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For the Buffalo Bills, this training camp was never going to be about easing into the season. Coming off a heartbreaking AFC Championship loss to the Kansas City Chiefs, every rep in camp matters. The Bills believe their Super Bowl window is wide open. However, an early development involving one of their rising stars has emerged as the first true reason to panic.
Expectations couldn’t be higher in Buffalo after Josh Allen’s first MVP season. This year’s training camp has an added spotlight with Hard Knocks documenting every move. The Bills spent the offseason doubling down on their foundation. They locked up key pieces for the long term and giving Allen the largest guaranteed contract in league history. Still, there’s no mistaking that this roster has been reshaped with several new faces expected to contribute immediately on offense, defense, and special teams.
Note that Buffalo came within one win of the Super Bowl last season. Falling once again to the Chiefs in the AFC Championship was painful as heck. The core remains intact, though. They still have Allen under center, a veteran offensive line, and coordinators Joe Brady and Bobby Babich entering their second full seasons. That said, if the Bills are going to finally clear that final hurdle, their draft class and offseason additions must deliver from Day 1.
As the team works through its first full week of camp, a position group that was supposed to be a strength is suddenly flashing warning signs. Here we’ll try to look at and discuss the Buffalo Bills’ biggest reason to panic after the start of 2025 NFL training camp.
Buffalo entered 2025 camp expecting Dalton Kincaid to be a featured weapon in their offense. Instead, the third-year tight end has become the biggest storyline for all the wrong reasons. After a promising rookie season in 2023 where he caught 73 passes for 673 yards and two touchdowns, Kincaid regressed in 2024. He finished with just 44 receptions, 448 yards, and two touchdowns. That drop-off came with injuries and culminated in a critical dropped pass during the AFC title game.
The offseason was supposed to be about recovery, renewed focus, and a bounce-back year. But now? The early signs suggest the frustration is lingering.
Kincaid missed Monday’s practice with a knee injury. Sure, he returned Tuesday. However, it was clear he wasn’t himself. Reporters noted he looked tentative coming out of breaks and showed none of the explosiveness that made him a first-round pick. Passes that he typically plucked with ease fell incomplete. There was even one sequence where a crisp Allen throw bounced right off his fingertips. That’s something that has become a pattern dating back to last season.
Bills coaches have downplayed the severity of the injury. So far, there’s no indication that he will be sidelined long-term. Still, every day he’s limited in camp puts more...
