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‘The 24-year-old Peterman was selected in the fifth round by the Bills in 2017 NFL draft and got his first action last season when he replaced an ineffective Tyrod Taylor in a Week 10 blowout loss to the New Orleans Saints.’

‘McCarron was rumored to be on the Bills’ bubble ahead of the NFL roster cut deadline. He sat behind Nathan Peterman and first-round draft pick Josh Allen on the possible depth chart.’

‘There are only five draft picks left—five!—that predate McDermott, and only one of those was taken in the first round (Shaq Lawson). Of course, you strike out enough in the draft, and you have to spend elsewhere. The Bills did, which is they’re carrying more than $46 million in dead money on the 2018 cap. In fact, three of the four biggest cap numbers on the ledger are attached to players no longer on the team.’

‘Amid all the analysis on the Bills’ projected Week 1 starter and 2018 first-round draft pick, how can the main takeaway not be that their massively depleted offensive line is going to seriously impact the trajectory of a player that is already undergoing some critical mechanical adjustments at warp speed?’

‘Top to bottom, this is one of the NFL’s least talented rosters. A second year of overachievement is improbable.’

‘The former Bengals quarterback has spent the preseason leading Buffalo’s depth chart, battling rookie Josh Allen and second-year passer Nathan Petterman for the top spot.’

‘Coleman was limited throughout portions of Saturday’s practice with the Browns due to hamstring soreness, but the injury did not hinder the trade.’

‘And while authorities seek more details surrounding this night in July, the police also released records of three prior police visits to this same address on Hickory Pass in Alpharetta, Ga.—domestic disputes in July 2017 and April 2018, and a call from Cordon in early June, when she saw via security camera footage that her furniture was being removed from the home by McCoy’s family and friends while she was out of town.’

‘Along those lines, consider the wide spectrum of potential outcomes for McCoy. He faces enormous legal and career ramifications. Georgia, like most states, considers home invasions, robberies, assaults and conspiracies to be felony-level offenses with lengthy prison sentences. Any involvement with a home invasion would be disastrous for McCoy.’

‘According to Milton Police, the incident stems in relation to an armed home invasion at a residence in Georgia. The department released a statement on the allegation against McCoy, saying the invasion was specifically targeted and officers found a victim who had been physically assaulted when they arrived.’

‘“The second I want to play again and get upset my career’s over is the second I need to think back to how close I was to really being messed up for the rest of my life, and not being able to live a normal life and raise a family the way I want to,” Wood says now. “So yeah, the timing stunk. But all things considered, we come off a playoff berth, I get out, and I can walk and play golf and run around with my kids.”‘

‘“I know he knows the Lord will watch after him. I have no doubt he’ll attack it head-on like he does everything else,” says Beane on Tuesday as his Bills are finishing up OTAs and heading into next week’s minicamp. “He faced adversity a year ago at this time. Some people might have thought that was the end of his NFL career and six months later he’s running the team that’s a natural fit for him.’

‘Incognito, 34, played 11 seasons in the NFL. He was drafted by the Rams in the third round in 2005, and between 2005 and 2009, he spent the bulk of his time on their roster, but he had a brief stint in Buffalo during the 2009 season. He went on to spend four years with the Dolphins from there, and in 2012, he earned his first Pro Bowl invite.’

‘We won’t know for three or four years if Bills GM Brandon Beane made the right calls in the first 100 minutes of the draft to trade up twice—for the suddenly radioactive Josh Allen at seven and for speedy linebacker Tremaine Edmunds at No. 16. But Beane certainly had the guts to make calls that will put his job on the line.’

‘Bills running back LeSean McCoy, who came to Buffalo in 2015 like Incognito, posted on Instagram about how he did not want to lose the team’s starting left guard after already losing last season’s starting center Eric Wood to retirement. In his three years running behind Wood and Incognito, McCoy rushed for 3,300 yards and 22 touchdowns while averaging 4.6 yards per carry.’