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‘Other than Diggs, no pass-catcher has received more than 19.3% of the targets in a given season, according to Tru Media. Kincaid’s 16.7% target share last season was the fourth-highest of any secondary Bills target during that time, behind only Cole Beasley in 2020 and 2021, and Gabe Davis in 2022. Davis also left Buffalo this offseason, so there are an absolute ton of targets up for grabs. The Bills almost have to spread them around, as there is no Diggs-esque, All-Pro type of talent on hand.’

‘”We’ve seen the success and growth of the draft in other markets,” Bills CEO Pete Guelli told the Buffalo News. “[The NFL Draft] is the kind of [opportunity] we’re going to pursue as an organization, and we think the city of Buffalo would be absolutely perfect for this type of event. Our plan would be to express interest, and it’s competitive — there are no guarantees it will work out, but we want to go down that road.”‘

‘Steveson wrestled at the University of Minnesota, where he was a two-time winner of the Dan Hodge Trophy — college wrestling’s equivalent of the Heisman Trophy. He won the gold in freestyle wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics, then returned to Minnesota, where he was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year in 2022 and won two national championships and three Big Ten titles during his career.’

‘”[Brady] tells us all the time ‘everybody eats,'” wide receiver Khalil Shakir said (via the team’s official website).’

‘”I mean, listen, there’s a lot of things I think you weigh,” Beane said. “A player of his caliber, you weigh a lot of things. But ultimately, we just talked about the (salary) cap. … I don’t need to go through all the reasons why we decided to go ahead and do that. I would say, from a cap standpoint, we decided just to go ahead and eat it out now. We think we can compete and do what we need to do by eating it now. Because if we didn’t, if we tried to come up with some way to split it up too many different ways, it’s just like that albatross hanging on your neck all year. … What’s ’25 look like? What’s ’26?”‘

‘”In case you needed another reason to love @keoncoleman6: My friend’s son wrote him a letter and sent it with these bracelets…” she wrote. “And Keon wore them for his rookie pics. This boy’s day was MADE.”‘

‘”Seven years out here, man,” Poyer said. “I loved every moment of it. Thank you so much for allowing me to grow as a person, as a player. Teammates, coaches, everybody, man, I loved every moment of it. Sorry we couldn’t get it done, but you’ve got the best quarterback in the league. I know that might go viral, but it’s OK. I get to see y’all twice a year. I can’t wait. You guys come down to Miami. I get to come back to Orchard Park one more time.”‘

‘”It pushed me a lot,” Gore said, regarding going undrafted. “There’s no way 257 people are better than me in this draft, but now that that process is over, I’m a Bill, I’m here to compete, and I’m here to push my teammates, and push the running back room and try to do it on special teams.”‘

‘Valdes-Scantling spent the past two seasons with the Chiefs, winning Super Bowls in both campaigns. He had his worst NFL season in 2023 statistically, as he caught just 21 passes for 315 yards and one touchdown. He infamously dropped what could have been the game-winning touchdown vs. the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 11, but did record a 62-yard outing vs. Buffalo in the divisional round and caught a touchdown in the Super Bowl LVIII victory over the San Francisco 49ers. Kansas City saved $12 million on the cap by releasing him this offseason.’

‘Amazon will be getting quite the quarterback showdown with Tua Tagovailoa going up against Buffalo’s Josh Allen. The two quarterbacks both ranked in the top five last season for passing yards and touchdown passes. Tagovailoa actually led the entire NFL with 4,624 passing yards in 2023 while Allen finished just behind him at fourth overall with 4,306 yards.’

‘Parry spent two decades as an NFL official. He began as a replay official in 1999 and was moved to side judge in 2000 before being promoted to referee in 2008, a role which he held until 2018. During his career, Parry was a referee for two Super Bowls (XLVI and LIII).’

‘Williams is hardly the first lacrosse player to dabble in the NFL. Back in 2022, the Denver Broncos hosted former Maryland lacrosse star Jared Bernhardt on a top-30 visit prior to the draft. Bernhardt served as a graduate transfer quarterback for Ferris State in 2021, leading the Bulldogs to an undefeated record and the program’s first Division II national championship. He went undrafted in the NFL, but was signed by the Atlanta Falcons. In the preseason that year, he caught a game-winning touchdown, and eventually earned a spot on the 53-man roster. Bernhardt played in two games, but retired from the NFL the following year.’

‘Gore went undrafted despite a solid college career at Southern Mississippi, where he rushed for over 4,000 yards and 26 touchdowns with a 5.3 yards-per-carry average. He was asked if he feels that his size (5-foot-10 and 210 pounds) was the main reason why he wasn’t drafted.’

‘”He’s a guy whose got play speed, he’s got short-area quickness for a big guy,” Beane said. “We all know, some guys, they can run the track time, but that’s where the mental part comes into it, too. I always say if you run 4.3 but you’re not smart, you’ll never play 4.3.”‘

‘It’s safe to say that Claypool — who has bounced around the league since the Steelers traded him in 2022 — won’t have the same impact in Buffalo that Diggs did. The new Houston Texans’ wideout was a Pro Bowler in each of his four seasons in Buffalo. During that span, the Bills captured four consecutive AFC East division titles.’