Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘You can watch games on NFL.com and the NFL mobile app, and you can subscribe to NFL+, the league’s own streaming service, though you can’t cast the games to your TV – you must watch on your phone or tablet.’

‘Major explained that the old camper and RV lot has been eliminated and will not be brought back until the new stadium opens in 2026. By not moving it elsewhere, that will keep existing parking space for cars in place. Also, the bus and limo lot – which used to be right where the new stadium is going – has been moved over to the Highmark Stadium side of the road at the corner of Abbott and Southwestern Blvd.’

‘As McDermott said, no decision has been made on anything, but of the three most hotly-contested camp battles, right guard seems close to settled as Bates feels like the clear-cut leader over rookie second-round pick O’Cyrus Torrence. Yes, the two have been sharing reps with the starting unit, but some of that is due to the fact that Bates looks like the frontrunner to be the backup center in case Mitch Morse gets hurt. Thus, he has had to work with the second-team out of necessity at that position, and that’s when Torrence has been getting the bulk of his first-team reps.’

‘The event was not an official meet and greet but an opportunity for some patrons to interact with the 29-year-old New Jersey native, who has played for the Buffalo-based NFL team since 2017. Dawkins stopped by after the final day of training camp, held at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford.’

‘“He’s just a really edgy guy, doesn’t think he should ever be blocked,” said defensive line coach Eric Washington. “He has a really, really competitive, aggressive mindset, his hands are extremely violent, and he understands pad level and all the things you have to do to give yourself a chance to win. I mean, he gets (upset) if he’s blocked or stalled as a pass rusher. I absolutely love that. He’s got a lot of pride in how he performs.”’

‘“I think that’s a huge part of being a rookie,” Dorsey said of the camp development. “O’Cyrus is getting more and more to that point, and I’ll tell you what, he did a great job in the offseason between mini camps and training camp because he knew more when he came back than he did when he left. That’s the exciting part about him is there’s something inside him that wants this. He wants to be a good football player and he wants to be out there and help us win football games.”‘

‘“I’m always looking to improve, always looking to get better, but this year it’s all about just playing confident and playing fast and free,” he said Monday following practice at St. John Fisher University. “That’s my big emphasis. I know what to do, I know how to play this game and just trust that trust in myself.”’

‘“Huge Bills fan,” said Boeheim, who was at the practice with his father Jim and mother Juli, guests of team owner Terry Pegula. “When I’m overseas playing basketball, I’m staying up til’ the primetime games are over, I’m staying up til’ 3-4 a.m. to watch the games. Bring my (Bills) flag over there with me and all that. So yeah, I’m a big fan.”’

‘What would be nice is if the Bills could somehow meld Dodson and Bernard into one player. Dodson has a little more size at 237 pounds and will probably hold up better against the run while the 222-pound Bernard has a little more speed that will help him in pass coverage.’

‘“I think during free agency you’re always trying to find a good fit, not only for yourself as a player but as a team culture fit, too,” he said. “I knew coach (Sean) McDermott, Brandon Beane, they’re just building something great here and I always had respect for how this team plays. They’ve got the right guys in the locker room, right guys around the facility.’

‘“It was an emotional day, I felt the love then (in January) but to then not knowing the future and not knowing what it was going to be for me, to be able to be back out here so soon, I can’t describe that to you,” Hamlin said after the Bills’ two-hour practice concluded.’

‘However, on the other side of the field at CB2, things are nowhere near settled as Kaiir Elam, Dane Jackson and Christian Benford remain locked in a three-way battle for the starting job, and no one has inched ahead of the others at this point.’

‘Spencer Brown left practice early: The right tackle got hurt late in practice and he came off the field very gingerly, looking the way you do if you tweak your back. And as we know, back problems have been a constant for him and were partially to blame for the uneven season he had in 2022.’

‘“I want to take as much of the burden off of Josh as I possibly can,” Harris said. “I want to let him go out there and play free, throw the ball, stay healthy, do his thing. Obviously, he’s a freak of nature so he does a lot of things, but if I can take some hits off his shoulders and keep his legs fresh, I would love to do that.”’

‘A betting site called Bookies.com ranked the best pregame experiences at NFL stadiums and Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium clocked in at 24th out of 32.’