‘”With rugby also being a team sport, I believe that helps tremendously, my team knowledge and what it takes to communicate properly here and in the future, hopefully in the NFL,” Clayton said. “More importantly playing the wing in rugby helps with the physicality side and with agility and things like that will help.”‘
BillsBeat - April 28, 2024
'Try to do something special' | WR Keon Coleman, S Cole Bishop and DT DeWayne Carter embrace their first day in Buffalo
‘”I don’t think anything seems real yet,” Carter said with a smile on his face. “I’m just so excited to be here. I’m excited to be around so many great people.”‘
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‘”We were checking the whole night around our area and back, and we were just following the board,” said Beane. “Obviously, we came into this draft without a (third-round pick), and we were able to get ourselves back into the third and felt like there would be some value there.”‘
BillsBeat - April 27, 2024
Bills open second round of NFL draft by selecting Florida State wide receiver Keon Coleman
‘A 6-foot-3, 213-pounder, Coleman is still just 20 years old. He spent one season with the Seminoles after transferring from Michigan State. A first-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection in 2023, Coleman finished with 50 catches for 658 yards and 11 touchdowns.’
Bills take Utah safety Cole Bishop with pick No. 60 in NFL draft
‘Cole Bishop, a safety out of Utah, will reunite with former Ute and current Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid. On Friday, the Bills selected Bishop (6-2, 206) with their second pick in the second round, the 60th overall selection.’
Bills add Duke DT DeWayne Carter in third round of NFL draft
‘A 6-foot-2, 302-pounder, Carter is primarily a three-technique defensive tackle who played in 52 games in college from 2019-23. Carter, 23, was a team captain for three straight years — the first player in program history to do so.’
Mark Gaughan: Bills hope Keon Coleman is the power forward they've been lacking
‘This is a guy who was good enough on the court to play for legendary Michigan State coach Tom Izzo’s team when he was a two-sport freshman for the Spartans in 2020 and 2021.’
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‘In Buffalo Niagara, however, the barely growing population means the pool of discretionary income is growing only about as fast as wages are rising. So any new venture that grabs a piece of the discretionary spending pie is largely taking it away from other businesses that compete for the same pool of money.’
Bills pick Florida State WR Keon Coleman: NFL draft profile, college stats, highlights
‘General manager Brandon Beane drove Bills fans crazy Thursday night by making two trades that vaulted the Bills out of the first round altogether. However, Beane was going to pick Coleman at No. 28 and at No. 32, but instead, knowing he’d still get him at No. 33, he was able to make the two trades while in the process procured better draft capital for the upcoming rounds.’
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‘”He’s an above-rim specialist,” NFL Network analyst Chase Daniel said. “He’s an absolute monster at Mossing people. Probably the best ball skills in this entire draft.”‘
Bills pick Utah safety Cole Bishop: NFL draft profile, college stats, highlights
‘“Shoot, I’m super excited,” Bishop said regarding getting the chance to replace one of those two players at some point. “I mean two great players I watched but I haven’t studied them or anything. Going to come in, first thing I got to do is learn the playbook and then just try to add as much value as I can, and just try to be the best I can be every day.”’
Draft grades: Buffalo Bills select 'intimidating safety' and experts love his athleticism
‘”Big-time ball magnet,” NFL Network’s Daniel Jeremiah said. “You can use him to match up and cover tight ends. Plays with huge energy. Another one of those guys where it feels like if the ball is ever on the ground, Cole Bishop is there to pick it up.”‘
Bills pick Duke DT DeWayne Carter: NFL draft profile, college stats, highlights
‘The 6-foot-2, 304-pounder will instantly get the chance to become a rotational depth player along with free agent veteran signings Austin Johnson and Deshawn Williams.’
Draft grades: Bills get 'explosive' 300-pounder who Sean McDermott will love
‘Carter was Duke’s first three-year captain and recorded 125 tackles, 24.5 tackles for loss, 12 sacks, 11 pass breakups, 7 forced fumbles and 4 fumble recoveries in his career with the Blue Devils.’
After surprising KC trade, Bills get their WR in Coleman
‘So after weeks of speculation that the Bills could move up for a wide receiver (a notion that only gained traction after the Stefon Diggs trade to Houston), they in fact went the other way. And then they did it again, trading the No. 32 pick, the last in the first round, to Carolina for the first pick of the second round, No. 33, and another late-round swap, this one a big jump from No. 200 to No. 141. The two trades should help fill out roster depth after an offseason marked by veteran departures.’