Bernard, who missed the Bills' Jan. 21 playoff loss to the Chiefs due to an ankle injury, feels very good health-wise at this stage of the offseason, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports. Prior to suffering his injury in the Bills' wild-card win over the Steelers on Jan. 15, Bernard racked up 143 tackles, 6.5 sacks and three interceptions in 17 regular-season contests. Now that his ankle has had time to heal up, the 2022 third-rounder is set to reprise his role as Buffalo's starting middle linebacker, which puts the 24-year-old in a position to remain a viable lineup option in IDP formats this coming season.
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passing yards
4306rushing yards
1122receiving yards
1183tackles
84interceptions
4Passing
name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG J. Allen,QB1738557966.5%4,306253.329182415292.2Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD K. Shakir,WR1711010.0100.60101J. Allen,QB171115244.72330.8157657L. Murray,RB16793003.82918.8411027D. Harris,RB623944.11115.71019L. Fournette,RB212403.3920.00012D. Harty,WR16400.040.00250T. Johnson,RB10301324.41313.201118S. Diggs,WR17155.050.30201J. Cook,RB172371,1224.74266.0245853K. Allen,QB713-13-1.00-1.90000G. Davis,WR171-2-2.02-0.10120Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD K. Shakir,WR1739456111628135.9282.026T. Sherfield,WR1711228681125.149.04R. Gilliam,FB171133030.22.00L. Murray,RB16172211970227.492.07D. Harris,RB6221680132.716.00D. Knox,TE122236186821715.596.013D. Harty,WR161521150101439.479.09T. Johnson,RB10776291286.260.02S. Diggs,WR171071601,1831185569.6399.058D. Kincaid,TE167391673925142.1311.029J. Cook,RB1744544451044826.2398.016G. Davis,WR1745817461775743.9180.034Q. Morris,TE152326131151.75.01Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD T. Bernard, LB17 84 59 143 6.5 32 10 5 3 0 0 3 0 J. Poyer, SAF16 66 34 100 1 4 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 T. Johnson, CB17 72 26 98 1 1 3 8 0 0 0 1 0 T. Dodson, LB17 53 17 70 2.5 11 8 2 0 0 0 1 0 C. Benford, CB15 43 11 54 0 0 3 10 2 0 0 1 0 M. Hyde, SAF14 37 17 54 0 0 1 7 2 0 0 0 0 E. Oliver, DT16 34 17 51 9.5 64 14 3 1 0 0 0 0 T. Rapp, SAF16 29 16 45 0.5 3 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 G. Rousseau, DE16 30 12 42 5 33.5 12 4 0 0 0 1 0 D. Jackson, CB15 32 5 37 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 D. Williams, LB17 22 13 35 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 L. Floyd, DE17 21 11 32 10.5 66 9 1 0 0 0 0 0 M. Milano, LB5 18 12 30 0 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 R. Douglas, CB9 21 8 29 1 10 1 8 4 0 0 2 0 A. Epenesa, DE15 9 11 20 6.5 40 7 8 2 0 0 1 0 D. Jones, DT7 8 8 16 2.5 17 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. Lewis, CB17 13 3 16 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 J. Phillips, DT14 10 5 15 2.5 23.5 2 5 0 0 0 0 0 K. Elam, CB3 10 4 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Settle, DT17 9 5 14 1 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Lawson, DE16 7 6 13 1 10 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. White, CB4 10 2 12 0 0 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 L. Joseph, DT7 7 5 12 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 P. Ford, DT8 5 4 9 1 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Neal, CB17 4 2 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Spector, LB9 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Jonathan, DE13 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Matakevich, LB17 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 V. Miller, LB12 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Vickers, DL2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Norman, CB4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Hamlin, SAF5 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 C. McGovern, G17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Sherfield, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Gilliam, FB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Morse, C17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Murray, RB16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harris, RB6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Ferguson, LS17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Harty, WR16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Johnson, RB10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Diggs, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Kincaid, TE16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Bass, K17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Cook, RB17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 G. Davis, WR17 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Morris, TE15 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -
passing yards
389rushing yards
146receiving yards
104tackles
9interceptions
1Passing
name GP CMP ATT CMP% YDS YDS/G TD INT SACK SYL RTG J. Allen,QB2476968.1%389194.540214101.7Rushing
name GP CAR YDS AVG LNG YDS/G TD FUM LST FD J. Allen,QB2201467.35273.03109D. Hamlin,SAF2122.021.00000T. Johnson,RB215664.41533.00046S. Diggs,WR2177.073.50101J. Cook,RB2361403.91270.000109Receiving
name GP REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LNG YDS/G YAC FD A. Isabella,WR20100000.00.00K. Shakir,WR2101275821737.553.06T. Sherfield,WR21377073.54.01L. Murray,RB25640801520.035.01D. Knox,TE223137196.55.02D. Harty,WR222371903418.528.01T. Johnson,RB21314140147.011.01S. Diggs,WR2101773701536.557.05D. Kincaid,TE28111041312952.043.05J. Cook,RB2892630813.046.01Defense
TacklesSacksInterceptionsFumblesname GP SOLO AST TOTAL SACK SCKYDS TFL PD INT TD FF FR FTD A. Klein, LB2 8 8 16 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 J. Poyer, SAF2 9 5 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Williams, LB2 5 4 9 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Dodson, LB1 7 1 8 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Johnson, CB2 5 3 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 M. Hyde, SAF2 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 K. Elam, CB2 1 4 5 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 G. Rousseau, DE2 2 3 5 1 11 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Floyd, DE2 1 3 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Bernard, LB1 3 1 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 C. Lewis, CB2 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jones, DT2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 L. Joseph, DT2 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Jackson, CB2 1 1 2 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 E. Oliver, DT2 1 1 2 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 V. Miller, LB2 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 R. Douglas, CB1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 A. Epenesa, DE2 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 C. Benford, CB1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Settle, DT2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 S. Lawson, DE2 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 B. Spector, LB1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 D. Hamlin, SAF2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T. Matakevich, LB2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Q. Morris, TE2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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Bernard, who missed the Bills' Jan. 21 playoff loss to the Chiefs due to an ankle injury, feels very good health-wise at this stage of the offseason, Sal Capaccio of WGR Sports Radio 550 Buffalo reports. Prior to suffering his injury in the Bills' wild-card win over the Steelers on Jan. 15, Bernard racked up 143 tackles, 6.5 sacks and three interceptions in 17 regular-season contests. Now that his ankle has had time to heal up, the 2022 third-rounder is set to reprise his role as Buffalo's starting middle linebacker, which puts the 24-year-old in a position to remain a viable lineup option in IDP formats this coming season.
The Bills signed Collins on Thursday, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports. The veteran offensive lineman spent the first seven seasons of his career with Dallas and Cincinnati, and he's now headed to Buffalo to help protect Josh Allen. Collins missed all of last year due to a knee injury, but across his seven-year NFL career, he's appeared in 89 games and made 86 starts. The 30-year-old is expected to compete for the Bills' starting right tackle position as the offseason progresses.
The Bills traded Shakir's teammate Stefon Diggs to the Texans on Wednesday, just a few weeks after Gabe Davis signed as a free agent with the Jaguars. One would think Bills GM Brandon Beane has a second move up his sleeve following such a blockbuster deal, plus the Bills will almost certainly select one or two wide receivers toward the top of their draft, but for now, Shakir and newcomer Curtis Samuel are the team's top two receivers. Shakir, about to enter his third NFL season, is coming off a 39-611-2 campaign over 17 regular-season games, so his fantasy prospects continue to trend upward, especially with Josh Allen's strong arm delivering him the ball.
Elam, who missed most of the 2023 regular season due to an ankle injury and coaching decisions, finished with 14 total tackles over three regular-season games. Elam did appear in both of the Bills' playoff games, though he was limited to special teams in the divisional-round loss to the Chiefs. So far in his young career, Elam's output in two NFL seasons hasn't come close to matching his first-round status, but the Bills had to let several secondary members move on this season and will likely spend one of their high picks on receiver, so Elam may be earmarked for a more prominent role in 2024 even if he's not a starter just yet. Some comments from team brass in the offseason have indicated the Bills are hopeful Elam is ready to make that jump in performance.
The Bills signed Williams to a one-year contract Thursday, Alaina Getzenberg of ESPN.com reports. Williams suited up for 16 regular-season games with the Panthers last season, a span in which he racked up 33 tackles (13 solo) and one sack. He stands to bolster Buffalo's defensive line as a depth piece for the 2024 season.
General manager Brandon Beane revealed Sunday that McGovern is in line to take over as the starting center this season, Patrick Warren of the Bills' official site reports. "Connor has welcomed the opportunity and he'll get his chance once we start lining up," Beane said. The Bills released longtime starter Mitch Morse earlier this month, and Morse signed with the Jaguars less than a week later. McGovern started at left guard last season, but the plan -- as stated by Beane -- seems to be moving David Edwards from a reserve role into McGovern's old position while the latter takes over at center.
Johnson has signed a one-year contract with the Bills, Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.com reports. As he enters his seventh season, Buffalo will be Johnson's fourth team. He recorded 46 tackles (24 solo), two passes defensed, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery across 17 games for the Chargers last year. The journeyman will now compete for depth reps on the interior defensive line behind DaQuan Jones and Ed Oliver in the upcoming season.
The Bills signed Clapp (knee) to a one-year deal Friday. Clapp missed the final three games of the Chargers' 2023 campaign due to a knee injury, but after agreeing to terms with Buffalo on Friday, it seems as if he's moved past the issue. The veteran offensive lineman spent the first six seasons of his career with New Orleans and Los Angeles, appearing in 65 total games and making 21 starts. He'll likely have the opportunity to start at center for the Bills in 2024.