‘”Who doesn’t love Kyle Williams?” Beane said. “I have nothing but positives to say about Kyle Williams. To see that moment in the locker room I referred to earlier. Him and his sons and just what that meant and what Kyle’s meant to this city. He’s a big-time leader. I had a good conversation with him yesterday. I know Sean had a conversation. He was a big part of the leadership not only on our defense but on our team. You would definitely want that back, but it’s a two-way thing. He’s going to reflect. I know he’s heading home to Louisiana.’
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Why Leonard Johnson wants to stay with Buffalo Bills long term
‘”I knew exactly what I was getting into,” Johnson said. “Honestly, it’s what I thought. Even down to the personnel and the type of guys that I knew he wanted to have on the team and around the organization.”‘
What Buffalo Bills said about racism accusations against Richie Incognito
‘”Anytime you have an accusation like that, you take it very seriously,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said. “We have spoken to Richie and understand his side of the story. I know Richie is trying to reach out to the other young man that was involved. From what I understand, it was a little bit of on the field stuff back and forth. I know there’s one accusation. We’re looking into it. I’ve spoken with the league. We’re going to follow protocol. That’s really where it’s at.’
5 takeaways from Brandon Beane’s end of season press conference
‘“One of the GM’s main jobs is to have a franchise quarterback. It’s a quarterback league. Where you get it, I really don’t care. If you give me one, whether he’s on the street now, whether he’s a free agent, whether I draft him, I’ll take one anywhere.”’
5 takeaways from Sean McDermott’s end of season press conference
‘Perhaps the most burning question for the Bills in regard to their staff, since both Beane & McDermott are pretty safe after cracking a 17-year playoff drought, would be the status of offensive coordinator Rick Dennison. Rico doesn’t have a good outlook for him.’
Bills brass weighs in on Richie Incognito allegations
‘“Anytime you have an accusation like that you take it very seriously,” Beane said. “From what I understand, it was a little bit of on the field, back-and-forth, I know there’s one accusation. We’re looking into it. I know we’ve spoken to the league, we’re going to follow protocol, and that’s really where it’s at.”’
Everything Yannick Ngakoue said about his Richie Incognito allegation
‘The defensive linemen defended his statement, but didn’t dive deep into details. For exactly what Ngakoue said, find the attached transcript below of his entire interview with the Jacksonville media on Monday below…’.
Jaguars defender insists Bills’ Incognito used ‘weak racist slurs’
‘Incognito was suspended for the final eight games of that 2013 season, and for a time was seen as so toxic a locker-room presence that no team signed him in 2014. The Bills finally did early in 2015. Up to now, there had been no reports nor indications Incognito – who is white – has been anything less than an exemplary teammate and performer.’
Buffalo Bills vice president of player personnel Brian Gaine the favorite in Texans’ GM search
‘Gaine had an impressive interview, according to multiple people in the organization, not surprising considering his knowledge of the Texans and his familiarity with owner Bob McNair, vice chairman Cal McNair, president Jamey Rootes and coach Bill O’Brien. Gaine worked for the Texans for three seasons (2014-16) as director of pro personnel and director of player personnel under former general manager Rick Smith.’
Bills GM keeping options open in deciding QB Taylor’s future
‘”We’re going to make the best decision. I’m literally going to go back and watch how he played at the beginning of the year, how he played in the middle of the year and how he played in the end. We’ll see,” Beane said Tuesday after he and coach Sean McDermott held an end-of-season news conference.’
Bills GM says Incognito comments may have been misunderstood
‘Beane said the Bills have spoken to Incognito and understand their player’s side of the story of the alleged exchange that occurred during Buffalo’s 10-3 loss to the Jaguars in an AFC wild-card playoff game on Sunday. Beane confirmed some type of exchange happened but declined to get into details.’
Bills GM cites ‘misunderstanding’ in Incognito-Ngakoue flap
‘Beane said that Incognito is “trying to reach out” to Ngakoue, presumably in an attempt to clear up that misunderstanding.’
Bills GM says Tyrod Taylor isn’t only problem on offense
‘”We’re not satisfied with the whole offense, and it wasn’t just about [quarterback] Tyrod [Taylor],” Beane said during the Bills’ end-of-season news conference. “There’s a lot of hands in the cookie jar, so to speak. [coach] Sean [McDermott] and I, we’re going to talk about everything. We know we have to get better on offense, on defense, on special teams. We are far from a finished product.”‘
Bills GM: ‘Misunderstanding’ of what was said during Incognito-Ngakoue exchange
‘”There was definitely an exchange,” Beane said Tuesday during the Bills’ end-of-season news conference. “I think there’s a misunderstanding of what was said.”‘
QB, OC among questions surrounding Bills as offseason begins
‘Neither man confirmed that the quarterback or offensive coordinator would be returning, nor suggested they would be moving on from either of them, which left plenty of room for interpretation about what their plans will be for the offense and specifically the QB position for 2018.’