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7 days ago
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5 Burning Questions That Could Shape the Buffalo Bills' 2025 Season
he Buffalo Bills are reloaded and eyeing a Super Bowl in 2025, but training camp holds the key to their success! We dive into the top 5 questions: Defensive line rotations with Ed Oliver and rookies, safety battles featuring Cole Bishop, wide receiver depth with Keon Coleman and new additions, Matt Milano's health, and Dalton Kincaid's potential breakout. From edge rushers like Joey Bosa and Gregory Rousseau to Josh Allen's passing game—get the full analysis here. Which storyline are you watching closest? Comment below, like, subscribe, and turn on notifications for more NFL insights!
USA Today
13-07-2025
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- USA Today
What is the Bills' biggest remaining need heading into 2025 NFL season?
The Buffalo Bills are on a quest for a Super Bowl in 2025 but the team still has needs. Every NFL team usually does. No roster is perfect at this time of the year. As far as Buffalo is concerned, what is their biggest remaining need with the 2025 NFL season inching closer with the start of training camp at the end of July? CBS Sports says it's the safety position. The Bills enter the upcoming season instilling some hope in Cole Bishop. A second-round pick a year ago, Bishop did not get his footing early in his career as Damar Hamlin and Taylor Rapp started over him. The point of safety being a concern makes sense since Bishop has yet to prove himself. However, the reason the Bills did not address that position this offseason is because of him. CBS Sports' breakdown on Bishop can be found below: Buffalo did draft Ohio State safety Jordan Hancock in the fifth round, but a healthy competition is expected to ensue with Cole Bishop and Taylor Rapp. Cornerback would be another consideration given the recent judicial events involving first-round pick Maxwell Hairston.
Yahoo
10-07-2025
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Bills Fan Favorite Faces Rumors About 'Training Wheels' Future
Bills Fan Favorite Faces Rumors About 'Training Wheels' Future originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin will always be remembered for his inspirational and dramatic NFL comeback, returning to the game after having suffering cardiac arrest on the field ... and eventually valiantly working his way back into the starting lineup. Advertisement But the veteran safety also wants to be recognized not as just a symbol ... but also as a difference-making starter on a Super Bowl contender. And while he works to achieve the goal ... he might end up looking up the depth chart at the competition once we get to training camp this summer. As our colleague Ralph Ventre points out, predicting who will do what at safety in 2025 is in question as "that position could be one of the most up-for-grabs this summer, with the Bills bringing in several players who will be vying for one open place one the depth chart.'' So here come the rumors of Hamlin losing his job. Advertisement Is that valid? Who's who back there? Taylor Rapp is good to go at one spot. And elsewhere, it is Hamlin competing with second-year safety Cole Bishop and free agency get Darrick Forrest for the other starting job. Writes Ventre: 'The Bills, who played much of the 2024 season with only three true safeties on the 53-man roster, made only one notable addition to the room. They signed former Washington Commanders starter Darrick Forrest, who seemingly fell out of favor with the (Washington) team that drafted him after returning from a 2023 season-ending shoulder injury.'' This is the NFL, so the guy the Bills might wish to win the job is the guy they've invested capital in ... and that would be 2024 second-round draft pick Bishop. Advertisement And what might Bills Mafia want? Hamlin has never quite locked up a first-team job with the Bills. He jumped into the starting lineup as rookie to replace the All-Pro Micah Hyde and he starting 13 games that season before his life-and-death struggle with cardiac arrest. But last year, Hamlin did start 14 games last season while recording the first two interceptions of his career. 'Last year I feel like I was getting the training wheels off of myself in a way,' Hamlin said. 'Just coming back from literally dying on the field to playing again in a significant role, a starting role, playing a full season again for the first time, just feeling myself out … I feel like I had a lot of success on the field.'' Advertisement Valid enough. But to remain a starter? He may need even more success. Related: Bills Mafia Queen Hailee Steinfeld Flaunts Wedding Ring For First Time Related: Will 2025 Be James Cook's Final Year With Bills? This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 7, 2025, where it first appeared.
Yahoo
04-07-2025
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2025 Buffalo Bills training camp preview: Safety
The Buffalo Bills are moving into their next major offseason phase in due time: Training camp. The Bills will kick off their 2025 training camp on July 23 at St. John Fisher University. As with every offseason, Bills Wire will examine each position group ahead of this pivotal time on the football calendar. Advertisement Our 2025 safety preview can be found below: At the top Bills defensive back Taylor Rapp. The Bills have valued safeties who can play a hybrid type of safety: one who can complete the duties of either a free safety or strong safety on any given play. This helps with disguising coverages. Players may perform most of their snaps from one spot, but the staff emphasizes versatility nonetheless. At this point, Taylor Rapp and Demar Hamlin have the inside track at the top of the depth chart. Each player started 14 games last year. Hamlin registered 89 total tackles and two interceptions, while Rapped totaled 82 tackles and two interceptions. Advertisement Depth chart Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop and Buffalo Bills cornerback Cam Lewis tackle Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace during second half action at the Buffalo Bills divisional game against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 19, 2025. Cole Bishop is nipping at the heels of both Hamlin and Rapp. A 2024 second-round draft pick, Bishop went through a bit of a learning curve in his rookie season. 2025 fifth-round draft pick Jordan Hancock will be an interesting player to watch. He can play slot corner or safety, so his versatility may land him a spot on the roster. Buffalo signed Darrick Forrest in free agency from Washington. Forrest saw most of his action on special teams last year. UDFA Wande Owens rounds out the safety room. In 2025... ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 13: Damar Hamlin #3 of the Buffalo Bills tackles Kirk Cousins #8 of the Minnesota Vikings during the fourth quarter at Highmark Stadium on November 13, 2022 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by) Rapp is one of the hardest-hitting safeties in the league, and Hamlin is reliable and understands Sean McDermott's system very well. McDermott's defensive scheme puts a lot of pressure on safeties. Advertisement For Buffalo, their safeties must limit mistakes for the defense to have a successful season. Many preseason pundits linked the Bills to the safety position ahead of the NFL Draft. There was a concern that the position could use an upgrade. In the end, the Bills brass primarily stayed with the status quo. Still, there's some worry that the unit will have enough athleticism to hang with some of the faster receivers in the game. In addition, their depth is questionable. The hope is that this group will use their game intelligence to keep things under control in the back end. Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde set a high standard for this unit. Hopeful, for the Bills sake, the group will trend toward the standard. This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: Previewing the Buffalo Bills' safety position ahead of training camp
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17-06-2025
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List of Bills players that sat out 2025 minicamp practices
The Buffalo Bills took on their 2025 NFL training camp last week from Orchard Park. Attendance was reportedly good, it even included Pro Bowl running back James Cook who was previously holding out of OTA workouts. Advertisement While players did show up to minicamp, not everyone was actually working. Despite still being a long way away from the start of the regular season, the Bills did still take the safe route with some and allowed them to sit out of practice because of injury or other reasons. Here is the full list of players that reportedly sat our of minicamp workouts. S Cole Bishop ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - JUNE 11: Cole Bishop #24 of the Buffalo Bills looks on during Bills minicamp on June 11, 2024 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Bryan M. Bennett/Getty Images) S Damar Hamlin Jun 11, 2025; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) makes a catch during Minicamp at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images OL Connor McGovern Buffalo Bills Jacob Bayer, Sedrick Van-Pran-Granger, Tylan Grable, Alec Anderson, Dion Dawkins and Connor McGovern line up and stretch during their voluntary workout at their practice facility on May 27, 2025. DB Cam Lewis Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop and Buffalo Bills cornerback Cam Lewis tackle Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Tylan Wallace during second half action at the Buffalo Bills divisional game against the Baltimore Ravens at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 19, 2025. DE Joey Bosa Jan 2, 2022; Inglewood, California, USA; Los Angeles Chargers defensive end Joey Bosa (97) attempts to get past Denver Broncos offensive tackle Garett Bolles (72) in the first half at SoFi Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports LB Baylon Spector Jun 11, 2025; Orchard Park, NY, USA; Buffalo Bills linebacker Baylon Spector (54) works out during Minicamp at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gregory Fisher-Imagn Images LB Shaq Thompson Dec 15, 2024; Charlotte, North Carolina, USA; Carolina Panthers linebacker Shaq Thompson (54) on the sideline during the second half against the Dallas Cowboys at Bank of America Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jim Dedmon-Imagn Images RB Ty Johnson Buffalo Bills quarterback Mitchell Trubisky (11) hands the ball off to Buffalo Bills running back Ty Johnson (26) during the fourth quarter of the Buffalo Bills wild card game against the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Jan. 12, 2025. WR Laviska Shenault Dec 1, 2024; East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA; Seattle Seahawks wide receiver Laviska Shenault Jr. (1) celebrates a play during the third quarter against the New York Jets at MetLife Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Smith-Imagn Images WR KJ Hamler The Carolina Panthers' Jammie Robinson stops K.J. Hamler of the Buffalo Bills just short of the end zone during the second half of the preseason game at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Aug. 24, 2024. OL Alec Anderson Bills Spencer Brown gets ready to block Alec Anderson during Bills training camp. This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: List of Bills players that sat out 2025 minicamp practices
