‘For the Jets, their injury list is longer, but no one sat out. Four players were limited, including WR Robby Anderson (calf), CB Trumaine Johnson (hamstring), WR/PR Braxton Berrios (hamstring), and OL Brian Winters (shoulder).’
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How the Bills’ new sports performance center was born
‘McDermott said something he noticed immediately when he arrived as head coach in 2017 was that the weight room the team had wasn’t on par with the rest of their facility at One Bills Drive. Then, when Beane arrived just a few months later, he noticed the same thing, which indicated to both of them that they needed to do something about it. So the two began to talk about improving the facility and let ownership know what they were thinking.’
QB Davis Webb among Bills practice squad additions
‘Davis comes to the Bills after spending all of last season and this preseason with the New York Jets, the team’s week one opponent. He was originally a 3rd round pick of the Giants in 2017 out of Califormia. Hall was released by the Dallas Cowboys after signing as an undrafted free agent out of Northwestern. Johnson was released by the Houston Texans after originally signing this year as an undrafted free agent out of Oklahoma State. The other seven players were all with the Bills this preseason, but released Saturday.’
Jason Croom placed on IR, Kurt Coleman re-signed
‘Multiple reports also say the Bills are signing former Dallas Cowboys linebacker Nate Hall to their practice squad, although that has not been conformed by the club.’
McCoy Reuniting with Andy Reid in Kansas City
‘Sources told ESPN that the Los Angeles Chargers were the other team pursuing the 31-year-old runner, but McCoy chose the Chiefs, perhaps because of his familiarity with Head Coach Andy Reid. McCoy played under Reid for the first four seasons of his career in Philadelphia, where he rushed for 3,866 yards from 2009 to 2012, the second-most rushing yards under Reid, behind only Brian Westbrook.’
Bills trim roster to 53 players
‘The team also announced it has moved tight end Tyler Kroft from the Physically Unable to Perform List to the 53-man active roster. Kroft broke his ankle on the first day of OTAs.’
Beane – “We made a tough decision”
‘”It was very difficult, but I believed in LeSean the whole time and, again, it was down to the last minute that we decided to go in this direction.”‘
Report: Bills trade Russell Bodine to the Patriots
‘The 27-year-old never made it to his second season with the Bills after signing as a free agent last offseason. Bodine started in 10 games for the Bills at center last season before having his season cut short due to a broken leg.’
Bills come back to win final preseason game against Vikings, 27-23
‘After the defense forced a three-and-out, Jackson and the offense took over with just one minute left, down by three and no timeouts to work with. Jackson and the offense promptly marched down the field, while also aided by a roughing the passer penalty. At the Minnesota 6-yard line and the clock running down under ten seconds, Jackson connected with Sills in order to put the Bills up with eight seconds left, 27-23. Siran Neal intercepted the Vikings final pass to secure the victory and give the Bills their first 4-0 preseason in team history.’
Bills’ Jackson does his best to make weekend decisions hard
‘In four games the thing that I noticed about Jackson was he is very slow on his reads and he has a hitch in his throwing motion. That was pointed out to me the first day he was on the field. In his first three games he was 8-of-24 for 140 yards. Adding in Thursday’s results he ended the preseason 30-of-55 for 315 yards with one touchdown and one interception. Jackson had 25 rushing attempts for 110 yards and a score.’
Bills-Vikings: Arrow Up/Arrow Down
‘What a fantastic game Yarbrough played. From the very first play of the game and into the fourth quarter he was making plays on defense and showing up on the stat sheet. He finished with ten total tackles, including two for a loss. Unless the team decides to keep five defensive ends, Yarbrough is still probably on the outside looking in, but at the very least he put a great game on film to show the rest of the league.’
Bills trade guard Wyatt Teller and a 7th to Cleveland for a 5th and 6th round pick in 2020
‘Teller was drafted by the Bills in the fifth round of the 2018 NFL Draft (166th overall), the pick the was sent to the Bills in the Marcell Dareus trade to the Jacksonville Jaguars. Teller started 7 games in 2018 as a rookie, but was pushed down the depth chart after Buffalo revamped the entire offensive line in the 2019 offseason.’
Bills sign Hauschka to a two-year extension
‘If Hauschka can return to 2017 form, the Bills will be much better off for signing him to this deal. They ranked 10th in field goal percentage that season. If Hauschka has another year like last season, maybe he won’t see the end of his new contract.’
Bills place Mike Love on I.R., waive De’Ondre Wesley
‘The move of Love to I.R. opens the door for rookie Darryl Johnson to make the 53-man roster. Johnson, a seventh round pick from North Carolina A&T, has flashed plenty of length and athleticism this preseason.’
Vikings at Bills: Who to watch for
‘Two big touchdown grabs over the past two weeks for Williams has really vaulted him into the discussion as one of the wide receivers who should be kept on the roster. But it’s also how he made those grabs, by using his big body to go high and show he can be a valuable red zone target. That’s something the Bills really don’t have on the roster and where Williams has a chance to carve out a niche. He may still need to make another play or two like that Thursday night to show he’s worthy of a roster spot.’