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‘The SUNY Geneseo grad becomes the third full-time play-by-play announcer in team history.’

””I’m a big believer in wrestlers and what skills you develop in wrestling, and how it can transfer to being a really good football player,” McDermott said.’

‘All practices are scheduled for 9:45 a.m., with one exception.’

‘”Last year, I just came in and listened to whatever Micah and (Poyer) said,” Douglas explained. “If I’m going to be honest, they just looked at me and told me ‘You can jump something,’ and I did it.”‘

‘Allen is a great thrower of the football. Great — but not perfect. “It’s just like changing your swing in golf,” he said.’

‘The slate opens Aug. 10 at 1 p.m. against the Chicago Bears in Orchard Park.’

‘”This is my perspective: you’re never ready until you do it,” Babich replied. “To answer your question, you’re constantly trying to prepare yourself for when you get into this position, but until you actually do something, you are never ready. So, I don’t have the ego to sit up here and say this, that and the other. I’m vulnerable enough to say that I’m as prepared as I’m possibly going to be, and I’m (continuing) to learn everyday and every part of this process.”‘

‘When asked what he brings to the Bills’ defensive line, Johnson used a word that is music to Sean McDermott’s ears. “Versatility,” he said. “I can play every position, pass-rush and play the run. So, wherever they put me, I’m going to make plays.”‘

‘”It’s a lot of teaching, but also a lot of learning,” Allen said. “Obviously, with Joe being at the helm, we’re just gonna have to see and understand what he likes and the concepts we’re trying to put in and run here.”‘

‘”It’s kind of a clean slate,” Allen said regarding his new receiving bunch.’

‘Pete Guelli, the team’s chief operating officer and a Rochester native, made the announcement Friday morning on Twitter.’

‘The league released its full regular-season schedule Wednesday night, with Buffalo slated for at least five games in prime time — including four in the first six weeks.’

‘Murphy spent 35 years in the team’s broadcast booth, serving as color analyst from 1984-1989 and 1994-2003, and as play-by-play announcer from 2004-2022.’

‘Bills fans waited all night for the team to make its first-round draft pick — but it never came.’

‘It would be the 23rd time in the past 25 seasons that the Bills held training camp at the school. The university hosted Bills camp annually from 2000-2019 before taking a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, holding camp at their facility in Orchard Park in 2020 and 2021.’