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‘”The first day of pads is monumental,” said the Bills head coach on a Zoom call Monday. It’s an exciting part of any training camp, but it marks a slice of normalcy that pushes us (hopefully) closer to really real football in September.’

‘The organization set up a tent on the far side of one of the practice fields. And while the idea isn’t earth shattering, it’s a space McDermott has established for players to get to know one another.’

‘Also of note, rookie receiver Isaiah Hodgins and linebacker VoSean Joseph wore red jerseys meaning they were non-contact for the day of practice.’

‘But Klein isn’t totally new. Certainly not to head coach Sean McDermott. The two were together in Carolina (imagine that?) and that has helped the linebacker get on his feet despite the restrictions of the Covid-19 practices.’

‘Dawkins has become a leader in the Bills locker room over the past two seasons starting every game guarding Josh Allen’s blindside.’

‘Sean McDermott got his deal done and that set a tone. It’s just a matter of time before his GM Brandon Beane is next. And while he waits for his deal, Beane has already begun to lock up the players that are the cornerstones of the franchise. Left Tackle Dion Dawkins is the first guy to be taken care of this year.’

‘In his time in Buffalo, McDermott has a 25-25 record with the team, including the Bills two playoff losses. But in 2019 he led the Bills to their first 10 win season since 1999. Kim Pegula said the organization made it a top priority to re-sign McDermott.’

‘Now the question shifts to who’s the next to get an extension in Buffalo.’

‘The Bills lost their top two sack leaders to free agency in Jordan Phillips and Shaq Lawson but now feeling healthy at age 31, Hughes is ready for a bounce-back season after just 4.5 sacks in 2019.’

‘“It makes you get better every year because you know they bringing guys in for competition every year. You can’t all offseason, doing what you want to do, and lose a step or something like that. You’ve got to remember that camp is competition, no matter what.”’

‘”For the last two years I know, especially the secondary, we’ve had some of the top secondaries in the league and overall defense as well,” cornerback Levi Wallace told media on a Zoom call Tuesday. “I think it’s just making that next step into getting more turnovers. Coach Fraizer’s done a great job of challenging us to get more turnovers this year, and we have to get the ball out. We have to create more opportunities for our offense this year.”‘

‘While the Bills second-year defensive tackle said he doesn’t think the color of his skin impacted his arrest, Oliver went on to say he thought of the murder of George Floyd at the Police’s hands.’

‘White had good reason to be hesitant about playing football this year. The All-Pro corner has two young kids at home and his wife’s grandfather passed away from COVID-19.’

‘Norman says his perception of the Bills organization went from one of the worst in the league to one of the best.’

‘Motor spoke with reporters on Thursday morning as the Bills running back said he made it a point to look back at all his tape from a season ago. His intent is to improve and as he puts it on everything.’