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‘Because Spector has not played four full NFL seasons, he can be claimed by any club. If that doesn’t happen, he will revert back to the Bills, who will then have the option to place him on Injured Reserve for the season, or release him with an injury settlement.’

‘”I’m just trying to grow my game as a whole,” said Hamlin on Monday following practice at Bills training camp. “Last year I was trying to prove a lot, dealing with the sudden cardiac arrest on the field, and having the world see me as that moment. I felt like I was chasing plays a lot, and felt like I had to make plays so that people can see me as the athlete and what I can truly do on the field, which had me antsy in my game a lot. So coming back around this year, I truly feel like I accomplished that, and that I have peace. I don’t feel any outside world expectations. I’m not worried about trying to get other people’s labels off of me. I’m just locked into allowing the game to come to me, and focusing on my technique and fundamentals.’

‘”I just control what I can control, as far as coming out here and doing what I can do,” Davis told reporters after practice on Monday. “It’s kind of a next-man-up mentality for practice. So whoever’s getting reps, me, Ty [Johnson], ‘D-Ev’ [Darrynton Evans], or Frank [Gore Jr.], we’ve got to go out there and keep playing ball and let everything take care of itself.”‘

‘”At the end of the day, I wish we weren’t here,” said Beane on Monday during an appearance on the “Jeremy and Joe Show” on WGR. “This is my ninth season here. We’ve never had a player miss due to a contract or anything like that. So that’s disappointing for me, not something we want, not something we’re looking forward to. But at the end of the day, sometimes it can be the way the world. So we’ll deal with it the best we can”‘

‘Cook is entering the final year of his rookie contract and scheduled to make $5.271 million in base salary. He’s made it known for several months that he wants a contract extension and wants to be paid in-line with some of the top running back deals in the NFL.’

‘“I’ve never had training camp like that before and that felt like a game. My ears feel like we played a game, so I appreciate Bills Mafia coming out because it makes training camp more fun.”‘

‘And even before it began, those who showed up early got something they were waiting for – quarterback Josh Allen entering the field wearing something different than the team’s usual white helmet.’

‘Starter Terrel Bernard has been out several days with a hamstring injury, which means Baylon Spector and Joe Andreessen have both been given chances to step into his role as defensive play-caller.’

‘Hairston appeared to suffer this injury yesterday when working with his fellow cornerbacks. Schultz went on to further report that the Bills believe Hairston should be ready for week 1, when the Bills host the Baltimore Ravens.’

‘It was unclear what exactly happened to Hairston, as he was practicing with his positional group. While he was on the ground, he was tended to by head athletic trainer Nate Bresky, with several teammates looking on and talking to him.’

‘“Last year we led the league in least amount of sacks and it just comes back to being ourselves, we all want to take that next step forward because we didn’t finish off the year the right way, so we’re really feeding off that and just continuing that next stride to make sure the whole offense is just one unit, not the offensive line, so we’re ready to take that next step forward.”’

‘Judging by the first week of training camp, that is already money well spent by the Bills, and might be a pretty remarkable value.’

‘“First step quickness, always trying to improve on that, speed that you can hold for a certain amount of time, that quick burst as well as separation and just finding new ways and new releases and just new ways to get open against man coverage, so that’s something I worked on a lot in the off season.”‘

‘Linebacker Terrel Bernard and wide receiver Curtis Samuel both sat out the session due to hamstring injuries. Then, what turned out to be the last play of practice, wide receiver Tyrell Shavers made a terrific one-handed touchdown grab with rookie cornerback Max Hairston covering him. As Hairston tried to knock the ball free, Shavers landed awkwardly as he came down.’

‘At various times throughout OTAs and minicamp we’ve seen quarterback Josh Allen finding his connection with several of his pass-catchers, including Moore, Keon Coleman, and Dalton Kincaid.’