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Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid is all smiles after scoring a touchdown early in the first quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park on Nov. 2, 2025.

Bills pick up TE Dalton Kincaid’s option for 2027

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The Buffalo Bills officially picked up the fifth year option on tight end Dalton Kincaid’s rookie contract.

General manager Brandon Beane confirmed the move on Monday at the league meetings in Phoenix.

Kincaid, a first-round pick (25th overall) in 2023, will earn $8.1 million fully guaranteed for the 2027 season.

He made his first Pro Bowl in 2025 after catching 39 passes for 571 yards and five scores in 12 games.

Kincaid, 26, has tallied 156 receptions for 1,692 yards and nine touchdowns in 41 career games (24 starts).

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Sep 28, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin (3) on the field after a game against the New Orleans Saints at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

Bills sign S Damar Hamlin to 1-year deal

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Safety Damar Hamlin signed a one-year contract to return to the Buffalo Bills on Friday.

Financial terms were not disclosed for Hamlin, who played in five games in 2025 before sustaining a season-ending pectoral injury. He was placed on injured reserve on Oct. 11.

Hamlin, 28, is best known for his remarkable comeback after suffering cardiac arrest following a hit to the chest during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals on Jan. 2, 2023.

He was brought back slowly during the 2023 season and appeared in five games, mostly on special teams. In 2024, he played 98 percent of the snaps at safety in the 14 games in which he appeared, before recording one tackle last season while playing 49 of his 61 total snaps on special teams.

The Bills selected Hamlin, who played collegiately at Pitt, in the sixth round of the 2021 NFL Draft. He has 185 tackles in 53 career games (27 starts).

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Dec 7, 2025; Orchard Park, New York, USA; Buffalo Bills cornerback Taron Johnson (7) warms up before a game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Highmark Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Mark Konezny-Imagn Images

Reports: Bills releasing veteran CB Taron Johnson

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The Buffalo Bills are releasing veteran cornerback Taron Johnson, multiple outlets reported on Friday.

Parting ways with Johnson, who turns 30 in July, reportedly will free up $8.67 million in salary cap space.

Johnson started 87 games over the past eight seasons with the Bills, including eight of his 13 games in 2025.

He has 572 tackles, eight sacks, eight forced fumbles and six interceptions (with two touchdowns) in 113 games. He was a second-team All-Pro selection in 2023.

Johnson signed a three-year, $30.75 million extension in March 2024 with $17.82 million in guaranteed money.

The Bills drafted Johnson in the fourth round in 2018, the same year they got quarterback Josh Allen with the No. 7 overall pick.

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Oct 13, 2025; Atlanta, Georgia, USA; Buffalo Bills defensive back Sam Franklin Jr. (28) reacts after a defensive play during the second half of a game against the Atlanta Falcons at Mercedes-Benz Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

Report: Bills re-signing S Sam Franklin Jr. to 3-year deal

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The Buffalo Bills are re-signing safety and special teams standout Sam Franklin Jr. to a three-year contract, ESPN reported Friday.

The deal is worth up to $7.5 million and includes $5 million in the first two seasons for the six-year veteran, per the report.

Franklin, who turned 30 earlier this month, played 329 of his 335 total snaps on special teams for Buffalo in 2025 and recorded 13 tackles in 17 games.

Undrafted out of Temple in 2020, Franklin has totaled 118 tackles, one sack, one interception and one forced fumble in 91 games (nine starts) with the Carolina Panthers (2020-24) and Bills. He had a 99-yard pick-six against the Minnesota Vikings in 2023.

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Report: Bills promoting OC Joe Brady to head coach

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The Buffalo Bills are promoting offensive coordinator Joe Brady to head coach with a five-year contract, ESPN reported Tuesday.

Brady, 36, replaces Sean McDermott, who was fired last week after compiling a 98-50 record over nine seasons but failing to reach the Super Bowl.

Brady spent the past four seasons on McDermott’s staff. He was Josh Allen’s quarterbacks coach in 2022 and 2023 and added interim offensive coordinator duties in November 2023 after the firing of Ken Dorsey. He was promoted to the full-time job in 2024.

Brady had several other suitors during the current coaching cycle, including the Arizona Cardinals, Baltimore Ravens and Las Vegas Raiders.

As for the Bills, they also interviewed former Giants head coach Brian Daboll, Jacksonville Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski, Los Angeles Rams pass game coordinator Nate Scheelhaase, Denver Broncos pass game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb, Washington Commanders run game coordinator Anthony Lynn, Miami Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, Indianapolis Colts DC Lou Anarumo and Colts quarterback Philip Rivers.

In 2025, Brady’s Buffalo offense ranked fourth in the NFL in yards (376.3 per game) and points (28.3).

Brady first grabbed headlines in 2019 as the passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach during LSU’s 15-0 run to the national championship. He won the Broyles Award as the top assistant in college football for his work with quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receivers Ja’Marr Chase and Justin Jefferson.

Brady was the offensive coordinator for the Carolina Panthers from 2020-21.

Brady will become the youngest active NFL head coach, replacing Kellen Moore, 37, of the New Orleans Saints.

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Philip Rivers removes his name from Bills’ coaching search

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Philip Rivers ran a comeback route to play quarterback for the Colts in December, but he’s calling an out on becoming head coach of the Buffalo Bills on Monday.

Rivers, 44, played three games for the Colts and interviewed with the Bills on Friday as part of a pool of candidates talking to the team about replacing Sean McDermott. Former Miami Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel, hired as the Chargers’ offensive coordinator last week, also interviewed with Buffalo.

Joe Brady, offensive coordinator under McDermott in Buffalo, Dolphins defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver, former Giants head coach Brian Daboll and Jaguars offensive coordinator Grant Udinski are among options remaining for the Bills’ job who’ve held formal interviews with the team.

Broncos passing game coordinator Davis Webb, 31, is scheduled to interview with the Bills. He’s a friend of quarterback Josh Allen after spending three seasons (2019-21) on the Buffalo roster.

NFL Network and ESPN reported Rivers wants to remain at St. Michael Catholic High School in Fairhope, Ala., where he has a 43-15 record. He joined the coaching staff upon retiring after the 2020 season. Gunner Rivers, one of his sons, will be the team’s senior starting quarterback in August.

NFL Network reported the father-son connection played a large role in Rivers’ return to the high school ranks for 2026.

Rivers was a Pro Football Hall of Fame semifinalist prior to embarking on the comeback with the Colts and another longtime NFL associate, Shane Steichen. The current head coach on Indianapolis was an assistant when Rivers played for the Chargers.

Rivers spent 16 seasons with the Chargers (13 in San Diego, three in Los Angeles) and one season (2020) with the Colts before his initial retirement.

Rivers ranks sixth all-time in passing TDs (425) and eighth in passing yards (63,984) in NFL history.

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Report: Raiders to meet with Davis Webb for HC job; Bills also interested

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Denver Broncos passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach Davis Webb is scheduled for a second interview for the Las Vegas Raiders’ head coach opening, while the Buffalo Bills also are showing interest for their vacancy, ESPN reported Sunday.

While the Broncos’ run to the AFC Championship Game has raised Webb’s profile, the extended playoff run has complicated his interview availability.

Webb already met with the Raiders earlier this month making him eligible to talk to the team again this week whether the Broncos advance to the Super Bowl or not.

The Bills will not be able to interview Webb until after the Broncos’ season ends because Buffalo did not sever ties with head coach Sean McDermott until earlier this month when the team was eliminated in the divisional round.

Webb, 31, has been on the Broncos’ coaching staff since 2023 after spending time as a quarterback in the Bills, New York Giants and New York Jets organizations. He appeared in one game for the Bills in 2021 and had one start for the Giants in 2022.

Webb also played quarterback at Texas Tech (2013-15) and Cal (2016) before he was a third-round draft pick by the Giants in 2017.

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Bills fire Sean McDermott after latest playoff failure

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Sean McDermott was fired as head coach of the Buffalo Bills on Monday.

McDermott, 51, went 98-50 in the regular season with eight additional playoff wins and eight losses in nine seasons as coach of the Bills.

His final game was another playoff heartbreaker, losing 33-30 in overtime at Denver on Saturday.

McDermott and quarterback Josh Allen have not reached a Super Bowl but held the lead in the fourth quarter against the Broncos in the divisional playoff defeat on Saturday. It was the fourth playoff loss since 2022 in which the Bills lost despite leading in the fourth quarter.

Allen has the most career wins (eight) and starts (15) in the playoffs by any quarterback who has never started in the Super Bowl.

The Bills became the 10th team to make a coaching change since the end of the 2025 regular season. The New York Giants hired John Harbaugh and Kevin Stefanski was named head coach of the Atlanta Falcons, leaving eight vacancies.

McDermott led the Bills to five consecutive AFC East titles from 2020-24.

ESPN reported that Buffalo is retaining general manager Brandon Beane, who will lead the search for a new coach as the Bills prepare to debut their new stadium in 2026.

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Bills WR Gabe Davis to have MRI on injured knee

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Buffalo Bills wide receiver Gabe Davis will undergo an MRI on Monday to assess the severity of his left knee injury, NFL Network reported.

The injury threatens to sideline Davis for the remainder of the playoffs, according to the report, which noted that swelling in his knee made it difficult for the Bills’ medical staff to formulate an initial diagnosis.

Davis, 26, was carted to the locker room in the fourth quarter of Sunday’s 27-24 road win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the wild-card round. Buffalo advanced to face the Denver Broncos, the AFC’s top seed, in the divisional round on Saturday.

Davis’ knee buckled as he was hit while trying to catch a pass in triple coverage. He previously sustained a torn PCL and meniscus in the same knee in November 2024, during his lone season as a member of the Jaguars.

Davis signed with Buffalo in September as his recovery continued and played six games during the regular season, recording 12 catches for 129 yards and one touchdown. He had two catches for 14 yards against Jacksonville in the playoff opener.

A fourth-round draft pick in 2020, Davis spent his first four seasons with the Bills. In 80 career games (61 starts), he has 195 receptions for 3,098 yards and 30 scores.

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Bills overcome Jaguars 27-24 to end road playoff woes

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Josh Allen threw a touchdown pass and ran for two more scores to lead the Buffalo Bills to their first road playoff victory in 33 years in a 27-24 win over the host Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday in an AFC wild-card round matchup.

Allen, who went to the injury tent twice in the first half after sustaining head, hand and knee injuries, led a pair of fourth-quarter touchdown drives, scoring the game-winner on a 1-yard keeper with 1:04 left.

On the first play of the ensuing drive, Trevor Lawrence’s pass was intercepted by Cole Bishop off a deflection to secure the victory with 54 seconds remaining.

The Bills snapped a streak of eight straight road playoff losses at the end of a dramatic fourth quarter which saw 28 points scored — more than the 23 scored in the first three quarters. Four fourth-quarter lead changes were tied for the most in a postseason game in NFL history.

Allen completed 28 of 35 passes for 273 yards and ran for 33 yards, leading the Bills to their sixth straight win in a playoff opener. Khalil Shakir caught 12 passes for 82 yards, and Brandin Cooks had three receptions for 58 yards, including a 36-yard grab on the game-winning drive.

NFL rushing leader James Cook III was held to 46 yards on 15 carries.

Lawrence threw three touchdowns, two of which gave the Jaguars a lead in the fourth quarter, along with two interceptions on 18-of-30 passing for 207 yards.

Parker Washington had a game-high 107 receiving yards and a TD on seven receptions despite missing much of the first half while being evaluated for a concussion. Travis Etienne Jr. had 67 rushing yards, 49 receiving yards and a touchdown catch for Jacksonville.

Buffalo struck first after taking over at the Jaguars’ 33 on a Shaq Thompson interception. However, the Bills were unable to pick up a first down and forced to settle for Matt Prater’s 50-yard field goal.

Jacksonville did not waste its first scoring chance, converting on a 3-yard pass from Lawrence to Brian Thomas Jr. to give Jacksonville a 7-3 lead with 14:14 left in the first half.

The Jaguars had a prime chance to extend that lead when they forced a fumble on the ensuing kickoff but came up just short on Lawrence’s fourth-down keeper in the red zone.

Buffalo delivered a 10-play, 92-yard drive finished with a 2-yard Allen TD run to take a 10-7 lead with 5:37 left in the half. Jacksonville’s Cam Little missed a field goal just before halftime.

The teams traded field goals to begin the second half before Jacksonville forced a punt and reclaimed the lead at 17-13 with 12:55 left on Washington’s 6-yard touchdown catch.

Buffalo responded with a touchdown drive of its own, with Allen finding Dalton Kincaid for a 15-yard score to take a 20-17 lead with 8:56 left.

Jacksonville moved back in front on a 14-yard catch by Etienne with 4:03 left.

–Field Level Media