Two Bills Drive

‘While the players picked on the first two days of the draft back in April became immediate contributors, the jury is still out on what the Bills will get from their day three picks, which is to be expected.’

‘The depth of the receiver class, however, just as easily could mean he feels like he can wait on the position and still get a good player. That opens trade-down possibilities.’

‘”If I had to say just one word, I would say, ‘progress,’ ” Reed said of what he saw from the Bills in 2019. “Brandon Beane and Sean McDermott, from the time that I met both of those guys, said that they were going to change a lot about the whole situation in Buffalo from what it was before they were there.”‘

‘“I am a Bills fan first,” he says simply, “and an AFL fan second.”’

‘Phillips has tweeted that he views himself as a top three defensive tackle, which likely would put his annual salary expectations at more than the Bills would be willing to pay. The top three defensive tackles all made more than $17 million last season.’

‘“Stay ready, so I won’t have to get ready,” Williams said of how he approached not playing for so long. “Don’t get discouraged. Continue to work and when the opportunity presents itself, be ready. The coaches always preach to me, ‘stay ready – you don’t know when your number is going to get called.’ My number got called and I just performed, showed them that I was available.”’

‘Edmunds led the Bills with 115 tackles in 2019. He also had nine passes defensed, 1.5 sacks and one interception. Edmunds, 21, had 121 tackles as a rookie in 2018. He’s the first player in NFL history with two seasons of 100-plus tackles by the age of 21.’

‘Because the job would be a lateral move, the Bills are able to deny permission. Daboll previously interviewed for the Cleveland Browns’ head coaching job but the Browns hired Vikings offensive coordinator Kevin Stefanski.’

‘“That can go one of two ways,” Beane said at his season-ending press conference. “He can sulk and you know, ‘I’m out of here,’ or anything like that. Shaq took it in stride and we challenged him and told him, ‘Listen Shaq, us not picking up your option has nothing to do with us wanting you here, it’s just where we are at this time.’ We would love for you to have a great year and sign you to a long-term (contract).’’

‘In the photo that he tweeted, Ford’s right forearm is resting on a pillow and he has a harness that goes around his right bicep and right wrist.’

‘Feliciano tweeted a photo of himself after the surgery and said he was eager to start his rehab. A league source confirmed Feliciano had his left rotator cuff repaired.’

‘“They’re crazy,” he says. “They loved us. Too bad we couldn’t give them more wins. You know what that stadium is like – 20 degrees out there and they’re wearing no shirts, which I don’t really understand, but they do what they do. They were always very generous to us.”’

‘“You go back to Nashville, Miami and Houston. Nashville, that game, that was like a bowl game,” General Manager Brandon Beane said. “It was their team does something good, you hear that side of the stadium. Our team does something good – it truly was like a neutral field. To have Bills Mafia, Bills nation support us all season long – it’s unmatched. I’m very appreciative, our players, our entire building. I know (owners) Terry and Kim (Pegula) are, as well.”’

‘A league source confirmed that Oliver had core muscle surgery at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. The surgery was performed by Dr. William Meyers, who has performed core and sports hernia surgeries on many athletes.’