‘“I think it’s confidence. I think it’s normal for somebody that’s just stepping into a situation to not exactly have the amount of confidence they want. I’m a very confident person but I had to get adjusted to it and learn the system and get back to my normal self so I can play fast like I wanted to. Now it’s just like my confidence level is real high,” Edmunds said on a zoom call with reporters.’
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After emotional 330 days of rehab, Bills DT Harrison Phillips puts pads on again
‘“I just kept saying a lot of prayers and I really just kept looking down I was like “wow this is really it” like no training wheels, no Harrison come to the side we’re gonna do it at half speed. “Just so much emotion that goes into it but I looked at the pads, came out, took a knee, had a nice little prayer and then kind of flipped a switch and it was go time,” Phillips said on a zoom call with reporters.’
Buffalo Bills begin padded practices
‘“To be out there and just to fly around and actually hit each other, I mean that’s the game that we play,” said Edmunds. “You know it’s going to take some getting use because it’s really just been awhile since we been out there competing with one another.”’
After grueling rehab, Harrison Phillips is back on the field
‘“Five, six-hour days. Working, sweating, crying, throwing up from how hard I was going,” says Phillips. “There was definitely some depression through there. There was definitely anxiousness, anxiety, fear. I remember having a conversation with a couple of trainers, a very emotional rehab day where I was sitting there like, ‘What if I can’t play again? What if this doesn’t get better? What if I don’t get stronger?’”’
Bills ‘return to real football’
‘”The first day of pads is monumental,” said the Bills head coach on a Zoom call Monday. It’s an exciting part of any training camp, but it marks a slice of normalcy that pushes us (hopefully) closer to really real football in September.’
Sean McDermott’s secret to team building this training camp
‘The organization set up a tent on the far side of one of the practice fields. And while the idea isn’t earth shattering, it’s a space McDermott has established for players to get to know one another.’
Injury report: Ed Oliver and Levi Wallace among Bills not practicing
‘Also of note, rookie receiver Isaiah Hodgins and linebacker VoSean Joseph wore red jerseys meaning they were non-contact for the day of practice.’
Bills hold first padded practice
‘Furthermore, the Bills set up tents along their practice field so players could have outdoor space to eat and recover from practice all while maintaining social distance.’
3 takeaways from Sean McDermott’s pre-practice press conference
‘”And so we’ll go out there this morning, for example, we’re going to have our whole team tackle, including our offensive line, our offensive players. So, you know games are won and lost in particular in the early part of the season because of fundamentals. And so, we are going to go live (in practice) this year. Normally we go live a little bit every year. Obviously with no preseason games, we’re going to go live a little bit more.”‘
Top 3 things to know from Day 1 at Bills Training Camp
‘”We’re making each other better. That’s the goal of training camp is to make each other better so when we go out there on the days we play, we can just dominate. I think that’s the whole thing, we just want to compete. Just continue to strive for excellence and continue to see good things out of each side of the ball. I think we’re only going to be as good as we push each other.”‘
Bills Today | Confidence continues to rise for Tremaine Edmunds
‘”I think it’s confidence,” he said. “I think it’s normal for somebody that just stepped into a situation to not exactly have the amount of confidence they want. I’m a very confident person but I had to get adjusted to it and learn the system and get back to my normal self so I can play fast like I wanted to. And now my confidence level is really high. But it’s always something that we always can get better with, but that’s with everybody in life. I’m my harshest critic. So, I know out there when I mess up on something I know things that I have to get better with.”‘