‘“Every dollar you can get helps,” said Beane, referring to the salary cap increasing to $255.4 million. “We were conservatively planning for a number in the 240s. So to get the 255, I was smiling, yeah.”’
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‘”We may have to roll out some young players earlier than we have before and that’s on me to find players who can handle that kind of responsibility early,” Beane said.’
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‘The Bills won’t be a big player in free agency (they are still over the cap), but it could play a role in not asking players to rework their contracts.’
Juggling of salary cap will determine future of Bills center Mitch Morse
‘Purely from a football perspective, Morse’s position as starting center should be as secure as ever as he heads into the last year of his contract. However, Morse’s future is not just a football decision.’
Local consultant hired to bolster Bills stadium community oversight
‘Developments by Jem, a construction and development and project management consulting company in Buffalo, was brought on a few weeks ago to start engaging with local minority business owners to ensure diversity hiring goals can be met with Western New York businesses.’
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‘The only other teams besides the Bills and Saints ($36.4 million) who are currently over the cap are the Dolphins ($24.6 million), the Chargers ($20.8 million), the Broncos ($13 million), the Browns ($7.7 million) and the Cowboys ($3.2 million).’
Sean McDermott will have a say on NFL rule changes with new role on Competition Committee
‘“It’s easy for one to go into these meetings and say, ‘Well, this is what’s important for the Buffalo Bills,’ or ‘This is what’s important for my team,’ if you’re Mike Tomlin or whoever else is in there. But that’s not the job. The job description is to do what’s best for the overall league and growing the game and growing it the right way.”’
Sean McDermott won’t say if new Bills DC will call defense but gave a little clue
‘McDermott spoke to reporters inside the Indiana Convention Center on the first day of the NFL Combine Monday afternoon. He wouldn’t reveal whether Babich would call plays in his first season on the job, but the Bills head coach dropped a few hints.’
Buffalo Bills’ Dion Dawkins blasts Micheal Clemons, New York Jets: ‘I hate them’
‘“I hate them. All of them, bro,” Dawkins said. “When it comes to sports, right, there’s people that play the sport because they love the sport, and then there’s people that play the sport just to try to be cool. I feel like they play the sport to try to be cool. Like those are a bunch of dudes that just want to take pictures on Instagram. That’s whack.”’
Sean McDermott wants new Bills coordinators to blend new ideas with what's worked in the past
‘“These these new ideas, these fresh ideas and kind of a new set of eyes a little bit, at least from a different angle, I think that’s important,” McDermott said. “But also trying to develop them, sharing some things, some mistakes that I’ve made over the years as a coordinator and some areas that I think are important to developing as a coordinator. So it’s all part of developing staff, developing, in this case, our play-callers.”’
Bills’ Dion Dawkins rips Jets’ Micheal Clemons as ‘bitch boy’ after postgame incident
‘“When it comes to sports, there’s people that play the sport because they love the sport. And then there’s people that play the sport just to try to be cool. I feel like they play the sport to try to be cool. Those are a bunch of dudes that want to take pictures on Instagram. That’s whack. I play this because I die by this.”’
Bills' Dion Dawkins goes scorched-earth on Jets in interview: 'I hate them'
‘Videos posted to social media showed Bills offensive lineman Dion Dawkins and Jets defensive tackle Micheal Clemons talking to each other as they headed into their locker rooms. Things took a contentious turn as the players got into each other’s faces. Team personnel had to separate them.’
Bills' Dion Dawkins rips Micheal Clemons, Jets: 'I hate them'
‘Dawkins, appearing on VladTV, called Clemons a “b—- boy” and accused him of instigating their postgame scuffle in the tunnel at Highmark Stadium on Nov. 19 after the Bills’ 32-6 victory. “Weirdos being weird,” Dawkins said, when asked directly about the fracas.’
Bills' Sean McDermott on his team winning a Super Bowl: 'Not a matter of if, it's just a matter of when'
‘”It’s not a matter of if. It’s just a matter of when,” McDermott said of winning the Super Bowl, via The Athletic. “That is the relentless pursuit.”‘
Bills' Dion Dawkins calls Jets 'weirdos,' says he hates their entire team ... with one 'valid' exception
‘Well, that certainly isn’t the case in the NFL’s AFC East division. In an interview on VladTV earlier this month, Buffalo Bills left tackle Dion Dawkins had plenty to say about the New York Jets, particularly Jets defensive lineman Michael Clemons, who he called “bitch boy.” Dawkins accused Clemons of igniting the postgame skirmish in the tunnel at Buffalo’s Highmark Stadium after a 32-6 Bills victory in Week 11.’