Two Bills Drive

‘“I’ve always been a guy that’s just do my job, and then do what I’m supposed to do – the correct way, the way that they’re teaching it, the way we’re doing it in preparation – and then everything else will fall into place,” Shakir said this week. “So, for me, it’s just always been, if I’ve got to go in there and block 50 times, go in there and block 50 times. If I’ve got to go in there and run a route, run a go route and run off 50 times, I’m going to do it. I’m huge in what goes around comes around.”’

‘The draft dominated downtown Detroit in late April – city officials estimated 775,000 fans attended over three days, including a maximum of 275,000 for the first round, breaking the record of 600,000 set by Nashville in 2019.’

‘Ten Lives Club‘s new addition at its main shelter in Hamburg will be called the Tyler Bass Cat Adoption Center, rescue founder Marie Edwards said in a video announcement released last week.’

‘“To have access to NFL ownership and (for) them get to know who you are and kind of what you’re about, and philosophically, some of the things that you believe in, in a one-on-one type of environment and setting was really valuable and helpful for me moving forward in this process,” he said.’

‘He has limited football experience, but the Bills plan to add Steveson to their defensive line. It’s not a position he has played, but he hopes his wrestling skills and competitive nature will translate to the field. The Bills listed Steveson as 5-foot-11, 266-pounds, slightly undersized for a defensive tackle.’

‘It’s entirely fair to be concerned about Bass going into 2024. Bottom line: He wasn’t good enough at the end of last season, especially in the playoffs. It’s surprising that the Bills didn’t bring in any competition for Bass this offseason. Bass’ contract counts $4.42 million against the 2024 salary cap, and if they cut him before the season, the team would save just $100,000 of that, while having to eat more than $1 million in dead money in 2025, as well. Financially, the best-case scenario for the Bills is Bass bounces back to the form he showed in 2021 and 2022, when he made more than 87% of his field-goal attempts in both seasons. You’re right, Bill, that any reports right now about what Bass is doing aren’t all that important. Can he come through when the pressure is on? We won’t know that answer until September, at the earliest.’

‘Last year, the Bills had 512 rushes and 385 completions. Out of the 897 touches, Cook accounted for 31.3% of the carries/catches (237/44). Samuel could take some of that workload off Cook’s shoulders by using him as a rusher/receiver out of the backfield.’