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‘Unfortunately, Terrel Bernard has a hamstring injury and most likely won’t play. He’s been in a battle with Tyrel Dodson for the Bills’ starting middle linebacker spot. Now it will be up to Dodson to show he can handle being the man in the middle of the defense, including calling the defensive signals. Baylon Spector may see some time there, as well, especially with the injury to Bernard.’

‘”When I was in Carolina, we would go out to college too and stay in the dorms. It was cool, so I haven’t done that in the last three years. I really like that environment,” said Allen during his meeting with the media after Thursday’s practice.’

‘This time, Diggs walked all the way over from the offensive sideline to confront Elam on the defensive sideline after the second-year corner had broken up a pass right in front of the wideout and offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey. After that play, both Diggs and Dorsey had something to say to Elam about grabbing the receiver.’

‘”This year we’ve got a lot of new pieces between Dalton [Kincaid], and then Trent [Sherfield], [Deonte] Harty, running backs. There’s a lot new pieces, so we really kind of had to go back and evaluate our process, in terms of making sure we build a foundation,” said Dorsey on Thursday during an appearance on the “Jeremy White Show”.’

‘For the first time in his career, Bass will have the same holder in Martin and the same long snapper in Reid Ferguson. He said that it really is a big deal, “It’s been unbelievable, Sam and Reid are two of the best in the league, they make my job easy and without them, I wouldn’t be where I’m at.”‘

‘Tyrel Dodson took most of the first-team reps at the MIKE linebacker spot during 11-on-11, but Terrel Bernard also saw time there.’

‘”I had a lot of times where I was in position last year. The big thing for me is to be able to make that play, finish, and get the quarterback to the ground,” said Epenesa during an appearance on the “Jeremy White Show” before Wednesday’s practice at St. John Fisher University.’

‘Later, during 11-on-11 work, linebacker Terrel Bernard and right tackle Spencer Brown got into it. Again, no actual punches were thrown, but it drew a crowd of players from both sides, and several players continued to jaw at one another.’

‘”I think overall as a whole team, we’ve got a lot of work to do yet, and no different in that position,” said McDermott during his visit with the media on Monday before practice. “There has been flashes of it, whether it’d be from an individual player or the group overall, but that has to continue to develop.’

‘”He’s a natural pass route runner, he’s got great hands, and he’s got a great understanding of what the defense is doing,” Knox said.’

‘“I didn’t think it was going be as tough as it was,” Phillips said after practice. “But I’m happy to be where I’m at right now.”’

‘”To me its’ about the right player at that position.” Babich said speaking with the media at St. John Fisher University. “There’s a mix right now that we feel that we feel you need where you have to be athletic enough and you have to be physical enough.”‘

‘Damien Harris spent four years with the New England Patriots, but never played in a Super Bowl. He’s come through the tunnel in Orchard Park as the enemy, but Friday was a unique experience for him, “This is crazy, it almost made me late for practice, but this is great, these are the best fans in the world, so it was great to come out here and strap it on front of them for the first time in our stadium, my first time here on the good side. Obviously the energy is electric and I’m glad to be here.”’

‘In front of a packed lower bowl, players and coaches conducted a practice complete with their usual positional work, as well as offense against defense in different types of game situations.’

‘”I don’t really have a set date,” McDermott said about the spot, which also includes Christian Benford competing. “You’ll know when you know, and you’d like it to be sooner rather than later for all these decisions. But in fairness to the player and the process, just giving it time to play out.”‘