Niagara Gazette

‘The Bills acknowledged Keon Coleman didn’t bounce back well from his wrist injury. But Buffalo isn’t panicking after one season and a closer look at Coleman’s rookie year shows why.’

‘Bills owner Terry Pegular, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell and Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz all spoke at the ceremony, which included 1,400 guests. The 60,000-seat stadium was designed by Legends and Populous and more than 22,000 pieces of steel weighing 25,000 tons, 60% of which was produced in New York State, have been placed.’

‘Under the collective bargaining agreement, teams must conduct a nine-week voluntary offseason program in three phases. The first phase consists of two weeks of only meetings, strength and conditioning and physical rehabilitation.’

‘Christian Benford didn’t look any different. He said he didn’t feel any different. But Benford became a whole lot richer Wednesday. And that is life-changing.’

‘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.”’