‘If fans weren’t already obsessed with an NFL Draft class rich with wide receivers, the Diggs trade did it for them. Now, that’s not to say the Bills are a lock to pick a wide receiver with the No. 28 pick, or elsewhere in the draft. Buffalo lost enough valued veterans due to salary cap constrictions that you can’t count out a defensive head coach, Sean McDermott, pushing for help on the defensive line or secondary. Or maybe they add to the offensive line after losing center Mitch Morse, although that seems a little less likely after signing multiple veterans as depth additions.’
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Bills sign offensive tackle La’el Collins to one-year deal
‘The 30-year-old did attempt to make a comeback with the Cowboys last season, signing in Dallas as a late-season depth piece to the practice squad.’
Sources: Bills likely to return to St. John Fisher University for training camp
‘It would be the 23rd time in the past 25 seasons that the Bills held training camp at the school. The university hosted Bills camp annually from 2000-2019 before taking a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, holding camp at their facility in Orchard Park in 2020 and 2021.’
Bills sign OL La’el Collins to one-year deal
‘Since signing with the Cowboys in 2015 as an undrafted free agent Collins has made 86 starts during his career, primarily playing right tackle. Collins signed with the Bengals in 2022 and started in 15 games.’
NFL draft preview: It’s a down year for linebackers, which doesn’t hurt the Bills
‘In Matt Milano and Terrel Bernard, the Bills have a pair of good-to-great starters in their two-linebacker base defense. The team signed veteran Nicholas Morrow to be the top backup to those two, and also returns Dorian Williams, a 2023 third-round draft pick.’
Bills could look to add OL depth in NFL Draft: What are the possibilities?
‘Oregon’s Jackson Powers-Johnson is projected to go in the late first round, right where the Bills will be selecting at No. 28 overall. The Oregon Duck was named to the All-Pac-12 first team by the Associated Press for his efforts throughout the 2023 season. During his junior and senior seasons with the Ducks, Powers-Johnson started in 25 games at center.’
Bills WR draft targets & more w/ Chris Trapasso of CBS Sports
‘The consensus top four receivers are Marvin Harrison, Jr., Rome Odunze, Malik Nabers, and Brian Thomas, Jr. If all four weapons are off the board by the time the Bills select, the CBS Sports analyst believes that Georgia’s Ladd McConkey would be a great fit for the team.’
NFL draft preview: Time to reload at defensive tackle
‘The Bills need more bodies, and it would be great if they got a strong candidate to develop into a starter. Jones is back on a two-year deal, but he will turn 33 late in the season. The Bills rotate heavily across the defensive line, so even if they’re set at starters, they need more defensive tackles to be a part of the mix. They’ve lost Jordan Phillips, Tim Settle, Poona Ford and Linval Joseph this offseason.’
NFL draft preview: Second round could be right time for Bills to add pass rusher
‘The Bills’ current top four are Rousseau (five sacks last year), Miller (no sacks), Epenesa (6.5) and recently signed Casey Toohill (five sacks for Washington).’
Bills mailbag: Fifth-year options, play-clock reviews and wrestling
‘The Bills also just needed to get more out of the unit as a whole late in the season. With Leonard Floyd off to San Francisco, I think Rousseau leads the team in sacks this season.’
Damar Hamlin’s latest partnership is aligning with sports nutrition brand at Tops
‘The Bills safety has become a sought-after sports figure for product and brand alignment, as well as health initiatives such as CPR training, after he recovered from suffering cardiac arrest and collapsing on the field during a January 2023 game.’
The Stefon Diggs trade shows the Bills and Texans are heading in opposite directions
‘In Diggs, the Bills are subtracting a receiver who averaged 112 catches, 1,343 yards, and 9 touchdowns in his four seasons. With Davis and Harty also gone, the Bills’ new starting receivers are Curtis Samuel, signed in free agency, and holdovers Khalil Shakir and Justin Shorter, who has yet to play an NFL snap. The Bills also have excellent tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox, but finding a receiver with pick 28 or 60 in the NFL Draft is now imperative.’
Ryan O’Halloran: Wide gap without pick in draft is semi-common in Brandon Beane era
‘The Bills currently have no picks from Nos. 61-127 after trading this year’s third-rounder to Green Bay for cornerback Rasul Douglas. But wide gaps between picks are semi-common in Beane’s first six drafts with the Bills – Nos. 17-95 in 2018, Nos. 96-146 in ’19, Nos. 1-53 (no first-round pick) in ’20, Nos. 94-160 in ’21, Nos. 90-147 in ’22 and Nos. 92-149 last year.’
NFL draft preview: History could be made with QBs at top of draft
‘Quarterbacks are expected to go with each of the first three picks to Chicago, Washington and New England, respectively.’
Erik Brady: Buffalo Bills’ iconic logo charges into 50th anniversary
‘”Dad said the old logo looked like a buffalo standing in a field taking a crap,” Tom says, laughing. “He said we needed something new, something moving forward and charging ahead.”’