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    Sean McDermott has tried to get players to open up to each other

    Getty Images Even before current events led many teams to have meetings where players opened up to each other, Sean McDermott tried to get the Bills to create bonds in the locker room. And he thinks that’s helping now. McDermott said during a videoconference Wednesday that he thinks their...
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    Bills reopened facility on Tuesday

    Getty Images The Bills have reopened their team facility. New York gave the go-ahead for Buffalo and the surrounding area to move into the next phase of the reopening of businesses that were shut down due to the COVID-19 pandemic last month and the team had employees back in the building on...
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    Report: Teams will remain at their facilities for training camp

    Getty Images The NFL is planning for teams to hold training camps on the usual schedule this summer, but it appears there will be changes to operations. One appears to be that teams that usually head away for camp may be staying at home as the league continues to make adjustments due to the...
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    Peyton Manning preaches the gospel of preparation during lockdowns

    Getty Images Peyton Manning was busy recovering from neck surgery in 2011, but he saw the work his brother Eli Manning put in during the lockout. And he also saw what that work led to, so he’s spreading the word. Peyton Manning told Peter King of NBC’s Football Morning in America that the...
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    Auden Tate, other NFL players help clean up Tampa after protests

    Getty Images NFL players aren’t just speaking out. They’re also helping out. Three NFL players who live in Tampa in the offseason but do not play for the Buccaneers helped cleanup efforts in the city Sunday, a day after looters damaged businesses in a strip mall. Grace Remington of WTSP...
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    Mike Zimmer: Stefon Diggs wasn’t a pain in the butt

    Getty Images Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman said earlier this month that the team didn’t intend to trade wide receiver Stefon Diggs this offseason, but that the offer from the Bills was too good for them to pass up. Head coach Mike Zimmer sent the same message during an appearance on...
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    Josh Allen works out with Stefon Diggs in Florida

    Getty Images Bills quarterback Josh Allen has finally connected with the guy he hopes to connect with often. Via the Buffalo News, Allen was in Florida working out with a group of teammates yesterday, including new wide receiver Stefon Diggs. The group of players joining them in the workout...
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    The Simms QB top 40 countdown, No. 34: Tyrod Taylor

    Getty Images Chargers quarterback Tyrod Taylor hasn’t started a game since September 2018. Still, during his time as a starter, he has generated a record of 23-21-1. By all appearances, he’ll get the chance to resume his starting career this year, as rookie Justin Herbert learns the NFL ropes...
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    Sean McDermott: Some Bills still need technical support

    Getty Images There are always some players who need a little extra coaching. Bills coach Sean McDermott, to his amazement, has found out that includes coaching them on how to use Zoom. During an appearance on former Bills center Eric Wood’s What’s Next? podcast, McDermott said some people are...
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    Bills will ease A.J. Epenesa into lineup in “perfect world”

    Getty Images The Bills made defensive end A.J. Epenesa their top draft pick this year, but they aren’t planning for him to be in a major role right off the bat as a rookie. Bills head coach Sean McDermott was asked about the outlook for Epenesa during an appearance on former Bills center Eric...
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    New York approves opening of training camps

    Getty Images New York State says NFL teams can open training camps without running afoul of the state’s COVID-19 guidelines. Governor Andrew Cuomo confirmed today that NFL training camps — as well as training for other pro sports teams in New York — will be permitted, as long as teams follow...
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    Frank Gore: AFC East is “wide open” because “Brady’s gone”

    Getty Images Running back Frank Gore has spent three years in the AFC East, jumping from the Bills to the Jets after a year with the Dolphins. He believes that the division is up for grabs in 2020. “I think it’s wide open,” Gore told reporters on Thursday. “Brady’s gone.” Patriots quarterback...
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    Quinton Jefferson: Bills have shifted league’s viewpoint

    Getty Images The Bills had not been to the playoffs for a long time before Sean McDermott was hired as their head coach in 2017, but they’ve made it in two of the last three years while overturning much of the roster under General Manager Brandon Beane. One of the players brought in as part of...
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    Chargers sign offensive lineman Ryan Groy

    Getty Images The Chargers announced they signed offensive guard Ryan Groy on Wednesday. Groy appeared in nine games for the Chargers last season after signing with the team in October. He saw action on 36 offensive snaps and 37 on special teams. The seventh-year player from Wisconsin has...
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    Bills drafted Zack Moss after a Combine interview that stood out

    Getty Images The 15-minute interviews that players and teams do at the NFL Scouting Combine turned out to be a bigger deal than usual this year, as the coronavirus pandemic shut down player visits shortly after the Combine. And in the case of Bills rookie Zack Moss, the interview made a very...
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    Lawyer Milloy was “disgusted” by Bill Belichick cutting him, understands it now

    Getty Images One of the most pivotal decisions of Bill Belichick’s career was the move to cut safety Lawyer Milloy just five days before the start of the 2003 season. Belichick was widely criticized for the move, especially after Milloy signed with the Bills and Buffalo promptly crushed New...
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    Ed Oliver still taking part in Bills offseason program after arrest

    Getty Images A report on Sunday indicated that the Giants have told cornerback Deandre Baker to focus on his legal issues rather than take part in the team’s offseason program for the time being, but another team is taking a different course of action in the wake of a different arrest. Tom...
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    Former Bills DL Ben Williams dies at 65

    Getty Images Ben Williams, the first African American drafted out of Ole Miss into the NFL, died from natural causes Monday, the Bills announced. Williams was 65. The Bills selected Williams in the third round in 1976. The defensive lineman spent his entire career in Buffalo, retiring after...
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    Jim Kelly puts pressure on Bills to win AFC East

    Getty Images The Bills have done a very good job of keeping internal and external expectations reasonable in light of the departure of Tom Brady from the AFC East. Former Bills quarterback Jim Kelly has broken ranks in that regard. Asked during a recent appearance on CBS Sports Radio whether...
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    Cuomo says New York supports sports returning, without fans

    Getty Images New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has generally sounded a cautious note about when his state will be ready to reopen, but when it comes to pro sports, Cuomo is optimistic it can happen soon — as long as stadiums are empty. Cuomo said today that New York wants to see the Bills and...
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