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2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bills add core offensive pillar in Round 1

2024 NFL Mock Draft: Bills add core offensive pillar in Round 1

Bills bolster their interior offensive line with this first-round decision

With the 2024 NFL offseason well underway, the Buffalo Bills have hit the proverbial reset button on their franchise. To an outsider, One Bills Drive seems clear and intentionally positioned to move forward with an infusion of youth throughout the roster.

Among the large-scale changes is on the interior of the offensive line with what may be observed as a series of surprising moves by general manager Brandon Beane. The biggest moves within that group being the departure of center Mitch Morse ahead of free agency. But the release of...

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Former Bills CB Tre’Davious White signing with the LA Rams, per report

Former Bills CB Tre’Davious White signing with the LA Rams, per report

Cornerback Tre’Davious White is reported to be signing a one-year, $8.5 million deal with the Los Angeles Rams. Adam Schefter shared that the contract has “a max value up to $10 million,” per sources shared with him.

White, who was drafted by the Buffalo Bills in the first round of the 2017 NFL draft and has spent his entire career (seven seasons) in Western New York, was released by the Bills on March 13 as a post-June 1 cut — a move that saved the team $10.2 million in salary cap.

Over the past seven seasons, White has played in...

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Buffalo Bills 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Spotlight: EDGE Chop Robinson

Buffalo Bills 2024 NFL Draft Scouting Spotlight: EDGE Chop Robinson

Robinson is an explosive edge rusher from the Big 10

The Buffalo Bills remain in need of young talent in their defensive end corps — new faces to add as a complement to another young pillar that exists in 23-year-old defensive end Greg Rousseau. Rousseau’s body type indicates a player who primarily wins with long levers, natural strength and adequate NFL explosiveness in both facets of the game.

Additionally, the Bills provided a sound, two-year investment in former 2020 second-round pick A.J. Epenesa to provide a level of stability across from Rousseau.

As an organization, the Bills tried to make...

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NFL adopts new kickoff rule for one-year trial

NFL adopts new kickoff rule for one-year trial

An explainer and some thoughts on the matter

Last year I created two pieces of content on the changes to kickoffs, which included a different fair-catch option, and more (articles here and here). My ultimate thoughts included that the kickoff was boring and predictable already, and that the 2023 changes were one step along a path of just eliminating the play altogether. Well I might have been wrong. The NFL adopted drastically different rules for the 2024 season on a one-year trial and on the surface it looks like they want MORE kickoff returns, not less. Let’s dive in!

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AFC East Roundup: A look back at recent mock drafts

AFC East Roundup: A look back at recent mock drafts

A quick glance at recent mock draft picks for all of the AFC East

A lot of the focus recently has been trying to predict who the Buffalo Bills will select with their first-round pick in the upcoming draft. While that is without doubt important to Bills Mafia, there are three other teams in the AFC East that are trying to prevent Buffalo from a fifth-straight division title.

The New England Patriots (third overall) and New York Jets (10th overall) are both well-positioned to draft a great player, while the Miami Dolphins (21st overall) get to look at the board...

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RB Damien Harris announces retirement from NFL

RB Damien Harris announces retirement from NFL

The five-year NFL vet missed much of his only season in Buffalo due to a neck sprain

Damien Harris, who spent the 2023 NFL season as a member of the Buffalo Bills, announced his retirement via his Instagram page. He posted the information on Monday night.

Harris, who turned 27 in February, carried 23 times for 94 yards and a rushing touchdown with the Bills last season. He added two receptions for 16 yards receiving. The Bills signed him to take some of the pressure off quarterback Josh Allen in the red zone, as Harris’ bruising running style led to...

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The NFL bans the hip-drop tackle: A deep dive, and some thoughts

The NFL bans the hip-drop tackle: A deep dive, and some thoughts

Will everything be fine or is the sky falling?

One controversial piece of news coming out of the NFL Annual League Meeting this year is the ban on hip-drop tackles for this season. With cries of “may as well just ban all tackles” and similar, it seems there’s quite a bit of outrage over this.

Even as the resident Buffalo Rumblings penalty nerd and often “ref apologist” for our website, I’ll admit there might be cause for concern. But on the other hand, let’s not reenact the plot of Chicken Little either. Let’s discuss...


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Taron Johnson contract details: The NFL’s highest-paid slot cornerback plays for the Bills

Taron Johnson contract details: The NFL’s highest-paid slot cornerback plays for the Bills

The contract numbers are in for Taron Johnson’s 2024 extension

Earlier this offseason, we suggested that the Buffalo Bills could extend cornerback Taron Johnson in order to lower his cap hit. It took a little bit, but that’s exactly what the Bills did last week when they gave Johnson a new three-year, $31 million deal.

The contract numbers are in courtesy of Over The Cap, and unlike some of the other contracts this year, the Buffalo Bills maximized the among of cap space they pushed into the future. With Johnson about to turn 28 this offseason, the Bills are confident...

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Mock mocking or mock marveling: Brad Spielberger tosses a doozy to the Bills at 28

Mock mocking or mock marveling: Brad Spielberger tosses a doozy to the Bills at 28

#WRTrain on schedule or off the tracks?

Free agency in the NFL has begun to slow down, draft preparation has begun to speed up, and that means it’s time for another edition of “Mock Mocking or Mock Marveling.”

Buffalo Bills fans understand that mock drafts are thought exercises. Very rarely are they intended to be predictive before the week of the actual NFL Draft is upon us, and mock drafts before free agency are especially volatile. They are intended to generate not just clicks, but also individual reactions to a multitude of different possibilities.

Mock drafts are also much better...

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Buffalo Rumblinks, 3/25: ICYMI this week on Buffalo Rumblings.

Buffalo Rumblinks, 3/25: ICYMI this week on Buffalo Rumblings.

The Bills found their new center fielder in Mike Edwards and kept CB Taron Johnson in Buffalo through the 2027 season

Today’s edition of the Buffalo Rumblinks catches you up on the week that was in Buffalo Rumblings content.

The Buffalo Bills continued to search for good bargains on the free-agent market, including landing their replacement for Micah Hyde in two-time Super Bowl champion safety Mike Edwards, a versatile member of the secondary who seems destined to slot into Hyde’s role as center fielder on the back end of the defense.

We discussed the three-year contract extension signed by cornerback...

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Reassessing top 2024 NFL Draft needs for Buffalo Bills

Reassessing top 2024 NFL Draft needs for Buffalo Bills

It’s time to reassess primary needs remaining for the Bills

The Buffalo Bills have begun their next phase of reconstruction with the opening stages of free agency in the books. The team has made multiple moves to formulate their 2024 roster, but a limited resource count has a bit of a stranglehold on their ability to replenish roster holes from the free-agent ranks.

The team has made meaningful moves this offseason on both lines of scrimmage, safety, and receiver to change the picture of what those groups will look like in 2024. Let’s reset what this team’s biggest needs are...

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Buffalo Bills host HS Girls Flag Football Kickoff

Buffalo Bills host HS Girls Flag Football Kickoff

Teams from Western New York to the Finger Lakes region participated in the annual event

On Saturday, the Buffalo Bills hosted the Girls High School Flag Football Kickoff at the ADPRO Sports Training Center in Orchard Park, New York. Several Bills players and coaches were on hand to participate, including Andy Isabella, Kendall Williamson, Tyrell Shavers, plus new defensive coordinator Bobby Babich.

“We have almost 60 teams coming out throughout the weekend,” said Preston Teague, Buffalo Bills Senior Director of Youth Football and Programs. “Seeing how rapidly it’s grown and the popularity at the high school level is something we’re...

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