‘“Honestly, to have a team come get you and not get released and go sign somewhere, they wanted me, they traded for me,” he said. “It feels great to have a team like this, the caliber of players, the talent on the team, the type of offense they run, what Josh (Allen) has been able to do. To be able to come and learn and grow my game and get myself out of my comfort zone and learn some new offense has been really good. I’ve enjoyed it a lot. It may have been a little bit of a surprise at the time, but man, it’s full excitement, ready to go. I’ve been excited to get here and work. It’s been a great spring.”’
Archives for June 17, 2022
Bills will hold 12 open practices during training camp, starting July 24
‘There are no joint practices with another club this summer.’
Buffalo Bills cut Jake Kumerow with plan to re-sign
‘Kumerow had two catches for 28 yards last season, but established himself on special teams. He played 15 games, a career high. Kumerow saw 11% of snaps on offense and 69% of special teams snaps last year.’
Erik Brady: Dome or open-air stadium? The argument that never ends
‘The county backed out of building the domed stadium when the cost came in too high, and it built what is now Highmark Stadium, in Orchard Park. Cottrell sued for $495 million for breach of contract. A jury awarded $64 million, and an appeals court reduced that to $6.1 million.’
Buffalo Bills training camp schedule for St. John Fisher released
‘In their return to Pittsford, the Bills will conduct 11 practices (there will be one at Highmark Stadium on Aug. 5), breaking camp after the Thursday, Aug. 11 session which is two days prior to their preseason opener at home against the Indianapolis Colts.’
Buffalo Bills have too many good players. Predicting who makes their 53-man roster
It will come down to Johnson and Moss for the last spot and I think Johnson loses out for three reasons: The presence of Cook, plus Moss is the only one of this group that runs with a bit of power in short yardage situations, and he has two inexpensive years left on his contract.’
Thoughts on, Watson, Poyer and Del Rio
‘Clearly, Poyer is unwilling to have his contract situation become a distraction to a team that many prognosticators see as the favorite to represent the AFC in the Super Bowl.’
Buffalo Bills training camp to open on July 24 back at St. John Fisher College, to feature 12 open practices
‘“I love spending time in the dorm rooms with teammates and playing cards and video games and hanging out and spending really every waking second together with the guys,” Allen said. “And I think that helps build camaraderie and a really good team chemistry that you can’t get otherwise. So it’ll be fun to get back. I know the fans in Rochester are probably excited about it. You know, there’s a lot of fans that do that commute on Sundays, Mondays and Thursdays for us.”’
Josh Allen won’t stop making this crude joke to Bills teammates
‘“Every day is a new ‘deez nuts’ joke,” the tight end said with a smile. “You can never be comfortable around him because anytime he comes up and asks you a question, you just have to walk away.”’
Hall Of Fame Rift? Bruce Smith Says He, Boselli Are ‘Cool’
‘“Tony and I have no beef with each other. And I hope and I’d like to see Tony enjoy this process,” Smith added. “But I needed to address several of his campaign supporters because it set a bad precedent.”’