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‘Miller has many reasons that made him want to be a Bill, but he said there was one thing that really stuck out to him, “Honestly my very first conversation with coach McDermott, it was one that made me come here. I was a believer in coach McDermott, like right when I flew here. I was still on the fence about coming to Buffalo, but when I talked to coach McDermott, I just felt his authenticity, I felt that he was genuine, I felt that he was real and I felt like that was a coach that I want to play for.”’

‘There will be 11 practices at St. John Fisher this season, as well as one scrimmage at Highmark Stadium back in Orchard Park.’

‘Wide receiver Tavon Austin made a very good impression in a short amount of time since signing with the club a couple weeks ago. He, once again, moved well, ran good routes, and showed great hands, both in individual drills and connecting with the quarterbacks in the team portion of 7-on-7 and 11-on-11.’

‘Safety Jordan Poyer was not only out on the field for minicamp, but was a full participant in every aspect. Poyer took part in individual drills with his fellow defensive backs, worked in 7-on-7 passing plays against the offense, and 11-on-11 full offense versus defense.’

‘At the moment, it is unclear what “health issues” Pegula is dealing with. Neither the Bills, Sabres or the Pegula family confirmed what she is being treated for.’

‘“I want to open with a couple of words for Terry and Kim, and what they’re going through. I want to let them know that our thoughts and prayers with them,” said McDermott. “What they’ve done for me, for my family, for this team, and this city and for Western New York. It’s just being there for them, all of us collectively offering our prayers, our support, and giving them the privacy that they need I think is important during this time.”’

‘Poyer has been with the Bills since 2017, and achieved his first All-Pro honor with the team this past year. His 2021 season saw the veteran register 93 tackles, eight tackles for loss, three sacks, and five interceptions in 16 games played.’

‘There are high expectations for Miller personally, and what he can do for the 2021 top-ranked NFL defense. This minicamp should give Miller and the coaches a lot of time on task to familiarize themselves even more with one another.’

‘“I hate to break peoples’ hearts, but I don’t believe that’s going to happen,” Wood told WKBW’s Matt Bove and myself. “I played middle-man for that negotiation. He was extremely honored that the Bills felt that way, but he has so many special relationships with so many organizations he didn’t want to slight anyone else.”’

‘Gaine was the Houston Texans general manager from 2018-19 and since 2019 has been the Bills senior personal advisor. The other promotions announced are Terrance Gray who is now Director of Player Personnel, Mike Szabo, College National Scout, Dennis Lock, Senior Director of Football Research and Matt Worswick, Director Team Administration.’

‘It was a nice bounce-back day for wide receiver Marquez Stevenson, who struggled to catch the ball a little bit the last time the media was allowed to watch practice a week ago. Stevenson made a big play right off the bat catching a deep ball from Josh Allen, even in tight coverage from rookie first round cornerback Kaiir Elam. Stevenson made a couple of other grabs, as well.’

‘Regardless of Tre’Davious White’s situation to start the season, Elam is still likely to be starting at cornerback on opening night. If White isn’t fully healthy and not starting Week One at the Los Angeles Rams, Elam will almost definitely be starting opposite Dane Jackson. However, even if White is back and healthy and playing, it then becomes a competition between Elam and Jackson in training camp. I wouldn’t count Jackson out by any means, but Elam has the special traits and ability the team loves that made him their first round pick.’

‘After catching 194 passes with the Rams over the first five seasons, Austin has only caught 50 total passes over the last four years.’

‘After being inactive the first two weeks of 2021, he played the remaining 16 games, but never saw a single snap on defense. He was eighth on the team in total special teams snaps played at just shy of 60%. He’s scheduled to make just under $1.2 million in 2022.’

‘“It definitely helps to have a good idea of Josh and all the personnel. That’s where it’s been nice to be down on the field on game days, getting a feel for ‘Stef’ [Stefon Diggs] and Gabe [Davis] and Mitch [Morse] and Dawson [Knox], all these guys and how guys react to certain situations,” said Dorsey on Tuesday. “That’s been really helpful to me throughout this whole thing is that communication back-and-forth that would happen on the sideline.”’