It’s been a whirlwind couple of days for Bills Mafia, what with the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline looming over the Buffalo Bills and their contemporaries. Yet beyond that, there’s the recent news that defensive tackle Jordan Phillips is set to re-join Buffalo for the fourth time in his career. Phillips loves the organization and the fan base, has always played his best for One Bills Drive, and said that 2025 was all about the Bills or retirement.

Well, he’s not retiring. Instead, initial reports claimed that Phillips was set to sign with Buffalo as part of the team’s 53-man roster....

Entering the 2024 NFL season, the Buffalo Bills knew they needed a wide receiver. They had just traded Stefon Diggs, whose bellyaching had led him to wear out his welcome in nearly the same manner as it had with the Minnesota Vikings. The team knew it needed to add weapons for quarterback Josh Allen, and they had a great chance at doing so given the high regard in which the receiver class was held last year.

After a few tradebacks, the Bills did eventually nab their man at wideout — adding a big-bodied playmaker whose calling card in college was...

For quite some time now, it seems like the NFL has been annually tinkering with the kickoff rules in an effort to increase player safety. Much of the change seemed steered toward decreasing the number of kickoffs being returned. This was working too, with touchbacks skyrocketing.

In fact, when the NFL attempted to declare several times over the last few years that they weren’t trying to eliminate kickoffs entirely, I was inclined to call them a bunch of liars. Until this year that is.

Reviving the NFL Kickoff Return

The big change for this 2025 was moving the...

A bounceback performance for the Buffalo Bills saw a seemingly energized team rewarded with a “w” in the win/loss column against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to close the 2025 NFL preseason.

It was the last live showing before Week 1 for the Bills’ rookie draft picks to show up in front of fans to give a glimpse at what could be on the way for the 2025 season and beyond. Some of the team’s youngest players are putting their best foot forward in the final push as the roster dust settles.

CB Maxwell Hairston

One of the more...

The Buffalo Bills are in the process of trimming their roster to 53 players ahead of the NFL deadline. Teams must be at or under 53 players by 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

But that doesn’t mean the roster shuffling is over. Every team’s practice squad has become essential for flexibility to develop talent, manage injuries, and prepare for the long grind of the season.

The rules and regulations governing the practice squad have evolved over time, and as we head into the 2025 NFL season, it’s crucial to understand how teams are leveraging this component of...

The Buffalo Bills have one of the NFL’s best starting quarterbacks in reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen. His status as the franchise’s cornerstone is solid as can be, and his career will be often and fondly discussed even if he decided to retire tomorrow. Allen isn’t going anywhere Bills Mafia, so step away from the panic switch.

With Allen at the controls, that leaves little room and opportunity for other quarterbacks on the roster. Take Mitch Trubisky, the former second-overall draft pick of the Chicago Bears. The 2025 NFL season marks Trubisky’s second stint as a backup for One Bills...

Buffalo Bills running back Frank Gore Jr. has never played a regular-season snap in the NFL, but you probably wouldn’t know it just by watching him this preseason.

After earning a practice-squad spot as an undrafted rookie in 2024, Gore is once again making a name for himself with an even stronger summer in 2025. He racked up 23 carries for 104 rushing yards, plus 11 receptions for 109 yards in preseason action. In doing so, Gore became the only player in the NFL this preseason to surpass 100 yards both rushing and receiving.

Despite his production, Gore faces an...

Preseason football is finally over. The 2025 NFL regular season is finally at our doorsteps, with less than two weeks to go before kickoff officially begins. Each new season brings a renewed energy among all 32 NFL teams’ fanbases.

No one circles the wagons like Bills Mafia, and few teams find as favorable FanDuel Sportsbook odds in 2025 as the Buffalo Bills. With reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen at the helm, Buffalo will look to win the AFC East for a sixth consecutive time — further extending their current franchise record (5 division titles in a row). The meter’s running,...

It’s preseason! Well the end of it anyway. Regardless, my goal here was to talk about how it’s time to tinker and figure things out. The Buffalo Bills went to Florida to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to close out preseason action and defensive back Cole Bishop got a chance to show off what he can do.

I’ve seen some buzz as Bishop potentially fighting for a starting safety position. Here are my thoughts below and since I was on the topic of tinkering, you might notice a different format for my clips on this game. Let me know...

For a minute there, it looked like the Buffalo Bills might end up starting their intended backup running back in games that matter this season. As starter James Cook executed a “hold-in” while at training camp, refusing to practice until his agent and general manager Brandon Beane agreed upon a new contract, there was plenty of attention turned to the team’s RB2.

While that young man — who is the same age as Cook even though they were drafted two years apart — played a role on the 2024 team as a rookie, there were definite divides among people in...

The Buffalo Bills have to pare down their roster to 53 active players by 4 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, August 26. It’s a painstaking process that takes annually takes the wind from head coach Sean McDermott and the rest of Buffalo’s coaches, as well general manager Brandon Beane. It’s a reality check that the NFL is a business, and that there’s a league-wide total of 1,696 roster spots to be had at any one time among the 32 NFL clubs.

Without further ado…

Quarterback (2)

• Josh Allen
• Mitch Trubisky

Running Back (3)

• James Cook...

In news that may serve as little surprise to tuned-in fans of the Buffalo Bills, defensive tackle Jordan Phillips is “expected to be signed to the Bills’ 53-man roster, NOT the practice squad, later this week,” per reporter Ryan Talbot and other tuned-in sources. If true, that could mean another defensive tackle’s roster spot is hanging in the balance.

Phillips, now 32, is a known commodity at defensive tackle, and he’s always played his best football as a member of the Bills. Should Phillips sign, it would be his fourth return to the team — and was the only move...