‘“It’s been awesome,” Trubisky said. “I mean, I was gone for two years, but it feels like it really flew by. But the fact that they wanted me back here and it just feels like coming back home. I feel really comfortable.”’
BillsBeat - July 8, 2024
Bills Position Preview: Quarterback Josh Allen poised for another strong season
‘The biggest change this year is that Brady is in charge from the start. The Bills offensive coordinator is determined to find every way possible to maximize Allen’s skill set.’
Buffalo Bills’ Reid Ferguson stands out in wedding party full of Miami Dolphins jerseys
‘Ferguson shared that his brother Blake, long snapper for the Miami Dolphins, recently got married. In an Instagram post, Reid Ferguson welcomed his new sister-in-law to the family and wrote, “Got the kid married!” Attached in the post was a picture of Blake Ferguson with his best men and groomsmen. In the picture, the wedding party held Miami Dolphins jerseys with their role in the wedding as gifts. All except Reid who had a Bills jersey donned with “Best Man.”’
NFL: Bills’ running-back James Cook holds youth camp at Rensselaer High School
‘Four hundred kids from the Capital Region got a chance to ‘circle the wagons,’ in the words of the great Chris Berman, as Buffalo Bills’ running-back James Cook came to Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School on Sunday, hosting “The James Cook Youth Football Camp” with FlexWork.’
Trailblazer: Keon Coleman prepared to make Bills numerical history
‘So rather than Hines — who scored one of the more memorable and emotional touchdowns in Bills history — it’s now going to wide receiver Keon Coleman who could become the first Bills player to don No. 0 in a game.’
Bills’ James Cook hosts youth camp in Rensselaer
‘Running back James Cook held a camp at Rensselaer Junior/Senior High School Sunday for kids ages 6-16. Cook and numerous coaches helped the campers with the fundamentals of football, enhancing their repertoire, and some contests were mixed in to add to the fun.’
BillsBeat - July 7, 2024
Bills training camp questions: Who punts and who returns?
‘As a sixth-round pick, Hardy might need to win the punt return job to make the 53-man roster. At least one national analyst believes he’ll do just that. Last month, NFL.com’s Chad Reuter named Hardy to his preseason all-rookie team as a return specialist.’
Bills Mailbag: New personalities, jersey choices and kickoff returns
‘Hollins, who I interviewed once during college at the University of North Carolina, is a delight. If you’re not following his daily habits on Instagram now (which take a different theme each month), I highly recommend doing so. On top of that, Hollins is always very vocal in hyping up his teammates during practice, and I think fans will latch on to that energy quickly.’
Stop and look: How the new Bills stadium is already drawing in spectators
‘People stop by on their way to the Bills Store, or on their drive to or from work or some other destination around Orchard Park. Many take photos and post them on social media, noting the progress of the $1.7 billion project. Even those visiting the Buffalo area from out of town make sure to stop by.’
BillsBeat - July 6, 2024
Ryan O'Halloran: NFL should broaden 'Sunday Ticket' options to attract new fans
‘Two ideas: 1. Offer residential customers a team-by-team subscription plan or, 2. The option to pay game-to-game.’
Buffalo Bills make big jump in ESPN’s under-25 talent ranking
‘In an article for ESPN Insider, Aaron Schatz ranked every team in the league based on their talent under-25 years old. This year, the Bills came in at No. 16. While that is right in the middle of the pack it is a significant rise from where the team was one year ago.’
32 NFL Teams in 32 Days: Bills Retool Roster to Get Past Chiefs and Bengals
‘Buffalo could struggle early in the season with an inexperienced roster, but perhaps change was needed for a star-studded team that kept falling short in the postseason. Allen often forced targets to Diggs as the relationship on the field began to get stale the past two seasons. Last season, the Bills got a glimpse of life without Diggs as the focal point to the offense when they turned their season around to win the AFC East. Diggs was featured less and the Bills leaned on the running game more with James Cook, allowing Allen to run an efficient offense. They weren’t as explosive, but they won games and gained an opportunity to face the Chiefs at home in the playoffs.’
BillsBeat - July 5, 2024
Bills training camp questions: Which veterans could be on roster bubble?
‘Do the Bills trust him to play safety in a backup role, but more importantly, be a core special-teamer? They didn’t last year. He appeared in only five regular-season/playoff games and played 17 defensive snaps and 94 special-teams snaps. The Bills released Jordan Poyer in March, and Micah Hyde remains unsigned, but they re-signed Taylor Rapp (last year’s third safety), added veteran Mike Edwards from Kansas City and drafted Utah’s Cole Bishop in the second round. Plus, Cam Lewis has the versatility to play safety and nickel. Hamlin is obviously an inspirational story after returning to play after going into cardiac arrest on the field in January 2023, but he needs a good camp to earn a roster spot.’
Erik Brady: Happy Birthday, Booker: Cheers for 85 years
‘In the six decades since, Booker has emerged as one of Buffalo’s foremost citizens. Though he was born in Arkansas, on July 5, 1939, and grew up in Illinois, he is by now Buffalo to the bone. He’s been an administrator of Erie County’s CETA employment program, director of equity and diversity at Erie Community College, and a leader of the Buffalo Bills Alumni Foundation while it raised more than $2.7 million for a range of local causes.’
BillsBeat - July 4, 2024
Bills training camp questions: Can Matt Milano return to form?
‘“He’ll continue to build through the break that we’re going to go on,” McDermott said during mandatory minicamp. “And then hopefully in training camp, he’s at a spot where when we open up, he’s available. It’s just a matter of putting it one day at a time and trying to put practices back to back. Don’t know yet on that. And we’ll just have to see.”’