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‘He made a quick impact in Pittsburgh as a rookie, but has since seen his production wane with each passing season and has bounced around the league over the last two years.’

‘That personality also showed when he initially met with the Bills at the NFL Combine earlier this offseason. In a room full of front office decision-makers including head coach Sean McDermott and GM Brandon Beane, Coleman’s was endearing.’

‘The 20-year-old said he received a text from Allen on Friday, before he was drafted that said (via the team’s official website), “You’re the guy that I want. I watched a lot of receivers and I want to play with you.”‘

‘Clayton is a former rugby player who has impressive size — he stands at 6-foot-7 and weighs just over 300 pounds — so the Bills are clearly hoping that they’ll be able to mold him into a player who can contribute to the team at some point down the road.’

‘”Folks slept on my son; they slept on me, too — they’ll see. My bloodline is for real. Our (pre-draft) testing was identical. All the scouts were like you can tell that’s my son. I (expletive) with (Brandon) Beane. He’s the real deal. I’m happy to get my son to this point. We’re coming to play.”‘

‘The hysterics began almost as soon as Coleman sat down at the podium dressed in a yellow puffer jacket. A reporter in the room made note of the winter coat and remarked that the team had already begun gearing the Florida State product up for the colder climate in upstate New York.’

‘”I could see them taking a receiver but you don’t truly know,” Beane said, according to NewYorkUpstate.com. “But where they were moving from, I don’t think it mattered to us who they were picking. Now we’ve got the two 2s, a 3, a 4 and four 5s. I think that gives us a chance to fill some roles or use ammo to move around again, depending on how the board falls.”‘

‘”No,” answered Beane, via 13 WHAM. “What you need are guys in this offense that are smart, versatile, selfless and can make the plays that their skill set allows them to make. … If there’s a one that pops out either in free agency or the draft that makes sense for us or a really good No. 2, you know, we’ll do it, but I don’t think not having a No. 1 doesn’t mean we can’t have success on offense or as a team.”‘

‘If there is/was any beef between the two, Allen chose to take the high road on Thursday, when he publicly discussed the Diggs trade for the first time. He went out of his way to praise Diggs and the impact the Houston Texans’ new weapon had on his career during their four years as teammates. Allen said the two exchanged text messages after Diggs was traded.’

‘Friday, Miller posted a video on his Instagram story with the caption, “Brandon Beane arriving to the 2024 NFL draft to trade up for a WR. In Beane we TRUST. Bills Mafia LFG.”‘

‘”The Stefon Diggs one, it was definitely a haymaker,” Dawkins said Friday, via NFL.com. “A blind haymaker. But, you know, I have learned that in this world, in this career that I’m in, that pieces shuffle and things move around all of the time. … For a player that has that type of impact and popularity and stat-based weight for their career, it just hits you in a different way. Like I said, I love my teammates and I am loyal to my organization. So I trust them. I think that they know what they’re doing. I know that they know what they’re doing. But we got (No.) 17, and when you got Josh (Allen), anything is possible, truly.”‘

‘”On April 10th, our father, Orenthal James Simpson, succumbed to his battle with cancer,” the family wrote. “He was surrounded by his children and grandchildren. During this time of transition, his family asks that you please respect their wishes for privacy and grace.”‘

‘The trophy sold for $255,500 at auction in 1999 and those funds went to the Goldman family. Despite his legal troubles, the Heisman Trust never stripped Simpson of his trophy. Like the Hall of Fame, the Trust doesn’t have any bylaws in place that would allow it to rescind the award, so although Simpson doesn’t have the trophy anymore, he will hold the title of “Heisman winner” for the rest of time (Simpson’s trophy is now owned by a Nevada businessman, who bought it in 2019).’

‘Here’s a look back at some of the most headlining moments of Simpson’s on- and off-field career…’.

‘”From what I do know, he was allowed to seek a trade from anybody in the league, except the Kansas City Chiefs,” Simms said on “PFT Live” Thursday. “That’s what I’ve been told by multiple people. He was allowed to do that. The Chiefs were the only team they weren’t going to trade [to].”‘