Tag: Tyrel Dodson

A second-straight day of intense Bills practice ensues

#Bills are leaving it all out on the practice field this week:

The Buffalo Bills are in the mood to mix it up at practice this week. The Pittsburgh Steelers might want to watch out.

Ahead of traveling to Pittsburgh to face the Steelers, the Bills had another day of workouts which saw tempers flare on Wednesday. That follows a Tuesday session which even saw quarterback Josh Allen get involved.

While reports all indicate it was not as fiery as the day prior, there were still a few moments worth mentioning. The most noteworthy tidbit to include is that there were some repeat offenders.

Like Tuesday, linebacker Tyrel Dodson and receiver Stefon Diggs got involved in some back-and-forth moments–but separately.

Dodson had some words for the offense and offensive lineman Dion Dawkins took exception to it, according to the Batavia Daily News. After some jawing, head coach Sean McDermott had a word with Dodson.

Regarding Diggs, there was a push between him and cornerback Taron Johnson. WKBW-TV notes Diggs threw the ball at Johnson after the defender took him to the ground on one occasion. The exchange quickly died down.

All in all, perhaps not as many fireworks as the day prior. No helmets were thrown.

Still, there’s something feisty in the water over at One Bills Drive this week.

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Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs, Tyrel Dodson involved in Bills fiery, fight-filled practice

A couple notable #Bills players got into it during a fiery practice:

Buffalo Bills training camp workouts at St. John Fisher University mostly went by pretty quietly. Not a lot of pushing and shoving going on.

That was not that case on Tuesday.

According to various media reports from the scene, there were multiple dust ups during the team’s practice. In different portions of those, the likes of Josh Allen, Stefon Diggs and especially potential Tremaine Edmunds replacement, Tyrel Dodson, got involved in the festivities.

Here’s a collection of local media reports describing what went down:

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Bills’ Tyrel Dodson: ‘My approach hasn’t changed one bit’

#Bills LB Tyrel Dodson on potentially replacing Tremaine Edmunds:

It’s a big summer for Tyrel Dodson.

Maybe that’s the case in the eyes of everyone else, but not his.

The Buffalo Bills are in search of their new middle linebacker after the departure of Tremaine Edmunds. Much of the focus has been on third-round rookie Dorian Williams.

But Dodson was the man getting first-team reps on Day 1 of training camp. Not Williams, who was backing up Matt Milano instead.

Even with this new-found opportunity, its business as usual for Dodson.

“My approach is the same as it is every year, being the best player I can be, defense, special teams,” Dodson told the Buffalo News. “My mindset has always been to be the starting middle linebacker. Even when Tremaine Edmunds was here, my approach was to prepare as the starting middle linebacker. My approach hasn’t changed one bit.”

Dodson added he has “tunnel vision” and is focused on himself.

Going all the way back to free agency, the team’s front office has touted their confidence in the players already on the roster, Dodson included. With Williams’ future at the position uncertain, Terrel Bernard is another player to keep an eye on who could push Dodson for the starting spot.

Regardless of who takes it, there is value in making that decision sooner rather than later. The middle linebacker usually “wears the dot.” That means they are connected to the coach calling the plays, which is Sean McDermott in this case. This position also makes pre-snap adjustments for the entire defense.

It’s an important role that needs filling. However, that’s not going to force the Bills to make a rash decision. They will take their time.

“I don’t really want to put a ‘hard stop’ on when that’s going to be declared, when that decision is going to be made,” McDermott said via video conference. “There is value to making that sooner than later. We’ll know, when we know.

“We’ve got to let that play out a little bit here in camp, get into the pads, see who leads the defense the right way because that’s also a big piece of that position. I’m excited about the players we have at that position.”

Bills Wire will continue to bring updates on all-things training camp throughout the summer.

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