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‘”All three days, I had my whole family with me down in Pensacola, Florida. If I didn’t have my phone on me, my fiance had my phone, so I always kept the phone close, just to be sure. You never knew what was gonna happen, but at the same time, just wanted to be certain that I didn’t get any phone calls at all. So either I my phone, or my fiancee on my phone,” said Shakir with Howard Simon and Jeremy White. “But really, just the family, it’s just chillin for all three days, having fun, eating, listen to the music, just having a good time. I have family members that I’ve seen in years and years, so just be able to [share] that moment – I know it was for me and the draft – but at the same time to bring family members all in the same house that haven’t seen each other in a while really, really long time, it was just a blessing to be able to do that.”‘

‘Hunt has been the Pro Scouting Coordinator for the Steelers since 2010 when he took over for Doug Whaley, who became the Bills’ assistant general manager at the time.’

‘Ingram had a long and winding journey through his college football career, playing 19 games for Utah State as a freshman and sophomore, before transferring to Texas Tech where he played 15 games in his junior and senior years.’

‘Under bright sunshine in near record heat, eight drafted rookies, nine undrafted free agents, twenty tryout players, and three players who were on the practice squad last year but considered “first-year” players all ran through individual position drills as well as offensive versus defensive teamwork.’

‘Some notable names from the undrafted class are defensive end Kingsley Jonathan out of the Syracuse University and tight end Jalen Wydermyer out of Texas A&M.’

‘In the end, it results in a 14-3 record for the Bills and a great chance to finish atop the AFC in the regular season!’

‘One of those games will feature Buffalo appearing for a third time on Thanksgiving over the last four seasons. This time, the Bills will be featured in the opening game of the day in Detroit when they take on the Lions at Ford Field for a 12:30 p.m. EST kickoff.’

‘They are the current betting line favorites to win Super Bowl LVII. Every opponent is going to want to prove themselves when the Bills come to town or they visit Orchard Park.’

‘Hughes, who is originally from Sugar Land, Texas, just outside of Houston, leaves Buffalo with the fourth-most sacks in franchise history. His 53.0 sacks only sit behind Hall-of-Famer Bruce Smith, Aaron Schobel, and Phil Hansen.’

‘This will be the fifth year in a row the Bills have played the Titans, splitting the four prior matchups.’

‘The 22-year-old wideout put together a four-year career with the Broncos that saw him put up 208 receptions for 2,878 yards and 20 touchdowns. Shakir was named to the First-Team All-Mountain West team in both the 2020 and 2021 season.’

‘The 21 year old, 6’2 200 pound punter was also able to have two 80+ yard punts this past season.’

‘Benford played for four years with Villanova and played in 36 games over his college career. Over his career Benford accumulated 137 tackles, 14 interceptions and 47 passes defensed. The 21 year old, 6 ‘1, 200 pound Benford was also a CAA Football First Team Defense selection in 2021 and 2019. Benford also won CAA Football Defensive rookie of the year honors.’

‘Tenuta started in 12 games in 2021, 11 at left tackle and one at right. And earned All-ACC honorable mention and in 2020 earned All-ACC Third team. Tenuta stands 6’8, 319 pounds and just 22 years old.’

‘With the struggles Matt Haack had in 2021, Beane acknowledged at the end of last season that the team would be looking to add a punter to the roster. Haack is also valued as a holder, though, something Araiza has never done in competitive game action. But he told the media Saturday he’s been training and working on that, knowing NFL teams would require it.’