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Report: WR Shepard to visit Bills

‘Shepard recorded just 17 receptions for 202 yards and a touchdown last season after signing a three-year, $10 million deal with Carolina. The 28-year-old had 47 catches for 634 yards and four scores in 72 career contests with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Panthers.’

Bills to retire RB Thomas’ No. 34 jersey

‘”He was an all-purpose back,” Kelly said of Thomas, who turned 52 on Wednesday. “He wasn’t a guy where he’d go off tackle right and off tackle left and trap right and trap left and that was it. He brought something to the table that defenses weren’t prepared for and that was him coming out of the backfield or splitting him out wide. We did some special things with him.”‘

Thurman Thomas’ No. 34 jersey to be retired Oct. 29

‘”What makes it a little more special is that I played with both of those guys [Kelly and Smith],” Thomas said Wednesday. “To be here with two guys that I played with for a number of years, and see how much hard work and everything that they put into playing when they put that uniform on, I guess it kind of solidifies the top three guys in this era or for this organization.”‘

Bills announce that they’ll retire longtime RB Thurman Thomas’ No. 34 jersey

‘Thomas began to slow down toward the end of his Bills tenure and eventually struggled with injuries during his final season with the team. He spent a lone year with the division rival Miami Dolphins before officially retiring after the 2000 season. He became eligible for the Hall of Fame in 2006 and was officially elected on the second ballot, joining Rayfield Wright, Gene Hickerson, Michael Irvin, Charlie Sanders, and Roger Wehrli in the Class of 2007.’

Bills to retire Thomas’ No. 34

‘The Bills’ second round pick (40th overall) in the 1988 NFL Draft is 16th on the all-time NFL rushing list with 12,074 yards, and he was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2007.’

Bills Today: McDermott outlines plans for new-look offense and rebuilding the defense

‘“Our defensive line, we believe in building it up front,” said McDermott. “Your defense is typically only as good as your defensive line. So, we’re going to go as they go. We’ve got to do a better job this year of stopping the run and fitting the run, which takes all 11 of our guys including our corners. Then obviously affecting and pressuring the quarterback with our four-down rush.”’

Robert Foster out to show all he needs is a chance with Bills

‘“Sometimes you have to just embrace the moment, enjoy the fact that you have an opportunity. Everything’s not always going to go the way you expect,” Foster said after his first practice with the Bills at rookie minicamp Friday. “Regardless of whether you’re a first-round draft pick or a tryout player, it doesn’t matter now. We’re all on equal footing. I want to show these coaches that I’m reliable. If that means playing receiver, playing long snapper, whatever it is … I want the coaches to understand that I can be a player for the Buffalo Bills.”’

Bills host DE Ryan Russell on free-agent visit; will host WR Russell Shepard

‘Shepard appeared in 15 games for Carolina in 2017, making three starts and finishing with 17 catches for 202 yards and one touchdown. He also rushed twice for 19 yards. Shepard signed a three-year contract worth up to $10 million with Carolina last offseason, but became expendable when the team drafted Maryland’s D.J. Moore in the first round last month. His release saved the team a little more than $2 million against the salary cap.’

Has ‘Earning It’ replaced ‘The Process’ as the Bills’ mantra?

‘Throughout last season, the first-year coach uttered the word with such regularity that hardly an interview or news conference went by without him using the word. Win. Lose. The circumstances didn’t seem to matter. After all, sensing the irony, McDermott at one point referred to himself as a “process-oriented guy.”‘