‘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.’
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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.’