‘“I take pride in my ability to move, my athletic ability,” Bates said. “Coming out of college, a lot of people saw me as a center-guard, but they’d never seen me take snaps at center. The last time I had played center in college was in practice in 2015, my redshirt season at Penn State.”’
Archives for June 9, 2020
Pollock: Bills’ Frazier excited about training camp
‘“IT’S THE same in some ways as 2011 but it’s far different in a lot of other ways,” said Frazier of his first full season of his three as head coach of the Vikings. “We can communicate with the players whereas in 2011 you were slapped on the wrist if you tried to communicate with a player. So, if there is a better, this is better than it was back in 2011, especially if you’re a new staff. Fortunately for us we’ve been together as a staff now for the last three years going into our fourth season.”’
Buffalo Bills ST coach on impending kicker competition: Stephen Hauschka must embrace challenge vs. Tyler Bass
‘“I go back with Steve to ’08 with the Minnesota Vikings,” Farwell said. “We played a lot of games and won a lot of games in Seattle together and (have) a good friendship. That’s part of the deal, that’s part of the business. You develop these relationships with these players. … I’m hoping for the best for Steve.”’
Dawson Knox named Buffalo Bills’ key 2020 homegrown player
‘Buffalo’s success will come down to many players, but their homegrown talent will have a major say in the matter. Players such as Josh Allen, Devin Singletary, Dawson Knox, Dion Dawkins and Cody Ford are all expected to play big roles on offense this season while Ed Oliver, Tremaine Edmunds, Matt Milano, Tre’Davious White, Levi Wallace and Taron Johnson will look to do their part on the defensive side of the ball.’
Sean McDermott, Buffalo Bills coordinators returning to team facility this week
‘“Yeah, I’m sure at some point Sean will reach out to us as a staff and we’ve been talking about a bunch of different scenarios and now that that news has become public Sean will get with us and give us some direction on how we want to handle it. We have some contingencies in place and, you know, we’ll come together and we’ll talk about it.”’
Bills Franchise Five: The biggest Bills legends among those who’ve ever called Western New York home
‘Our rules here allow us to pick one head coach, one quarterback and three non-quarterback players.’
Buffalo Bills hosting blood drives throughout Western New York all week
‘The Bills are partnering with ConnectLife for a series of blood drives all across Western New York, all week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.’
Open kicking competition: Bass vs Hauschka
‘If I was a betting man (and I am) my money is on Bass to win the job. Raw talent can’t be taught, but it can be groomed and adding a weapon like someone who can make 55+ yard field goals is something the Bills haven’t had in a long time.’
Bills Today | NFL issues guidelines for players’ return to team facilities
‘The league issued a lengthy list of protocols, which covered everything from disinfecting their phones and keys before entering the building to configuring a locker room as best as possible to keep all players six feet apart for social distancing. Team meetings may also continue to be virtual to keep player-to-player exposure to a minimum.’