Bill Hoppe

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Keonta Jenkins made a splash in training camp before spending last year on the practice squad. With just one year of inside linebacker under his belt, Jenkins is angling to be the latest #Bills player to make the leap from the practice squad. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/lineb...

Linebacker Keonta Jenkins pushing to be latest Bills players to leap from the practice squad

PITTSFORD — Keonta Jenkins is not new. And he’s not playing like it.

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"If I didn’t like the contact, I would have played baseball a long time ago." #Bills players still relish the first day of pads as an evolving sport forces them to find creative ways to practice with physicality. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/train...

Training camp update: The Bills are finding new ways to embrace physicality as the sport evolves

PITTSFORD — Kaleb Elarms-Orr was tagged by Dion Dawkins. He wanted to get it back on the next play.

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Joe Brady downplayed injuries, but pushing the first day of full contact back a day is another example of the #Bills prioritizing health during the preseason. It's especially true after safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson's Achilles scare. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/train...

Training camp update: Bills pump the brakes on first day of pads in another example prioritizing health

PITTSFORD — The first day of pads brings a little more juice to training camp.

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A knee fracture delayed Dorian Williams' chance to show the new #Bills coaches he can be a full-time starter. Williams feels healthy now and will hop into a competition with rookie Kaleb Elarms-Orr as #Buffalo gradually eases him back into practice. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/train...

Training camp update: Bills' Dorian Williams ready for starting LB competition after missing spring with knee fracture

PITTSFORD — Dorian Williams knows how to ride the wave.

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Nearly 80% of #Bills draft picks have made the roster under Brandon Beane, giving them a higher chance of sticking around in subsequent seasons. But with a new coaching staff, there are a handful of former picks with something to prove this year. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/a-han...

A handful of former Bills draft picks have a lot to prove heading into training camp

Competition has been a word the Buffalo Bills have used often in recent years. It has continued into the Joe Brady era, but it might actually be more than talk

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The biggest question of training camp is how the #Bills' interior defensive linemen fit into their new 3-4 defense. They will likely dictate how good the defense is this season. And all eyes are in five players drafted in the last three years. www.niagara-gazette.com/sports/bills...

Bills training camp preview: New-look interior defensive line to determine success in switch to 3-4

EDITOR’S NOTE: This is the sixth installment in a series breaking down each position ahead of the opening of Buffalo Bills training camp July 29.

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