By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Micah Hyde laughs at the recollection of just turned 20-year-old linebacker Tremaine Edmunds having difficulty spitting out calls in the defensive huddle during one of the Buffalo Bills first offseason practices in May.
"They threw ...
ALAMEDA, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland Raiders have signed quarterback Nathan Peterman to the practice squad.
Oakland also signed linebacker Cayson Collins to the practice squad Wednesday.
Peterman was a fifth-round draft pick by Buffalo in 2017 but was cut by the Bills last month after ...
By GETHIN COOLBAUGH, Associated Press
BOSTON (AP) — Jack Eichel fondly remembers sitting with his dad in the TD Garden stands, watching his favorite hockey players.
The 22-year-old from nearby North Chelmsford was the star attraction Sunday night, and he didn't disappoint.
Eichel had two ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — First-round draft picks, quarterback Josh Allen and linebacker Tremaine Edmunds, might be the Buffalo Bills' most high-profile rookies making a notable impact this season.
They're not the only ones.
Though eliminated from playoff ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — After putting the Bills ahead with his arm, Josh Allen sealed Buffalo's 14-13 victory over the Detroit Lions with his leaping legs.
All the rookie quarterback needed was a push.
That's the way fullback Patrick DiMarco described ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN, Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Sabres didn't need overtime, for a change.
Jeff Skinner got his 22nd goal of the season, Casey Mittelstadt and Evan Rodrigues also scored and the Sabres beat the Arizona Coyotes 3-1 on Thursday night for their second ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Don't count out LeSean McCoy just yet.
Though the Bills running back missed practice Wednesday to nurse a sore left hamstring, McCoy told The Associated Press there's a chance he'll play in Buffalo's home game against the Detroit ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills safety Micah Hyde can't forget the one and only time he picked off Detroit's Matthew Stafford.
It happened in the final minutes of Hyde's final regular-season game with the Packers, when he intercepted Stafford's attempt to ...
By STEVEN WINE, AP Sports Writer
MIAMI (AP) — A person familiar with the move says the NFL has fined umpire Roy Ellison $9,300 and reinstated him from administrative leave after his dispute in Miami with Buffalo Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes.
The person confirmed the fine to The ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Bills starting linebacker Matt Milano will miss the final three weeks of the season with a broken left leg, while the status of running backs LeSean McCoy and Chris Ivory are considered more promising.
Milano had surgery for a ...
By JONAH BRONSTEIN, Associated Press
BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) — Claude Giroux was nervous about centering the Philadelphia Flyers' top line for the first time in two seasons.
Once he settled in, Giroux guided the Flyers to their most goals in a game in nearly two months. Philadelphia's captain ...
NEW YORK (AP) — Buffalo defensive end Jerry Hughes was fined $53,482 by the NFL on Saturday for confronting an official in the tunnel after the Bills-Dolphins game last weekend. Hughes accused the official of calling him a vulgar name.
"I'll catch you. I'll catch you, guaranteed," Hughes ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Sam Darnold had difficulty containing his excitement after the New York Jets rookie enjoyed his first fourth-quarter comeback victory in the NFL.
On the other side of the tunnel, Buffalo rookie Josh Allen had difficulty keeping his ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Coach Sean McDermott knows the Buffalo Bills aren't going to win too many more games if they keep allowing opponents to start drives at midfield — or beyond.
"That wasn't part of the game plan, for them to start at the 48," ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
The NFL Referees Association is questioning why the league isn't focusing more attention on Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes for threatening umpire Roy Ellison following Buffalo's game at Miami last weekend.
Ellison has been placed on administrative leave ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Left tackle Dion Dawkins scans the Buffalo Bills locker room from the vantage point of his corner stall and sees a glimpse of a young and promising future core of a team beginning to emerge.
"It's just like a freshman class at ...
By DENNIS WASZAK Jr., AP Pro Football Writer
FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Sam Darnold is one step closer to returning from his foot injury.
The New York Jets rookie quarterback was a full participant at practice Wednesday, putting him on track to start at Buffalo against the Bills on ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The only time rookie quarterbacks Josh Allen and Sam Darnold got on the field when the Bills faced the Jets a month ago was to shake hands following Buffalo's lopsided victory.
On Sunday, much more is anticipated from both when the ...
By DAVE SKRETTA, AP Sports Writer
KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — The Kansas City Chiefs signed wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin to a one-year contract, taking a low-risk gamble that they can become the team that finally allows the 2014 first-round draft pick to live up to expectations.
The Chiefs ...
By JOHN WAWROW, AP Sports Writer
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — The Buffalo Bills cut Kelvin Benjamin with four weeks left in the season in an indication of how poorly the receiver underperformed during his 13 months with the team.
The move, announced by the Bills on Tuesday, came as a surprise ...