Buffalo Bills long snapper Reid Ferguson recently revealed that he’s doing his part to get together some of his Bills teammates for offseason workouts in the midst of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Last week, a contingent of Bills players from the team’s offense met down in South Florida. Among them were quarterback Josh Allen and new No. 1 receiver Stefon Diggs.
But the special teamers aren’t sitting around, either. Ferguson recently was profiled along with his brother, Blake, in the New York Times. The story explored how the two brothers, both long snappers as Blake was recently drafted by the Dolphins, are prepping for the 2020 season with the tough circumstances going on this NFL offseason due to the pandemic.
In that piece, the two discussed how they’re working together to improve, while also not trying to give away any secrets… considering now they’re both AFC East rivals, after all. But also mentioned is how Ferguson has invited two of his newer Bills comrades to workout with the brothers.
Rookie kicker Tyler Bass drives two hours from South Carolina to meet with the brothers in Smyrna, Ga. Along with Bass, punter Kaare Vedvik is also joining the crew, but took it a step further. He used to drive from Birmingham, Ala, about a two and a half hour trip according to the report, but now Vedvik actually moved to a closer location.
Vedvik signed with the Bills earlier this offseason and will compete with Corey Bojorquez for Buffalo’s punting job. Bass, the team’s sixth-round pick, will compete with Stephen Hauschka for kicking duties. The two new guys appear to be going an extra mile to meetup with some of their new teammates while prepping to hopefully find full-time jobs with the Bills in 2020. But don’t think for a second the two incumbents aren’t working, too. They could all likely be there, but the ongoing pandemic is making travel difficult.
Both of these spots will be training camp battles to watch later this summer for the Bills.
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