‘“It’s hard to believe but I was actually undersized in high school,” said McGovern. “So I was always the center because I was usually the smallest one. Then once I hit my growth spurt finally, I just stayed at center. I went to Penn State as a center. Moved to guard then went back to center. It was always something natural. I always liked being the guy right in the middle. It was always comfortable to me.”’
Archives for July 10, 2024
Bills position preview: Stoutness of middle three looks like asset for offensive line
‘The addition of rookie mauler O’Cyrus Torrence at right guard and powerful Connor McGovern at left guard added more of a road-grading element to the Bills’ running game. Combined with the athleticism of tackles Dion Dawkins and Spencer Brown, it allowed the Bills to have their best rushing season during the Josh Allen era.’
Bills wide receiver Keon Coleman unfazed by lofty rookie expectations: ‘I’m not Stef, I’m just Keon’
‘”Not at all,” Coleman said, when asked if he feels added pressure to replace his predecessors. “All I gotta do is come in, be myself, be who I’m supposed to be … Because I’m not Gabe, I’m not Stef, I’m just Keon. We got a lot of other guys that definitely complement my game … along with [quarterback] Josh [Allen], to make things work.”‘
‘However I can inspire them’: Buffalo Bills RB James Cook hosts football camps for young athletes
‘Over the last three days, Cook, in partnership with Flex Work Sports Management, hosted hundreds of campers as they made their way to camps in Rensselaer, Rochester, and Buffalo.’
Bills’ rookie RB Ray Davis finds the light out of darkness
‘“To be here and to understand everything that I went through, man, it’s hard not to look back,” Davis said. “It’s hard not to bask in the moments of, dang, how did I get here? Why am I here? Every day I always question that. Not in a negative way, but in a way I’m like, man, I made it. I shouldn’t be here. Everybody knows I shouldn’t be here because of what I went through in my life. But I’m here.”’
Which Buffalo Bills players are ready to emerge on offense in 2024?
‘You can’t make this list without putting wide receiver Khalil Shakir on it. The third-year wide receiver had a memorable finish to his sophomore season and will have even bigger opportunities in 2024 with the departure of wide receivers Stefon Diggs and Gabe Davis.’