‘The widespread consensus is that the next cornerback who will come off the board is Michigan’s Will Johnson, and that could happen somewhere inside the top 10. If that proves to be true, unless the Buffalo Bills are willing to part with a whole lot of draft capital to trade up, he’ll be out of their range.’
Archives for April 2025
Bills accused by Hall of Famer of NFL rigging rules to help Buffalo
‘“This is what the Chiefs fans are saying: ‘Damn, they want Buffalo to get to the Super Bowl so bad, they change the rules to help them,'” Sharpe said. “And guess what, they’re going to find another way to lose.”’
Mock draft watch: Here’s who the Bills could pick in the first round
‘Here’s a small sample of what some NFL experts believe Buffalo will do when it’s time to make a selection.’
A Bills game could be part of the NFL’s Christmas Day gifts to fans
‘Given that the Chiefs played at Pittsburgh on Christmas last season, Kansas City’s holiday game wouldn’t necessarily have to be at home. The Bills will host the Chiefs in Orchard Park next season.’
NFL’s new uniform policy paves the way for Bills throwback and alternate options
‘Or, if they don’t want to revisit the past, they can be bold with a new alternate jersey. Zubaz, anyone?’
How Sean McDermott, Brandon Beane view the Bills’ need at wide receiver
‘“Needs? I wouldn’t say needs, but we’ll look for competition,” he said. “I would say our offense did pretty good last year. I think when you look across the board, I don’t have all the metrics of offensive points, scoring, all that stuff, but I think what (offensive coordinator) Joe Brady and (quarterback) Josh (Allen) and our offensive team did was pretty good.”’
Buffalo Bills TE Dawson Knox receives 2025 Call to Courage Award
‘The award was presented Saturday in downtown Buffalo at the Hyatt Regency during the 21st annual awards breakfast. It is given by former Bills quarterback and former NFL coach Frank Reich, who comes back to Buffalo every year for the event. Reich was named Stanford’s interim coach this week.’
NFL draft preview: Uncertain year for quarterbacks won’t impact the Buffalo Bills
‘Bills view: The Bills’ need at quarterback can be summed up in three letters: MVP. With Allen as the league’s reigning most valuable player, the Bills are set at franchise quarterback. But it’s not just Allen who dictates the Bills’ draft needs. And depth-wise? They are set there as well, with four quarterbacks on the roster at this point. Mitch Trubisky, Mike White and Shane Buechele round out the room.’
Bills Mailbag: How aggressive should Brandon Beane be when it comes to moving up in the draft?
‘As for the trade-up option, sign me up. No. 1, not all seven players that the Bills are in line to draft on Day 3 are going to make the team. No. 2, packaging some fourth- or fifth-round picks to land a third-rounder could potentially net the Bills a player who can contribute, if not start, right away. No. 3, if Beane considered my feelings at all, making seven picks on the Saturday of the draft would be cruel and unusual punishment.’
Sean Kirst: New downtown stadium plan conjures a dream from nearly 70 years ago
‘In 1958, Pat McGroder Jr. – a Buffalo sports legend – served as the city’s parks commissioner. Charley Young, sports editor of the then-Buffalo Evening News, gave him a broader title:’
Ralph C. Wilson Jr. championed Buffalo against a changing NFL
‘He called out his fellow owners and the league commissioner for “callousness,” and voted against the relocation of the Cleveland Browns franchise to Baltimore in 1996. In fact, Wilson opposed every single team relocation plan through five decades.’
NFL Draft 2025: Buffalo Bills pre-draft visitors, Zoom meetings, and private workout tracker
‘Knowing the importance of these meetings with past prospects, Syracuse.com is keeping track of pre-draft visitors, Zoom meetings, private workouts and more.’
Bills TE Dawson Knox receives Call to Courage Award
‘The award was presented by former Bills quarterback and Stanford’s interim football coach Frank Reich, who presents it every year to a current NFL player who shows leadership on their team and in their community.’
Ryan O’Halloran: Bills showed right kind of urgency in extending four young players
‘Good cultures take care of their players. They don’t needlessly create roster holes and have to force things in the draft by reaching for a player or by trading up when there is a run on a certain position group. In turn, those players show a willingness to potentially accept slightly less even though it is life-changing money.’
NFL draft preview: Bills likely to have DE options in first two rounds
‘“I think there’s going to be some edge rushers in this draft who you’re going to look back at a couple years from now and say, ‘Why did they drop a little bit?’ ” ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. said. “History tells us you can find some of these guys a little later in the draft.”’