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‘Mayfield has been busy since the combine and his pro day in March – having visited Cleveland last week and New York to meet with both the Jets and Giants over the weekend.’

‘Much like the other top quarterbacks in this class, Rosen has his faults. Those faults, however, haven’t really been tied to his play on the field but rather his maturity level. His head coach Jim Mora Jr., who was fired at the end of the season, spoke with MMQB’s Peter King about the issues that surround Rosen as a franchise quarterback.’

‘If they stray from the plan now, they’ll be chasing the same thing again later. Next year. The year after. Maybe the year after that. In other words, exactly the same position they’ve been in for almost the last two decades. Regardless of however many good players they select at other positions.’

‘Fede was originally a seventh round pick of the Dolphins in the 2014 NFL Draft, and is the first player to ever be drafted out of Marist.’

‘”The Bills didn’t do everything they’ve done to get to 12 and be left on the outside looking in as four quarterbacks possibly go in the top-five. They didn’t get here just to get a quarterback, maybe the fifth guy or maybe the sixth guy. Depending on how things play out in front of them, they’ve gotten this far to eventually get into a position where they can control their own destiny. They can be in a position to get, if not the quarterback they covet, then one of the top two quarterbacks in this draft or at least to have their pick of a few quarterbacks in a spot where there’s likely to be more than one available.”‘

‘The Bills have the ammunition to move anywhere that they need to, including at pick 4. But the Bills would be allowed to exercise patience with both Mayfield and Rosen being available as of pick 4. The best part of this trade up? It’s only 5 spots, which would allow the Bills to keep pick 22 in the first round. Buffalo would give up 12 (1st), 53 and 56 (2nd) and 65 (3rd) in this deal.’

‘These quotes are very telling of a couple of things. For one, Beane is actively trying to move up in the NFL Draft. Also, Beane would be willing to trade up “twice more”. That could mean trading up to the Buccaneers pick at 7 or the Broncos at 5 before leaping even further.’

‘Bills’ players will first meet on Monday, April 16 as part of “Phase One.” Each team’s program is conducted in three phases…’.

‘”One of the things that stands out in his personality is how much he is motivated by criticism. This guy reads everything that’s written about him, and he uses it when he’s working out. A lot of guys are motivated that way.”‘

‘Gaines projects to be Buffalo’s new nickel cornerback, behind starters Tre’Davious White and Vontae Davis.’

‘Clay was with the Bills to start last season after they acquired via trade with the Carolina Panthers in exchange for cornerback Kevon Seymour. He was released by the team on October 23. The Panthers claimed him off waivers the next day and brought hi back to Carolina, where he returned 17 punts for 147 yards, including a 60 yard touchdown in week 12 against the Jets. He also caught five passes for 57 yards in nine games for the Panthers.’

‘“As you know, earlier this week, we did a short-term, joint financing with the Bills to make some short-term improvements in that facility,” Goodell told reporters here at annual league meetings.’

‘“Well there’s a lot of areas,” he said while meeting with reporters here at the annual league meetings. “You know, there’s a lot of talk about our middle linebacker position and that’s a situation that we’re going to continue to evaluate moving forward. (General manager) Brandon Beane and his staff do a phenomenal job of knowing what’s out there and identifying opportunities for us to improve our roster.”’

‘”We are working towards a resolution. The players, the owners, coaching staff, our management, we all love our country and it’s a tough, tough situation. And we’re working towards a resolution, the league, hopefully soon.’

‘”I know everybody’s assuming we trade up,” Beane said. “We can always go the other way, too, if it made sense for us. We’re really just going to do what’s in the best interest of the Bills.”‘