that category they came in fourth at 54%. Filling out the rest of the Top 5: the Indianapolis Colts (51%), Atlanta Falcons (55%), Jacksonville Jaguars (56%) and Baltimore Ravens (58%).’

‘No one really knows whether Newsome is the best cornerback in this draft – we’ll find out once they all get on the field and try to keep pace with NFL wide receivers in the years to come. But like others in this draft class such as Alabama’s Patrick Surtain II, South Carolina’s Jaycee Horn and Virginia Tech’s Caleb Farley, Newsome is certainly a player who can back up his claim with some evidence.’

‘Lamp was a second-round pick of the Chargers in 2017 out of Western Kentucky. He sat out his entire rookie season with a knee injury, then was a backup for the next two years, getting into nine games — he broke his leg in 2019 — with two starts before becoming the full-time starter at left guard in 2020, playing on every offensive snap.’

‘But in all likelihood the other player, Florida State’s Asante Samuel Jr. — son of the cornerback of the same name who played 11 years with the Patriots, Eagles and Falcons – will be there at the bottom of the first round. In fact, he may also last into the top to middle portion of the second round, meaning Beane could possibly land him by trading back.’

‘This is what happens when you make it all the way to the AFC Championship Game and your first-round pick gets pushed to No. 30 overall. With the potential for so many things to take place before Roger Goodell finally says the Bills are on the clock, mock drafters can’t even come to a clear-cut consensus on what position the Bills may seek to address, let alone a specific player.’

‘Adams has had a circuitous start to his NFL career. If you look at his Pro Football Reference page, his name has been involved in nearly 30 transactions since he first entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2015 out of Division II school West Georgia. That includes being signed, being waived, and being cut.’

‘The Bengals released Hart a few weeks ago in a salary dump which cleared $5.8 million in cap space, then turned around and used that money to sign free agent Riley Reiff.’

‘Highmark becomes the fifth name for the venue that was opened in 1973, originally named Rich Stadium. Since then it has also been called Ralph Wilson Stadium, New Era Field and Bills Stadium.’

‘Breida broke into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the 49ers in 2017 out of Georgia Southern. He played three seasons in San Francisco, sharing the backfield at various times with Carlos Hyde, Jeff Wilson, Tevin Coleman and Raheem Mostert.’

‘And he was right. He tried out for, and made, a semi-pro team called the London Warriors, and two years later, against all odds, he signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys. Since then he has zigged and zagged his way to what went down Wednesday when he put ink to paper at One Bills Drive.’

‘He becomes the sixth free agent to rejoin the Bills on the heels of linebacker Matt Milano, offensive linemen Daryl Williams and Jon Feliciano, special teams ace Taiwan Jones, linebacker Andre Smith, and cornerback Levi Wallace.’

‘The Bills should not be in a hurry to give up on either of them because while they may not be game-breaking players, they also didn’t get a lot of help from the offensive line last season. It was a unit that saw plenty of upheaval on the interior due to injuries or poor play, and the fivesome the Bills had hoped they’d be lining up with did not play a single snap together.’