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Thurman Thomas’ No. 34 to be retired by the Bills

Published: 05/17/2018 @ 08:00 am

As a Pro Football Hall of Famer, a Bills Wall of Famer and the team’s all-time leading rusher, Thurman Thomas’ legacy as a Buffalo Bill was essentially already etched in stone. Now his jersey No. 34 will be part of that legacy as the club announced they’ll be retiring his number this fall. Thomas is just the third player in... more

5 position battles to watch as Buffalo Bills OTA practices begin

Published: 05/23/2018 @ 08:00 am

The on field competition at a handful of key positions begins this week for the Bills. No job is safe in Buffalo under head coach Sean McDermott, where everything is earned each season. The first wave of free agency has come and gone and the NFL draft is over. Buffalo added a host of new talent on their roster. Talent... more

Ex-Bills guard Incognito in custody after gym disturbance

Published: 05/24/2018 @ 08:00 am

Veteran NFL guard Richie Incognito has been taken into custody for psychiatric examination after an incident at a Florida gym. Boca Raton police say they received a call Wednesday from a gym patron about a disturbance and as a result took Incognito into custody under Florida’s Baker Act, which allows for involuntary psychiatric commitment for people seen as a danger... more

Buffalo Bills respond to national anthem rule

Published: 05/25/2018 @ 08:00 am

Last September a number of the Buffalo Bills players, along with many others from every team in the NFL, knelt in direct response to the president’s comments about them during a political rally in Alabama. This is the first week of four weeks worth of springtime practices for the Bills, but already the talk is what the players may or... more

Top 5 things we learned from Bills rookie minicamp

Published: 05/12/2018 @ 08:00 am

Coach McDermott made it clear at his press conference prior to the team’s first minicamp practice that first-round pick Tremaine Edmunds would be entrusted with running the defensive huddle and getting teammates lined up properly pre-snap during team periods. It’s all a precursor to becoming the starting middle linebacker, provided he makes steady progress between now and September. Buffalo’s 2018... more

Former Bills head coach Chuck Knox dies

Published: 05/15/2018 @ 08:00 am

Chuck Knox, the former NFL coach who took the Los Angeles Rams to three straight NFC championship games and also led the Seattle Seahawks and Buffalo Bills, has died. He was 86. The Rams and Seahawks said Sunday that Knox died Saturday night. One of Chuck Knox's first acts as #Bills head coach was to trade O.J. Simpson to the... more

Russ Brandon resigns as president of Buffalo Bills and Sabres after investigation

Published: 05/02/2018 @ 08:00 am

In a stunning development Tuesday afternoon, Russ Brandon has resigned his position as managing partner and president of Pegula Sports and Entertainment, which included his overseeing the operations of both the Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres. “I have been contemplating transitioning out of my role for some time,” Brandon wrote in a text which was sent to multiple news organizations... more

How Bills draft picks will impact the roster

Published: 05/04/2018 @ 08:00 am

Here they come—this year’s Bills draft picks are one week away from their first appearance on the field in Buffalo.The Bills start their rookie minicamp Friday, May 11—a three-day camp to introduce the draft picks and undrafted rookies to Buffalo, the Bills playbook and life in the NFL. Before they get to town, here’s a guess on the possible impact... more

Bills trade up to land QB Josh Allen, follow with a linebacker at 16th (full coverage)

Published: 04/27/2018 @ 08:00 am

In the end the Bills got the quarterback they wanted all along in Josh Allen and they didn’t have to part with the draft capital many thought they’d have to surrender to do it. Buffalo, in a trade with Tampa Bay at pick seven, gave up their pick at 12 and both of their second-round picks (53, 56) in exchange... more

How Josh Allen’s resiliency and work ethic will benefit Buffalo

Published: 04/28/2018 @ 08:00 am

Buffalo is seen by most NFL observers as a small market. In comparison to cities like New York, Los Angeles and Chicago it undoubtedly is. For Bills newest QB Josh Allen, it’ll be the biggest town he’s ever lived in. Shortly after making him the seventh pick in the draft, GM Brandon Beane said Josh Allen “is Buffalo,” but what... more

Buffalo Bills draft DT Harrison Phillips in third-round of NFL Draft

Published: 04/28/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Buffalo Bills drafted Stanford defensive tackle Harrison Phillips in third-round of NFL Draft on Friday night. Phillips was an n the AP All-America third team in 2017. He earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors with 103 tackles and 7.5 sacks last season. Phillips led the Stanford Cardinal football team in tackles during his senior season in 2017 and served as a... more

What we learned about the Bills draft day 3

Published: 04/29/2018 @ 08:00 am

The Bills understand it might be premature to be in a win-now situation, but that doesn’t mean the process that fans are being told to trust is behind schedule. McDermott explained that there is an urgency to everything he and Beane are doing. “The process continues. It is an urgent approach, very much so,” said McDermott. “We all understand how... more

MAIORANA: Bills leave ’18 Draft with just one starter

Published: 04/30/2018 @ 08:00 am

If you were paying attention this weekend, the Bills actually selected seven young men after Josh Allen in the NFL Draft who will come to Buffalo hoping to live out their NFL dream and, the Bills hope, help the team continue the upward ascension that began with a surprising playoff appearance in 2017. However, as I look at this 2018... more

Buffalo Bills NFL Draft watch from Houston

Published: 04/26/2018 @ 08:00 am

Thursday night could shape the future of the Buffalo Bills for years to come. The team is expected to draft a possible franchise quarterback in the first-round of the 2018 NFL Draft. Quarterbacks are the position that dominates NFL Draft talk in Rochester and with the Bills, and that’s no different in Dallas at the NFL Draft. As many as... more

Buffalo Bills 2018 schedule released

Published: 04/20/2018 @ 08:00 am

The NFL announced the Buffalo Bills’ schedule for the 2018 season on Thursday night. The team opens the season at Baltimore, and plays five of its first seven games on the road. The Bills have a bye on Week 11, and close the season out at home against the Dolphins. The Bills’ games, at this point, are all Sundays at... more

Jim Kelly discharged from hospital

Published: 04/15/2018 @ 08:00 am

After spending about 17 days in a New York City hospital, Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly has been discharged after his cancer surgery, according to Instagram posts from his daughter Erin and wife Jill. “With a swollen smile, and a cane in his hand he was DISCHARGED from the hospital today! WHEC: Read More more

Bills hold pre-draft press conference on Monday

Published: 04/17/2018 @ 08:00 am

The 2018 NFL draft is just over a week away and Bills GM Brandon Beane and head coach Sean McDermott have completed almost all their preparations to add the right prospects to their roster. Yesterday, they confirmed that they know all they need to about the QB prospects and addressed questions about trading up. Here’s what came out of Monday’s... more

Bills guard Richie Incognito says he’s ‘done’

Published: 04/11/2018 @ 08:00 am

Buffalo Bills offensive lineman Richie Incognito said he’s “done” in a text to The Associated Press on Tuesday amid reports he is considering retirement after 11 NFL seasons. Incognito followed up the text message with a laughing-face emoji and did not respond to further questions seeking clarification. The text came shortly after SportsIllustrated.com reported Incognito was “strongly considering retiring,” but... more

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