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‘Danna has been a coach in the NFL for 15 years with multiple rolls with the Jacksonville Jaguars for five years (2017-2021). In those five years he was defensive backs coach, nickels, safety, and assistant secondary coach.’

‘The trio of players join quarterback Josh Allen, wide receiver Stefon Diggs, safety Jordan Poyer, center Mitch Morse, and linebacker Matt Milano as the other Pro Bowlers representing the Bills this upcoming weekend. With eight members of the Bills heading to Las Vegas, it gives Buffalo its most Pro Bowl players in one season since the 1992 team had 10 Pro Bowlers.’

‘With that goal in mind and the salary cap number now known, Beane and his staff have plenty of work to do, including evaluating and deciding what to do about their own pending free agents. The Bills have 21 players set to become unrestricted free agents this offseason, and three more who will be restricted, giving them the option to retain their rights with certain levels of salary offers.’

‘This is the first time Milano will take part in Pro Bowl festivities in his six-year career with the Bills. Watt was unable to take part in this year’s Pro Bowl Games due to an injury.’

‘The Bills were injured at the safety position this past season with Micah Hyde missing most of the year with a neck injury suffered in a Week 2 win over the Tennessee Titans. In addition, All-Pro safety Jordan Poyer was banged up for a majority of the year with a multitude of injuries, including an elbow, rib and knee injury all at different periods of time.’

‘Starting with quarterback Josh Allen, the 26-year-old was named one of five finalists for the 2022 AP Most Valuable Player Award. It is the second time Allen has been named a finalist for NFL MVP, finishing second in voting behind Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers in 2020.’

‘”You’ve got to step back. We’re going to continue to do that as the week goes on,” Beane said. “If a player didn’t play his best game the other day, but he was a big part of why you got there, you don’t throw him out. You’ve got to look at holistically how they played through the whole season. Some guys were playing really banged up and not the same looking player as we saw in September or October. You look at the whole thing and you try to make the best evaluation you can, whether it’s a young player, are they trending up? Is it a young player that ain’t gonna make it? Is it an older player that’s trending down? Or is it an older player that I think this guy can help us going forward? Those are all the questions that ultimately we’ve got to work through in the coming weeks.”‘

‘But all they have to show for it, playoff-wise, is three frustrating and deflating endings. Because of the manner in which they lost Sunday to Cincinnati and the difficult challenges they face roster-wise, we’ve arrived, perhaps, at the start of a new chapter in their story.’

‘“It was emotionally draining,” guard Roger Saffold said of the season on Monday, as players cleaned out their lockers and said goodbye to one another. “I kind of feel like we were tired. Guys were exhausted during the week, and our coaches did the best they could at trying to modify the week to get us back to snuff.”’

‘“We don’t think an operation is necessary at this time,” Allen said. “Rest and recovery is going to be really good for it.”’

‘Among the notable names signed by the Bills on Monday include veteran quarterback Matt Barkley, defensive tackle Brandin Bryant, defensive end Kingsley Jonathan and offensive lineman Greg Mancz.’

‘If this was a boxing match, the referee would have stopped it and given the Bengals a technical knockout long before the final round. The way the Bills offense and defense looked, the game felt like it was over at the end of the first quarter when the Bills trailed 14-0.’

‘Cincinnati controlled the game right from the start, and managed to hold the Bills to just 325 yards of total offense. Up next for the Bengals will be a rematch with the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday evening in the AFC Championship Game.’

‘”They got into a rhythm pretty quickly offensively, and we had a hard time getting them out of that rhythm.” said McDermott after the loss. “I thought the guys came out with the proper amount of energy, but when they’re in the rhythm offensively and you can’t get off the field, that can tend to zap your energy a little bit. I thought the guys’ effort was there, we just didn’t do enough to win.”‘

‘”I couldn’t tell you exactly, watch the film and maybe I could answer that a little bit better. We just couldn’t find it,” said Allen following the loss. “I thought we moved the ball when we had some of our possessions, but the two early three-and-outs and stalling throughout the game, you can’t win football games that way.”‘