‘”So even in practice, it gets the juices flowing a little bit,” Allen said. “So I just wanted to go out there and let him know he ran a really good route. He did what he’s supposed to do.”‘
BillsBeat - May 25, 2018
Josh Allen doesn't fear CTE: 'I know what I signed up for'
‘I know what I signed up for. It’s a beautifully violent game. I think if you ask a lot of players in the NFL, they worry about it, but they love the game too much. It’s a game that provides for their families. It provides them a platform to talk to kids and be the voice of a generation. But as far as all that concussion stuff goes, quarterbacks aren’t getting hit too often.’
Bills WR Zay Jones out rest of spring after knee surgery
‘”He’ll be out the remainder of the spring,” McDermott said before Thursday’s organized team activity practice. “Other than that I don’t have a timetable for you at this point, other than it was best for us to get this done now. It’s something he had a little bit of an ongoing deal as he was rehabbing the knee. And of course he was additionally rehabbing the shoulder as well.”‘
Bills veterans not sweating over NFL's new anthem rule
‘”It didn’t surprise me at all,” Alexander said. “Ownership is trying to do what’s best in their mind for their business. For me personally, I don’t have control over any of that so I’m going to continue to still do the community work, continue to engage the community as we’re doing around here, along with the organization and encourage all of our guys around the league to do the same thing.”‘
What They Said: Sean McDermott speaks to media before OTAs
‘We’re right around full participation, which is phenomenal this time of year. I can’t say enough about how much of a team effort that is from everyone around the building and the players in order to get here and stay here and put in the work. These guys are as focused of a group as I’ve seen this time of year and as hard of a working group of guys as I’ve been around to this point in my career.’
What They Said: Bills' three QBs talk competition, OTAs and more
‘It’s going well. Being out there with everyone on the team, firing around and getting back to real football. It’s been awesome.’
Police describe Richie Incognito as being in 'altered, paranoid state' during gym incident
‘“I asked Incognito to tell me about his phone and the government’s involvement, but he told me he couldn’t talk about it because he was under contract and asked who I was under contract with. When I asked why the government was trying to watch him, Incognito told me I didn’t have a high-enough security clearance.”’
County executive says new Bills stadium would cost 'ridiculous amount of money'
‘In response to the interview published Wednesday, County Executive Mark Poloncarz tweeted: “I’ve been saying this for years. Recently built stadiums are approaching $2 billion. That is a ridiculous amount of money to spend for just a stadium if you think about all the other needs a community has to address. I’m glad Kim Pegula said publicly what all with the team knew.”‘
NFL owners take a stand on anthem protests, will require on-field personnel to stand
‘”I understand ownership is trying to do what’s best for their business,” he said Thursday following the Bills’ OTA workout. “For me personally, I don’t have control over any of that so I’m going to continue to do the community work, continue to engage the community, and I encourage all of our guys around the league to do the same thing.”‘
Sean McDermott has no comment on Richie Incognito incident, wishes him well
‘“As far as Richie’s situation specifically, I’m not going to get into any specifics at this point,” McDermott said. “I wish Richie well as he moves forward. I appreciate all he did for this organization, and my one year of his career, what he meant to us and what he meant to me.”’
Buffalo Bills OTAs 2018: Josh Allen looks sharp among 10 things we learned
‘Allen didn’t look like a third-string quarterback on Thursday afternoon, the first OTA session open to the media. Allen can sling the duke, and he knows it. He made that clear in the two-hour practice during a picture-perfect Orchard Park afternoon.’
Zay Jones injury: Buffalo Bills wide receiver had knee surgery
‘Jones is entering his second NFL season and has had an eventful offseason. Earlier this offseason, he had surgery to repair a torn labrum in his shoulder. He was also arrested but not charged after an incident in Los Angeles.’
What Buffalo Bills owner Kim Pegula said about NFL's new anthem rule
‘”We are proud of the work the league and our players have done over the course of the year to help strengthen our communities, raise awareness on issues of social injustice, and help find solutions,” Pegula said in a statement. “The policy instituted today will have no effect on that whatsoever. Our communication has been strong with the leaders of our team and that will continue. I plan on meeting with Coach McDermott, Brandon and players in the near future to reiterate that.”‘
How is Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott going to handle the national anthem rule?
‘”Yeah, you know, the news is somewhat fresh,” McDermott said. “Just finishing up practice yesterday and coming off the field and I have had conversations, brief conversations, with Kim (Pegula). At this point, those conversations are very early or in their early stages. Wanting to fully understand all of it thoroughly, that’s really where we are right now. We’ll have those good conversations as we always do; Terry and Kim [Pegula] are very supportive and up to date on this situation in particular. We’ll move forward once we’ve had those internal conversations in more context.”‘
Police: Former Buffalo Bills G Richie Incognito believed government was watching him
‘When police asked Incognito why the government was watching him, he told police that he couldn’t tell them because they didn’t have high enough clearance. At one point in the conversation, Incognito asked a woman in a swimming pool to call the FBI.’
Josh Allen attempts to draw the Buffalo Bills' logo (video)
‘The quarterback essentially drew a potato with legs and a red streak in the allotted time.’
AJ McCarron finding Buffalo Bills' quarterback competition 'fun'
‘”It’s fun,” McCarron said. “You compete. You know, I’ve shared reps before. But it’s fun. We’re out here, everybody’s really learning, especially, speaking for myself, just trying to get timing with guys — first live action. But it’s been fun. And it’s always fun to compete.”‘
Police: Richie Incognito acted ‘altered, paranoid’ when detained at gym
‘When police arrived and an officer asked Incognito what was going on, the lineman said, “There’s a guy walking around with headphones on. I’m running NSA class Level 3 documents through my phone. I can’t have anybody in Bluetooth capability of me or taking pictures of me,” according to the report.’
Man at gym on detained Richie Incognito: ‘I knew something was wrong’
‘O’Brien said Incognito went over to a mannequin used for boxing practice, threw it down on the ground and put his knee into the mannequin’s face.’
Buffalo Bills receiver Zay Jones has knee surgery
‘Coach Sean McDermott wouldn’t discuss the nature of the injury or which knee was operated on in providing the update Thursday, when the Bills closed a three-day voluntary minicamp. He also didn’t have a timetable for when Jones could resume practicing, but said he’s not concerned about the rehab process extending into the season.’
Police: Incognito threw weights before hospitalization
‘O’Brien called 911 and in a recording released Thursday a voice identified as Incognito’s can be heard in the background yelling and cursing at him. He told the dispatcher Incognito, who was dressed in shorts and no shirt, was trying to hit him as they talked. He told the dispatcher the 6-foot-4, 322-pound Incognito is “huge” but a “little overweight.”‘
Bills WR Jones out for spring following knee surgery
‘McDermott did not provide a timetable for the return of Jones, who is expected to start opposite Kelvin Benjamin this season.’
Incognito to police: Government following me
‘”There’s a guy walking around with head phones on,” said Incognito, according to the police report. “I’m running NSA class level 3 documents through my phone. I can’t have anybody in blue tooth capability of me or taking pictures of me.”‘
Bills announce Zay Jones had knee surgery, will miss the rest of spring program
‘That sounds like it’s more of a meniscus or clean-up issue as opposed to an ACL tear, considering the vague timeline.’
Bills wide receiver Zay Jones undergoes knee surgery
‘A timetable for Jones’ return remains unknown, though he’s still expected to start the regular season opposite Kelvin Benjamin.’
Peterman, McCarron splitting 1st team QB reps at Bills' OTAs
‘McDermott said before practice that QBs AJ McCarron and Nathan Peterman have been splitting reps with the starting offense, while Josh Allen has been taking snaps with the third team. That’s exactly how it played out Thursday with Peterman getting work with the first team, McCarron the second, then Allen getting third team reps.’
Bills' WR Zay Jones has knee surgery
‘This isn’t something that just popped up. McDermott said, “It was a little bit of an ongoing deal as he was rehabbing the knee.’
Bills' McDermott wants to find out more about the NFL's new National Anthem policy
‘This is the first time we’ve had a chance to talk to McDermott since Richie Incognito was released from the Reserve/Retired list. The head coach said, “I wish Richie well and appreciate all he did for this organization.’
7 observations from 2018 Buffalo Bills OTAs, Week One
‘This development is indeed a positive sign heading forward for the Bills and Allen.’
Allen eager to improve, not rush development at OTAs
‘”The challenge of that is getting a limit to the amount of reps. Especially (Wednesday), it was split up where the ones and two got more than the threes,” he said. “At the same time, it’s me standing back there and trying to take mental reps and trying to learn from what AJ (McCarron) and Nathan (Peterman) are doing (while) staying engaged the entire time.”‘
Shaq Lawson's New Mindset
‘”Since I got cleared with the ankle injury I’m doing everything right. I took care of my body, I’m eating right and doing everything a pro does to be successful.” ‘
McDermott discusses Incognito and new National Anthem policy
‘He did not reveal much regarding his stance of the new National Anthem policy, where players can either stand on the field or stay in the locker room during the performance.’
Allen taking it slow at OTA's
‘”The challenge of that is getting a limit to the amount of reps. Especially (Wednesday), it was split up where the ones and two got more than the threes,” he said. “At the same time, it’s me standing back there and trying to take mental reps and trying to learn from what AJ (McCarron) and Nathan (Peterman) are doing (while) staying engaged the entire time.”‘
Here comes Shaq Lawson 2.0
‘”Alright, it’s the third year. I’m a former 1st round pick. It’s time for me to show why I got drafted in the first round,” Lawson said. “It’s time to do my job and not let these Bills fans down and the coaches down.”‘
McDermott discusses Incognito and new National Anthem policy
‘”Richie told us a few weeks ago that he wanted to retire and later told us he wanted to un-retire. So, that’s why we moved on,” McDermott said.’
5 things we learned from Week 1 of OTAs
‘“I’ve always prided myself on catching any ball from any quarterback,” he said. “That was one of the reasons that Carolina drafted me. I can catch an inaccurate ball. So I’m always going to be there to catch the ball no matter who is throwing it.”‘
What the QBs are saying about their position competition
‘“You just go out and play. You really just take what they give you. I mean, if it’s a home run, it’s a home run. If not, then if you have to throw it to the back for six yards. You just live with it. That’s part of the game. That’s how you win. You can’t always have the home run hitter, and I think just taking what the defense gives you, and just playing your game and it’ll be fine.”’
Quick Hits: Knee surgery for Zay, Benjamin full go
‘“Zay Jones had surgery last week on his knee and will be out the remainder of this spring,” said head coach Sean McDermott. “I don’t have a timetable at this point other than it was best to get this done now. He had a bit of an ongoing deal as he was rehabbing the knee.”’
Bills Today: Safeties get national attention
‘A player who is underappreciated, though, is safety Jordan Poyer. Like fellow safety Micah Hyde, Poyer signed a free-agent contract with Buffalo last offseason. After he posted just 10 starts, two interceptions and six pass deflections in four seasons in Cleveland, Poyer’s first year in Buffalo included career highs of 15 starts, five interceptions and 13 pass deflections.’
BillsBeat - May 24, 2018
From Wyoming to the Bills, Josh Allen wants to solidify his place among all-time greats
‘”I want to be the quarterback that brings the Super Bowl to Buffalo,” Allen said recently on his family’s farm in Firebaugh. “With all the success that’s happened there, it’s never been done.’