‘“I’ve heard that a bunch throughout the process: ‘Little Richie,’ ” Anderson said. “He’s a guy I really look up to. We have the same agent, so I’m friends with him. Talk to him every once in a while, I FaceTimed with him a few weeks ago. I think that’s a good comparison, and I’m just so happy to be a Bill.”’
Archives for May 11, 2021
Alan Pergament: Rick Jeanneret suggests his future is up to Sabres; Buffalo Bills primed to get some night games
‘The biggest loser locally could be WIVB-TV (Channel 4), the local CBS affiliate that usually gets the largest share of revenue-producing Bills games. The Bills are likely to get four or five prime-time games, which means they won’t be airing on Channel 4 since the prime-time packages are on WGRZ-TV’s network, NBC, WKBW-TV’s network ABC and ESPN and the streaming service Amazon Prime. It remains to be seen which local channel gets the broadcast rights to Amazon’s Thursday night package.’
NFL Kickoff 2021: Buffalo Bills at Buccaneers ‘is just too good for the league to pass on’ (What they’re saying)
‘It’s likely that some games will get reported ahead of time including the NFL Kickoff matchup that is set to feature Super Bowl LV champions, the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Their opponent? There are several intriguing options, but the Buffalo Bills seem to be gaining momentum among the media as the best matchup for the Buccaneers.’
Buffalo Bills 2021 offseason: Rookie minicamp, OTAs, minicamp dates are set
‘“The rules will start to change and you can start to get on the grass with them – it’s limited rules,” Beane said on One Bills Live. “We’d love to have everybody by Phase Three because you can’t replace this reps. It is voluntary in nature and there’s nothing you can do about it – that’s a CBA (collective bargaining agreeement) deal. We still don’t know who or how many are gonna show up, but our doors are open. We’ll keep hoping that one by one they trickle in here the rest of May and hopefully by June.”’
100% capacity at Bills games? Erie County sticking with vaccination plan
‘In terms of Highmark Stadium, Poloncarz says the only way Erie County feels that they would be able to achieve 100 percent capacity at the stadium would be if everyone was vaccinated.’
Bills Today | NFL Network believes Bills Mafia deserves the primetime spotlight in 2021
‘”This is going to be about who deserves it, who should be there, and I’ll get going on this and I’ll start with the Buffalo Bills,” Hanzus said. “Who are so fun to watch, especially on offense with Josh Allen coming off an MVP level season. Then think about this and we know with the COVID-19 restrictions, you see it in MLB and the NBA, we’re starting to get more fans back in the arenas and the stadiums. I wonder if there’s going to be full houses in the NFL, imagine up there in Buffalo and Western New York just going nuts for a Bills team as fun as this. So, throw the Bills in there with their high-scoring offense, Josh Allen and all his magic and then a full house in Buffalo, put that under the lights.”‘