‘The Buffalo Bills will be the subject of the annual docuseries, the NFL announced Wednesday afternoon. It will mark the first time the Bills have appeared on the show.’
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Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Dion Dawkins speaks NFL award into existence
‘”History was made today,” Dawkins posted. “Something that starting with an Idea and a Conversation and Now the ‘Protector Of The Year’ Award is Here and Here to Stay. Thank you to Everyone involved. Today WE made History.”‘
Bills RB James Cook’s contract issue gets huge update with Hard Knocks announcement
‘Cook hasn’t gotten the extension he’s seeking. Early in the offseason, he said he wanted $15 million per year, which won’t be given to him by anyone in the modern NFL’s RB valuations.’
Bills chosen for 'Hard Knocks' 2025: Why HBO show was forced to pivot from UNC football program to Buffalo
‘The series has been running since 2001, each summer selecting an NFL team to follow in training camp as position battles take place and preparations for the new season are in full swing. In recent years, there has even been the addition of an in-season “Hard Knocks” series that follows teams in the early stages of the regular season.’
Breaking: Buffalo Bills to feature on Hard Knocks
‘The requirements were changed to be on the show, most likely to get more exciting and better teams on the training camp edition of the show. It used to be that if you made the playoffs the year prior, you would not be considered to be on the show. However, with the reigning MVP still chasing a Super Bowl, seeing the first steps of that journey for the 2025 season will make for compelling television.’
Bills to be focus of HBO's Hard Knocks during 2025 training camp
‘This season of Hard Knocks will premiere on Aug. 5.’
Analysis: Significance of NFL, HBO highlighting Bills in Hard Knocks
‘”I’m surprised that they are the team, because there were a lot of rules in place where the Bills couldn’t be the team, and the indications were from Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane over the last several years that it’s not something they’d be really totally interested in doing. But the rules have changed, and the other hand, I’m not surprised. It’s the league MVP, Josh Allen, it’s a team that’s advanced very far, obviously they’re going to be in the Hallmark movie,” said Capaccio in an interview with WBEN. “There’s a lot of things that tie the Bills to being really in the limelight this year, prime-time games, things like that. But it’s significant for the branding of the team, and for people to get an inside glimpse of the Buffalo Bills.”‘
NFL introduces 'Protector of the Year' award inspired by Dion Dawkins
‘”Offensive linemen don’t have awards for being great. There’s not a ‘Protector of the Year’ award,” said Dawkins back in January. “I’m knocking on so many doors now to get this award going, and I’m gonna head spirit and make sure this gets done before I’m done playing. There’s so many greats. If we have great quarterbacks, we have great running backs, we have rushing titles, we have quarterback passing titles. All those titles are reflections of the o-linemen, which are the protectors.”‘
Opinion: Bills 2025 offseason evaluation: Offense
‘Even better news: One of the many offseason moves involving the offense included the Bills extending the contract of their franchise quarterback and the reigning NFL Most Valuable Player through the 2030 season.’
Hamburg begins discussions on stadium development zone
‘”This was our first opportunity to meet with the public and get their input on what our Project Advisory Team has been working on for the past year,” Lorentz described.’
HBO will feature the Buffalo Bills on Hard Knocks this season
‘This marks the first time the Buffalo Bills will take part in the series.’
'It's wonderful. It's exciting': Hallmark returning to East Aurora for Bills holiday movie
‘”It is very homey and very warm. It will just promote more of that family feel and let others know what we offer here in Western New York,” Elma resident Maria Olsen shared.’
Bills to be featured team on Hard Knocks in training camp
‘This is the first time the Buffalo Bills will be featured on the show. Hard Knocks streams exclusively on HBO, following the day-to-day life of an NFL team during training camp. It depicts the personal and professional lives of players and coaches. Position battles, team meetings, inside jokes, and pranks are often depicted.’
'Hard Knocks' is coming to Bills training camp
‘”We are thrilled to provide ‘Hard Knocks’ fans a summer with the Bills and winter with the Cowboys, Giants, Commanders, and Eagles in the first year of our exciting new deal with NFL Films. There will be no shortage of star power,” Nancy Abraham and Lisa Heller, co-executive vice presidents HBO Documentary and Family Programming, and Bentley Weiner, senior vice president HBO Sports Documentaries, said in a statement Wednesday.’
Bills to be featured in HBO's 'Hard Knocks' during training camp at St. John Fisher
‘The annual behind-the-scenes documentary series follows a different NFL team through training camp each year. This year’s edition is set to debut Aug. 5 at 9 p.m., continuing each Tuesday through Sept. 2. Liev Schreiber will serve as narrator.’