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Archives for April 2022

NY Democrats oppose Hochul’s $850M Buffalo Bills stadium ‘giveaway’

‘“This proposal, negotiated in secret and only announced days before the final budget is due, would represent the largest public subsidy to an NFL team in history, reportedly amounting to a total commitment of over $1 billion in public funding,” said the Friday letter sent to Hochul by Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani (D-Queens) and signed by 19 others.’

Ortt: Bills stadium deal is Gov. Hochul’s deal

‘”There’s not one budget bill, to be clear. They haven’t produced one budget bill,” Ortt said on Friday at an event on Main Street in Buffalo. “Whether it’s education funding; I think the only bill that they produced is debt service, the bill to pay the bills that we keep incurring and growing. So the credit card bill, that keeps growing, we got to pay that, obviously. That was put forward this week. That’s the only budget bill that has been put in print. So I haven’t seen any budget bill.”‘

Carucci Take2 Bills Mailbag: Bills should hold their own in talent-rich AFC

‘The schedule figures to be tougher and will likely include at least five prime-time games that can be disruptive and physically and mentally taxing for players. I anticipate the Bills winning another division crown and, again, having a good shot to capture the top seed in the AFC playoffs. I also like their chances against any opponent, regardless of other teams’ roster upgrades – especially at quarterback – that we’ve seen throughout the conference.’

Report: Cole Beasley played through three broken ribs during 2021 season for Bills

‘According to a report Wednesday night, there could be a good reason for the decline. Beasley’s agent, Justin Turner, told NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo that Beasley played through three broken ribs the second half of the 2021 season. Beasley played in 16 games for the Bills in 2021, missing the Week 16 win over the Patriots after testing positive for Covid-19. From Weeks 9-12, Beasley was on the Bills’ injury report because of his ribs. From Week 13 on, he was only on the injury report for veteran rest days during practice.’

Here’s what happens next with the Bills stadium deal

‘It could take months before all elements of the agreement are finalized. Environmental reviews and pre-construction design and engineering work still must be done. And none of that can be done before the memorandum of understanding between the Bills, state and Erie County has been signed and approved by all parties.’

NFL rumors: Bills may attempt aggressive trade up in NFL Draft, ‘part with veteran or two in process’

‘After making a big move in free agency, the team may be looking to do the same in the 2022 NFL Draft. According to Zig Fracassi of SiriusXM NFL Radio, sources are telling him that Buffalo may be aggressive in trying to move up in April’s draft. Although the Bills seldom let information leak outside of One Bills Drive, it’s very possible that another team is sharing that Buffalo has made calls in an attempt to move up.’