‘Bon Jovi made the comment in reference to his failed 2014 bid with a Toronto-based investment group to buy the Buffalo Bills. The rocker found himself up against now-President Donald Trump in a bid to buy the team. Ultimately, both lost, and Kim and Terry Pegula ended up taking over.’
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Bills defensive tackle Harrison Phillips named NFLPA’s “Community MVP” of the week
‘Phillips rented out an entire drive-in movie area for the event, gave each family a play pack full of sports equipment, hosted a socially-distanced game of “Simon Says” and invited police and fire departments to give special presentations.’
Buffalo Bills attempting to trademark “Bills Mafia”
‘Bills fans were quick on social media Friday to accuse the Bills organization of a money grab, but Bills Mafia co-founder Del Reid suggested standing down late Friday afternoon. “To their credit, they reached out to me, I didn’t reach out to them, they reached out to me about what this could look like moving forward,” Reid said.’
Jon Bon Jovi claims he’s never coming back to Buffalo in GQ interview
‘Bon Jovi’s still sour over how it all turned out, apparently, saying ““I won’t ever go back to the city of Buffalo” and “You will never see my face in Buffalo ever. I have knocked it off the map” in the GQ interview.’
Harrison Phillips named this week’s NFLPA Community MVP
‘”Harrison Phillips continued his support of the special needs community by hosting a drive-in movie event for 200 families that featured sports play packs, presentations by the police & fire departments and a Zoom chat with the Buffalo defensive lineman,” the NFLPA said on its website.’
Hochul: Lack of Bills fans in stands linked to WNY’s rise in COVID-19 infections
‘”When he made the statement that he wanted to see the situation, see the physical layout, see the places of ingress and egress, all the protocols being taken…Western New York’s infection rate was quite low, we were among the lowest in the state, we have also now had a spike and are among the highest in the state so a lot has happened since that time,” Hochul said Friday.’
Buffalo Bills file trademark applications for Bills Mafia
‘One application includes a “Bills Mafia” logo, the second application is listed as a “standard character mark,” and includes the words “Bills Mafia” to put on various merchandise.’
Brown, Milano and White return to practice
‘Brown has been dealing with a calf injury for the last two weeks. Milano suffered a pec injury against the Rams and White’s back has been bothering since early last week.’
Hyde says the Bills are not playing ‘team defense’
‘You can’t pinpoint one thing wrong with our defense because honestly, we haven’t been playing well,” said hyde candidly. “Run game. Pass game. We haven’t been playing well.”‘
Bills Today | Harrison Phillips earns Week 5 NFLPA Community MVP
‘”I am extremely honored to be named the Week 5 Community MVP,” Phillips said. “It validates the idea of paying it forward and giving back, which are huge values of mine.”‘
Column: Challenge only intensifies for Bills’ poor pass rush
‘Just look at the numbers. The Bills rank 21st in the NFL in sacks per pass attempt and are tied for 21st in total sacks with 10.’
Devin Singletary undeterred as Bills pursue Le’Veon Bell, who signs with Chiefs
‘“It doesn’t really affect me,” he said. “I always say you’ve got to stay locked in. Passing has been working for us. Of course, we’ve got to get the run game going. It’s not where we want it to be. But it doesn’t really upset me as far as being in a rhythm.’
Hope fades for fans to attend Bills home games
‘Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz said Thursday that neither he nor the Bills anticipate fan attendance at home games “for the foreseeable future.”‘
Jim Kubiak: Progression of reads part of Bills QB Josh Allen’s undoing vs. Titans
‘Allen’s troubles in this game can be traced to his approach and desire to make sensational plays, which has been a theme of many of his lesser performances in his career.’
Sean McDermott & Co. trying to patch leaky Buffalo Bills defense
‘“Those guys are pretty good that are coming in,” defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier said of Patrick Mahomes and the defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs. “We’ll have our hands full for sure. But the good thing is we get a chance to line up and play another ball game. We look forward to trying to get better than we were (Tuesday).”’