WR Jermaine Burton to Bills Mini Camp

[NoSaint]

14 minutes ago, Don Otreply said:

I’m not a religious person, but I fully understand the use of the phrase, and have used it many times over the years myself, some folk just love some pearl clutching, lol. 

yea, I’m honestly surprised it received any attention. I thought it was a pretty common day to day phrase for the light coming on for someone on a bad path- religion totally optional in its execution 

[Dillenger4]

16 hours ago, PauleeeWalnuts said:

Weird response to someone possibly finding Jesus and turning their life around. So angry 

Don't be angry, it's just an opinion about a storybook. To each their own. And if he did find Jesus then that's awesome for him. I wish him all the best. All I really care is that he performs well as a football player whether he likes religion or not. I frankly don't give a hoot. Go Bills!

[Shaw66]

On 4/27/2026 at 8:43 PM, NeverOutNick said:

He was healthy at the beginning of last season and showed no effort on broken plays. 

That's not what I saw. Palmer had multiple catches late in patterns where Josh found him, where he was supposed to be and open. 

 

If he's healthy in 2026, I expect Palmer will see a lot of playing time. 

[akcash]

Did they have the tryout yet? Was wondering how it went for Burton or if hasn’t happened yet?

[TheBrownBear]

10 minutes ago, akcash said:

Did they have the tryout yet? Was wondering how it went for Burton or if hasn’t happened yet?

Minicamp is this weekend, so we should get a better idea of where this guy is at next week.

[NoSaint]

2 minutes ago, Shaw66 said:

That's not what I saw. Palmer had multiple catches late in patterns where Josh found him, where he was supposed to be and open. 

 

If he's healthy in 2026, I expect Palmer will see a lot of playing time. 

ultimately Palmer isn’t our savior but he’s not a bum either. 
 

That’s often a difficult balance here. 
 

he’s going to be our epenesa/kelsey of WRs 

[Dillenger4]

17 minutes ago, TheBrownBear said:

Minicamp is this weekend, so we should get a better idea of where this guy is at next week.

I'm excited to hear how it goes. The guy has talent, just hope he can bring it all together for The Bills. Ya never know... any given Sunday.... for the gipper

[Shaw66]

11 minutes ago, NoSaint said:

ultimately Palmer isn’t our savior but he’s not a bum either. 
 

That’s often a difficult balance here. 
 

he’s going to be our epenesa/kelsey of WRs 

I've always defended Kelsay. He was better than people give him credit. He was always a useful player, just not the star that some expected him to be. Better than Epenesa. 

 

I agree that Palmer isn't the savior, but I think he'll be a useful player, like Kelsay. 

 

I think the whole story about the 2026 receiver room comes down to whether Moore goes over 1000.  If he does, some combination of Shakir, Coleman, Palmer, Bell, Sherfield, Hardman and whoever else is there will be quality role players.  If Moore is 600-yard guy, the passing game will look the same as last season. 

[NeverOutNick]

1 hour ago, Shaw66 said:

That's not what I saw. Palmer had multiple catches late in patterns where Josh found him, where he was supposed to be and open. 

 

If he's healthy in 2026, I expect Palmer will see a lot of playing time. 

Yeah, we definitely weren’t watching the same games. He seemed pretty lackadaisical. But here’s hoping that he actually shows up this year.

Edited May 6 by NeverOutNick

[Bangarang]

Another Da'Rick Rogers

[Paup 1995MVP]

1 hour ago, NoSaint said:

ultimately Palmer isn’t our savior but he’s not a bum either. 
 

That’s often a difficult balance here. 
 

he’s going to be our epenesa/kelsey of WRs 

That's quite a comparison.  Who did you like better Epenesa or Kelsay?

 

Palmer needs to step up this year.  He was better on the Chargers from what I remember.  He isn't a super talented player.  But I think he has a lot more than he showed last year.  I hope he brings something this year.  Because last year he was basically a dud..

[Jauronimo]

1 hour ago, NoSaint said:

ultimately Palmer isn’t our savior but he’s not a bum either. 
 

That’s often a difficult balance here. 
 

he’s going to be our epenesa/kelsey of WRs 

"savior"??? wtf?????

[NoSaint]

27 minutes ago, Jauronimo said:

"savior"??? wtf?????

im glad someone caught that one

[Dillenger4]

1 minute ago, NoSaint said:

im glad someone caught that one

Savior??? As in, come to Hayzus??

Back to the subject - Burton makes the 53. Bank it!

[Roundybout]

Just now, Dillenger4 said:

Savior??? As in, come to Hayzus??

Every Sunday is Palm(er) Sunday. It’s biblical. 

[Bleeding Bills Blue]

52 minutes ago, Paup 1995MVP said:

That's quite a comparison.  Who did you like better Epenesa or Kelsay?

 

Palmer needs to step up this year.  He was better on the Chargers from what I remember.  He isn't a super talented player.  But I think he has a lot more than he showed last year.  I hope he brings something this year.  Because last year he was basically a dud..

 

Good blocker, good route runner, size - a knack for back shoulder stuff.  Not much of a red zone threat, not much of a deep threat, not twitchy and can get locked up by good corners.  

[Alphadawg7]

On 5/1/2026 at 12:40 PM, quincy said:

Old friend Chase Claypool is at the Green Bay mini camp. 

 

 

 

Good for him, I think he will make that roster if he stays healthy.  They need more WR's after losing some this year.  And he would be a nice compliment to that WR room.  

[Alphadawg7]

On 4/28/2026 at 6:09 PM, Kelly No huddle said:

 

 

They'll keep him as a 6th wr imo. So if he hasn't matured they would just cut him & sign Cooks, Hardman, Sherfield or one of the young guys like Gosnell or Maclin. Maclin & Tomzcak have return experience in college.  They are also good route runners,  separators.

 

If Burton doesn't factor in their plans for the 53 before opening day I think Hardman will be the 6th wr/ kr/ pr

 

Brady has said he doesn't really prefer shakir doing returns 

 

Hardman has value as a vertical separation guy. He can still fly,  and hes obviously been a gamer in big games. He's my wr6 until burton proves himself.  

 

My 6 wrs & ps

 

Moore

S. Bell*

Shakir

Palmer

Coleman 

Hardman 

 

Ps-

Sherfield 

Gosnell

Maclin*

 

Pup- return in mid to late November 

Shavers 

 

Redshirt ir-

Tomzcak*

 

 

I'm not counting Burton until he proves himself. He has to earn everything...He needs to be willing to play gunner and block too.

 

 

 

Ive said this to other people too - if this list is indicating S. Bell is WR2, you are going to be sorely dissapointed.  Keon is the WR2 right now, and will be given every chance to keep that job if he can get the off field stuff behind him.  

And no matter how someone might feel about Keon, the facts are he is also our best blocker and Brady values that a lot.  So, just like when I said Hollins is going to have a real role here and people got mad about it, people need to come to grips with the fact Keon is most likely our WR2 this year, and if not him, Palmer is the next man up anyway.  

I like Bell a lot, love the draft pick.  Not a knock on him, but the reality is Brady and the FO are still very high on Keon and with his blocking ability, it will keep him in the driver seat of the WR2 spot unless he blows it.

[MrEpsYtown]

Interesting to see where this goes. Obviously it’s a long shot, but at the end of the day Burton needs to beat out Sherfield and Hardman, and to me that is very doable….assuming Shavers is PUPed. If his head is on straight, Burton is so much better than those guys. The special teams piece will be a big part of it, but Burton has a shot. 

[NoSaint]

48 minutes ago, MrEpsYtown said:

Interesting to see where this goes. Obviously it’s a long shot, but at the end of the day Burton needs to beat out Sherfield and Hardman, and to me that is very doable….assuming Shavers is PUPed. If his head is on straight, Burton is so much better than those guys. The special teams piece will be a big part of it, but Burton has a shot. 

if Burton can show up on time, or within the 5 minute grace period, he’s good enough to be a starting player on this roster

 

theres no saying he can meet that bar though