Bills Rumors & News

Clutch Points "A foot injury has kept Tyler Kroft sidelined with the Buffalo Bills since OTAs earlier this offseason. After making his return to the team, Kroft left Thursday’s practice with an ankle injury. The fifth-year tight end missed the first two games of the season..." September 20

Yahoo! Sports "The Bills will go without rookie running back Devin Singletary on Sunday. Singletary did not practice today, which means he missed the entire week of practice with a hamstring injury, and coach Sean McDermott confirmed he will not play. " September 20

Pro Football Talk "The NFL and the NFL Players Association have yet to reach a new Collective Bargaining Agreement. The NFL and the NFL Referees Association are close to doing so. Per multiple sources, the NFL and the NFLRA have struck an agreement in principle.  " September 20

Bleacher Report "Here we are again, watching a young group of quarterbacks change the NFL. You know the names, and two of the biggest, Kansas City's Patrick Mahomes and Baltimore's Lamar Jackson, play each other Sunday. That game spotlights what could turn into a remarkable rivalry not..." September 20

Democrat And Chronicle "Buffalo Bills running back Devin Singletary, who suffered a hamstring injury in the fourth quarter of last week’s victory over the New York Giants, is not practicing Wednesday and his status for Sunday’s home opener is in question. “He remains day-to-day,”..." September 19

Sportsnaut "The Carolina Panthers head into this week’s game against the Arizona Cardinals at 0-2 on the season and with quarterback Cam Newton unlikely to play. It’s just the latest example of the Ron Rivera-led squad failing to remain relevant. Carolina finished last season 7-9..." September 18

12 Up "It's time for 30 NFL teams to come together and think about the good of the league, because even though it may not be the best idea for every franchise, someone has to trade for Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey just so the Patriots don't get the..." September 18

CBS Sports "After watching Eli Manning get off to an ugly start in 2019, the Giants finally made the decision to bench their Super Bowl-winning quarterback on Tuesday in favor of rookie Daniel Jones. The team's decision means that Manning won't be on the field as..." September 18

USA Today "The panic button is typically pushed as a last resort, once time has virtually run out. Yet in the hyper-competitive, hyper-reactive world of the NFL, that often means a mere two weeks into the season.  Consider the New York Giants. In the throes of their third consecutive..." September 18

Buffalo News "Buffalo Bills officials continue to tinker with policy to curb the raucous behavior of fans on game day that last year resulted in 55 game-related arrests by Orchard Park police outside the stadium. Those efforts are starting to pay off, according to a team..." September 18

Buffalo News "Bills running back Devin Singletary is listed as day-to-day with a hamstring injury, coach Sean McDermott said Monday. McDermott said the team is still gathering information on Singletary's injury. He was injured on a fourth quarter carry against the New York Giants and came up..." September 17

CBS Sports "Poor Ben Roethlisberger -- out for the season with elbow surgery -- and Drew Brees -- missing six weeks with a thumb injury -- couldn't even hold the headlines for a full 24 hours before Jalen Ramsey, last seen engaging in a sideline blowup..." September 17

Buffalo News "Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen continues to endear himself to Bills fans far and wide, and this answer from Sunday's postgame news conference won't hurt. Asked what he wanted to show the New York teams and fans the first two weeks said, he replied, “One New..." September 16

Newark Star-Ledger "The Buffalo Bills knew their best chance to beat the Giants on Sunday was to take running back Saquon Barkley out of the game and make quarterback Eli Manning try to beat them though the air. Buffalo’s plan worked to near perfection, in a 28-14..." September 16

Total Pro Sports "Janoris Jenkins just made an already tough day even worse. In Sunday’s 28-14 loss to the Bills, the Giants allowed passes of 15, 17, 18, 26, and 51 yards. Those are huge plays that cannot happen. Janoris Jenkins seems to know why, and it wasn’t because of..." September 15

ESPN "EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The boos began early in the second quarter of their home opener. They were fairly regular throughout the second half. This is what fans think of the product the New York Giants are putting on the field early this season, including in Sunday's 28-14..." September 15

USA Today "Jacksonville Jaguars cornerback Jalen Ramsey has never been one to shy away from making, somewhat controversial statements about fellow NFL players. In 2018, he made a few scathing indictments of some of the league’s quarterbacks, including Buffalo Bills QB Josh Allen..." September 13

New York Post "Intentionally or not, Giants coach Pat Shurmur provided some digital bulletin-board material for the Bills this week with his quotes about Buffalo quarterback Josh Allen. A tweet by the NFL Network’s Kimberly Jones, quoting Shurmur on Wednesday as saying he believed during the..." September 13

Buffalo Rumblings "The NFL announced that Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Tyrel Dodson is suspended for the first six games of the 2019 NFL season. Dodson was charged with domestic violence in May, and he accepted a plea deal of misdemeanor disorderly conduct to close the..." September 13

USA Today "The Bills are 1-0, and Western New York is Bill-eving. The region is not alone. According to ESPN sports gambling two bets were placed at Las Vegas sportsbooks earlier this week that stood out. Both involved the Bills. Per the report, one bet at Caesars came in at..." September 12

Bleacher Report "The NFL Week 1 slate always produces odd occurrences that don't necessarily reflect what happens the rest of the way. Teams throw out new things that aren't on film, and players are still getting used to full speed and contact again, among other reasons for the opening-slate..." September 12

Sport Business "The National Football League is offering $3m as part of an initiative to create a helmet which can outperform the equipment currently in use. As part of the NFL Helmet Challenge, experts, innovators and helmet manufacturers have been offered $2m in grant funding to support the..." September 12

NBC Sports Bay Area "Former 49ers linebacker Patrick Willis and defensive lineman Justin Smith are among the first-time eligible players nominated for the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Class of 2020. The Hall of Fame on Thursday released a total of 122 players who comprise the list of modern-era..." September 12

CBS Sports "Some NFL teams made good of their 2019 season openers over the weekend, confirming themselves as projected playoff contenders -- from the Los Angeles Rams surviving a battle with the Carolina Panthers and the New England Patriots blowing out the Pittsburgh Steelers to the Dallas Cowboys rolling..." September 12

The Big Lead "Folks, the NFL is back and better than ever. And I can prove it with empirical data. Offensive holding penalties, the very best part of the game, are up in a big way. The NFL’s two officiating points of emphasis were obvious in Week 1. Flags for offensive holding rose 32..." September 12

New York Post "When evaluating the quarterbacks in the 2018 draft, Pat Shurmur studied all of the top prospects. After all, the Giants owned the No. 2 overall pick and, though the front office fell in love with Saquon Barkley, the Giants did have 37-year-old Eli Manning and general manager Dave Gettleman..." September 12

Pro Football Talk "Regardless of how the competition actually looks on the field, Patriots coach Bill Belichick has long made it a point to be effusive in positive observations about the next team on New England’s schedule. There are times when that feels more organic than others. This is not one..." September 11

Buffalo News "You might remember the New York Jets' Henry Anderson. Lindsey Hauschka does. Anderson is the player who blindsided Buffalo Bills kicker Stephen Hauschka last season after a field goal attempt was blocked and the Jets tried running back the recovery, Hauschka suffered a..." September 11

The Sports Daily "In the third of three series, we will take a look at the top five National Football League wide receivers who changed teams in the offseason. The player number one on the list was always to be Antonio Brown, however on the weekend Brown made NFL headlines when he was cut by the Oakland..." September 09

Buffalo News "The Bills won the first of their two trips to MetLife Stadium to open the season, coming back to down the New York Jets, 17-16. "It's hard to win in this league," coach Sean McDermott told reporters afterward. "You go into some tough environments. We expected a..." September 09

The Big Lead "After a dud of an opening football game in Chicago, all America wants is…more football. Well, better football, but more better football. The NFL season begins in full this weekend and into Monday night with a full slate of games set to retake the country’s imagination...." September 06

Bleacher Report "NFL teams have handed out more than a half-billion dollars in recent extensions, but don't expect the money to stop flowing anytime soon. On Tuesday, the Los Angeles Rams rewarded quarterback Jared Goff with a four-year, $134 million extension. One day later,..." September 06

Sportsnaut "The start of a new season brings with it a sense of hope for every fan base. NFL Week 1 also sets the stage for some players to explode out of the gate. That’s what we’re diving into here. In particular, we expect 10 players to open their 2019 NFL seasons with huge..." September 06

The Big Lead "The NFL had one more offseason transaction to announce before officially kicking off its centennial season on Thursday. The league has added Reddit Inc. as one of its new digital marketing platforms. This new collaboration is set to take advantage of the “Ask Me Anything”..." September 06

The Telegraph "very year a handful of relatively unknown football players make the leap from respected professional to bona fide superstar. There is no better example than Patrick Mahomes taking the NFL by storm last season, and while the Chiefs quarterback's achievements are near-impossible to..." September 06

Sportsnaut "Two positional markets around the NFL were thrown for a loop in the lead up to the start of the regular season this week. It started with Los Angeles Rams quarterback Jared Goff netting a four-year, $134 million extension with a record $110 million in total guarantees on..." September 06

Heavy "With the NFL season here, somehow the news cycle revolves around Antonio Brown drama. The controversial wide receiver for the Oakland Raiders has decided to stir the pot even more than he has already by going on the assault against general manager Mike Mayock. It’s been a bad year for..." September 05

Bleacher Report "Before the 2019 NFL season kicks off Thursday, coaches are continuing to put together game plans for their first opponents. There's still time to cover shallow spots on depth charts with free-agent veterans who are ready to jump into the fray. Clubs released unofficial..." September 05

Larry Brown Sports "The NFL saw an influx of over 1,000 players added to the free agent market over the weekend as team’s trimmed their rosters to 53 players. The results was a late surge of signings — the very last wave of free agency, if you will. While a feeding frenzy has whittled that..." September 05

SB Nation "The preseason has come and gone, and so too have a handful of QB2s. Jacoby Brissett and Case Keenum got drafted into starting duty in Indianapolis and Washington. Paxton Lynch and DeShone Kizer failed their auditions to back up MVP candidates in Seattle..." September 04

CBS Sports "NFL players are getting paid, and many are breaking league records with their offseason deals.  One player taking home the money is Dallas Cowboys running back Ezekiel Elliott, who is no longer holding out after signing a 6-year, $90 million contract with $50..." September 04

Bleacher Report "We have officially reached the first week of the 2019 NFL season. All 32 teams will see their first regular-season action, whether they're equipped to handle it or not. The reality is many teams still have significant holes, and those aren't just going to go away...." September 04

The Big Lead "After an offseason that seemed to last ages, football is finally almost here, as the 100th NFL season will kick off with Packers-Bears on Thursday night. There will be storylines to monitor, new players to watch, and highlights everywhere you go. It will be glorious. To celebrate, we..." September 04

ESPN "The sports betting landscape is evolving rapidly, but one thing remains the same -- American bettors love the NFL. According to survey results released Wednesday by the American Gaming Association (AGA), 38 million Americans --15% of the adult population -- plan to bet on the NFL this..." September 04

Pro Football Rumors "The Bills will meet with wide receiver Laquon Treadwell and outside linebacker Noah Spence on Tuesday, according to NFL.com’s Ian Rapoport (on Twitter). Given their draft pedigrees, both could be intriguing low-risk pickups for Buffalo. Treadwell is a..." September 03

SB Nation "There are 32 men currently employed as NFL head coaches. Not all 32 will still be employed by their teams when the 2019 season ends. Several coaches are fighting to keep their jobs this season, as a confluence of weak resumes and underwhelming rosters will create some sought-after job..." September 03

The Big Lead "What makes a fan base good or bad? Loyalty? Attendance? Reputation? Social media presence? Celebrity faces? Can you celebrate a group of people who walk away from a bad owner and a perennial loser? Or do you criticize them for not sticking with their team? Do you dislike the way fans act when..." September 03

12 Up "Now that the 2019 preseason is officially in the rear view mirror, it's become instantly clear that some rookies have established themselves as a bona fide studs. Some, however, either need a lot more seasoning before they emerge as starts or are showing some worrying signs that..." September 03

Sportsnaut "Every team has a myriad of questions it must answer heading into the 2019 NFL season, but some of them stand out as particularly important. That’s what we’re looking at here. The spring and summer months leading up to Week 1 have led to some crazy developments around the..." September 03

Yahoo! Sports "Not long ago, Bills G.M. Brandon Beane insisted that running back LeSean McCoy was in the team’s plans. Now? Not. On Sunday, Beane met with the media for the first time since terminating McCoy’s contract. “I mean he’s probably a Hall of Fame player,..." September 02