Niagara Gazette

‘Tushes can still be pushed in the NFL. At least for another month.’

‘Buffalo is committed to receivers Palmer, Shakir, Keon Coleman and Curtis Samuel, along with tight ends Dalton Kincaid and Dawson Knox for 2025. The Bills remain steadfast in the development of Coleman and Kincaid — the team’s last two top picks — while it would cost the Bills $21 million to cut Knox and $12 million to trade Samuel and neither are likely to have a big trade market.’

‘McDermott’s stance allegedly, along with Los Angeles Rams coach Sean McVay, led to an animated discussion with Philadelphia Eagles brass at a hotel Sunday. The Eagles, along with the Bills, are among the main beneficiaries of the play.’

‘Robbins averaged 44.3 yards over 76 punts as a rookie, but suffered a quadriceps injury before the 2024 season and was placed on injured reserve.’

‘Brandon Beane locked up another one.’

‘On Thursday morning, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin announced the team will be part of the upcoming Hallmark Christmas movie “Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story.” It will be part of this year’s “Countdown to Christmas” programming.’

‘The final image of Kincaid’s 2024 season was the ball squirting through his arms on a diving attempt to snag a fourth-down pass from Josh Allen. Since then Beane has spent his offseason fielding questions about whether Kincaid regressed or if he was going to develop into one of the game’s premier tight ends.’

‘At the moment, $15 million still seems high for the two-time Pro Bowler, considering only two running backs are fetching that cash. But it’s now hard to envision Cook netting less than $10 million per year whether he signs an extension with the Buffalo Bills or hits free agency in 2026.’

‘Brandon Beane was careful not to get emotional when asked about trading 2022 first-round pick Kaiir Elam.’

‘Chris Tabor (special teams coordinator), Ryan Nielsen (senior defensive assistant), Mike Pellegrino (nickels), Jason Rebrovich (assistant defensive line), Turner West (assistant special teams) and Milli Wilson (assistant/offensive fellowship) join the staff. Meanwhile, Will Greenberg was promoted to head strength and conditioning coach, while Barry Rubin was named senior strength and conditioning assistant.’

‘“I take a lot of pride in being able to run the entire route tree,” Palmer said. “Being able to be outside and inside. The ability to stop, the ability to go deep, the ability to win in different situations. Being able to run a slant route, but do it in five different ways if I have to.”’

‘It’s unusual for a team to sign a player knowing they are headed for a suspension. How about two?’

‘The Buffalo Bills have re-signed four of their own players and added six new faces. They have spent $89.337 million, but only $11.117 million in first-year cash, which is the fifth-lowest in the NFL according to OverTheCap.com.’

‘The risk is worth the reward. That’s clearly how the Buffalo Bills feel about Joey Bosa.’

‘Josh Allen knew Buffalo was the right place for him during his pre-draft in 2018.’