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‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘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.’

‘”It’s been a struggle and a grind every day,” Wade told me while sitting in the stall of one of those not-too-noticeable lockers. “There were definitely times when I doubted myself, internally. I woke up doing a lot of self-talk, just reminding myself why I’m doing this, and just pushing myself to want to keep working every day and just wanting to get better every day. Once the games came around and I got an opportunity to play and I scored a touchdown and made another play, those are the moments that kind of help me to stay motivated and just gives me the strength to keep pushing on because those moments signify that I’m going in the right direction.”‘

‘Williams is not a kid that just got out of college. He’s 26-years-old and started with the Edmonton Eskimos in 2017. When Williams found out he was going to get some time with Josh Allen and the starters, he didn’t make too much of it, “It’s football. I don’t try to put no pressure on my shoulders, I just try to go out there and make plays, earn my teammates trust, earn the coaches trust and make the best of my opportunity.”’

‘As for Cory Carter, he suffered a season ending knee injury during the preseason last year, and dealt with injuries again in recent weeks. His release means that Corey Bojorquez is the lone punter on the roster. Does that mean he’ll be the Bills punter on opening day? He hasn’t quite been so good that that can be assumed.’

‘Spain injured his ankle in the team’s 24-20 preseaon win over the Lions Friday night. He was carted into the locker rom for evaluation. When McDermott was asked for a prognosis, he said, “we don’t really know right now. It’s too early. So we’re just taking it one day at a time right now.”‘

‘I was so glad to see Duke Williams get first team reps in the first quarter with Josh Allen. Allen never threw him a pass, but Williams had some very good blocks springing Frank Gore on a 27-yard run and running his man five yards deep into the end zone on Devin Singletary’s nine-yard touchdown run.’

‘What a warrior Gore is. The ageless wonder got loose for huge 27-yard run, but then got hit late and had to come out of the game with a leg injury. You’d think that would be the end to his night, but there he was just a few series’ later taking handoffs again. Gore finished with a game-high 57 yards on the ground, averaging 7.1 yards per carry!’

‘Could Nsekhe and McCoy be enough to get Jadaveon Clowney? I sure hope so, because trading two 30-plus year old players for a young franchise pass rusher is exactly the deal the Bills need.’