Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘If the Bills decide to pick Hockenson, they’ll have to do it with the No. 9 overall pick, and while some may argue that’s too high, if they truly covet him and think he can become an impact player, they should take him.’

‘The Buffalo Bills have 10 draft picks currently, here is where they’re going to pick next week.’

‘I don’t think the Bills are taking one in the first round, which probably eliminates players such as D.K. Metcalf and A.J. Brown from Mississippi, and Marquise Brown from Oklahoma, but it’s entirely possible they could address receiver in the second round at No. 40.’

‘Week 4, New England (11-5): DeMaryius Thomas can’t save Gronkless Patriots as the sky-high Bills score big upset. Win.’

‘Here’s a look at the schedule with my analysis…’.

‘“I understand the question, but I don’t want to sit here and say we need it,” he said of picking a running back. “I get it, we’ve got two guys who are over 30. We’ve paid attention to it. But I still think there’s guys who are out there, and even some in free agency, who can get on teams and help them. I think there are some guys in the draft who do have a good skillset and we’ll see how it falls.”’

‘“That’s a big piece of what phase one is all about,” McDermott continued. “Guys who may have played on other teams, now they’ll be side by side in the locker room and share stories, get to know one another, build that love for each other that embodies all good football teams.”’

‘Bills fans will love this. In a 2018 game for Detroit, he sacked Brady twice in the Lions upset victory, and he also recorded three solo tackles that day. It was just the second multi-sack game of his career.’

‘The preseason schedule will be finalized in the coming weeks, and the actual release of the regular-season schedule is also due, perhaps later this week. The NFL never gives much lead notice when they finish the schedule, but when it is completed, it will be part of a live NFL Network broadcast.’

‘Wade is one of seven foreign athletes who have been assigned to teams in this, the third year of the International Player Pathway Program. Begun in 2017, it is designed to provide international athletes the opportunity to test their skills in an NFL environment and perhaps make a roster.’

‘He worked his way into the starting lineup by early that season and he never looked back, starting 48 of the 50 games he played for the Titans, all at left guard. Ironically, his first career start came against the Bills on Oct. 11, 2015, the game Buffalo rallied to win 14-13 in Tennessee as Tyrod Taylor conducted his first fourth-quarter comeback victory.’

‘“I thought about that earlier, but things work out for a reason. Buffalo has a great quarterback (Josh Allen) now, and I’m in a great place in Kansas City, so I’m glad everything has worked out for both sides.”‘

‘“He’s someone with tremendous talent. I didn’t have the opportunity to play like that that my first year and get thrown into the fire, and for him to have success with his arm and his legs, you can tell he’s a competitor, someone who wants to win football games. He’s someone who will do whatever he can to make the Bills a winning organization. There’s going to be a lot of dog fights in the future between me and him and the Bills and Chiefs for sure.’”

‘A running back by trade, Perry has earned his stripes in the NFL as a special teams’ gunner of punts and on kickoff coverage. He has only eight career rushing attempts for 30 yards in 48 career NFL games, all of those in 2017 with Miami.’

‘Ivory was on borrowed time from the moment the Bills signed 35-year-old Frank Gore to a one-year contract a couple weeks ago. With 30-year-old LeSean McCoy still on the team as the No. 1 back, Gore was projected to be the backup, and there was no need to retain the 30-year-old Ivory.’