Archives for August 4, 2017

'McDermott said the Bills were being "proactive" on Clay's chronic knee problems and giving him multiple days off is part of a plan.'

'"Kelly Skipper, our running backs coach, has been around Taiwan before," McDermott said. "So having experience there and knowing Taiwan, he's obviously got running back experience. Primarily, really it's based on special teams. Bringing more speed into our special teams units, knowing how important that is, so feel good about that."'

'"His success over the years, his numbers speaks for themselves," McDermott said Thursday. "I’m a big believer in the mental part of the game and Stephen and (punter) Colton (Schmidt) have done a phenomenal job in balancing that.'

'Seantrel Henderson practiced with the first unit in Glenn’s absence.'

'"He was a big quarterback," Taylor said with a smile Thursday, remembering the awkwardness of it all. "I think he wears like size 17 shoes, and he would trip every time he ran outside the pocket. That's because those shoes were too big."'

'"No candy in practice no more, none of the little stuff like that," Brown said. "I got a chef now. I’m trying to eat healthy – a lot of green stuff.'

'Graham will be surrounded by plenty of familiar faces in Philadelphia. He joins former teammates Ron Brooks and Nigel Bradham on the Eagles' defense under the direction of Jim Schwartz, who coached Graham with the Bills in 2014.'

'Q: Is it just foot fatigue for Cordy Glenn – it seems like he’s been really limited since coming back? A: He’s practiced, he’s done a good job, Joe. At this point what we believe it to be, just general foot soreness, so we’ll see.'

'“You want to get to know your teammates, that’s part of being a team, and knowing the guys around you, not just about them as a football player but as a person, and it brings us closer together,” said Wright, who said he’s never seen this tactic used during his career. “You take it a little more personal if you know a little about their life and what they’re going through personally and how they made it here. We all have a story, and every one is special in its own way.”'

'For those in the organization who have been here all that time, and not many are left after owner Terry Pegula’s off-season fumigation, it got to the point, maybe around 12 or 13 years, when 'fessing up to the losing streak became the only decent thing to do.'

'“Each and every day, we have a guy that comes up and tells the whole team his story," White said. "He tells us the way he came up and the things he went through. You would never know the people in those pads until you come into our meeting room, and when guys begin to become vulnerable in front of a whole group of men, that’s a big deal. I feel like that’s building this team day-by-day.”'

'"He sees certain routes from a quarterback's perspective, so it's easy for him to find soft spots because he's thinking like a quarterback while he's out there running routes," Taylor said. "Especially in the red zone just body position, certain drills that quarterbacks talk amongst themselves, certain areas that can be exploited, he's done a good job of finding those areas. Like I said, he's a talented guy, but I think the fact that he thinks like a quarterback out on the field at the tight end position definitely helps him."'

'Tyrod Taylor looked sharp during the goal-line portion of practice, tossing one touchdown and running in another. He was forced to scramble on a few plays during team drills, but finished 8-for-13 passing in total. Taylor has mostly been consistent during camp. He hasn't had too many extreme highs or lows.'

'Garrett's mother invited Smith to their home on draft day, and the Hall of Fame defensive end watched film with Garrett. A relationship was formed from that day on. Smith was asked about their initial meeting, and he admitted to telling Garrett that he's occasionally slow off the ball.'

'If Glenn's foot injury continues to linger, the Bills could be in trouble. Right tackle has already been an issue with Jordan Mills and Dion Dawkins having an up-and-down start to camp. Meanwhile, Glenn is just one year into a five-year, $65 million contract that carried with it $36 million in guaranteed money.'