Orchard Park, NY (WGR 550) - Stefon Diggs didn't practice once again for the Buffalo Bills on Sunday, three days after also missing the team's scrimmage with a back issue. The wide receiver was on the field, dressed in a jersey and shorts, watching his teammates.
Diggs joined a longer-than-usual list of players who did not participate as the team held it's final official training camp practice of 2020 at their practice facility outside Bills Stadium.
Here's the official injury report:
Did Not Practice:
WR - Stefon Diggs (back)
OL - Jon Feliciano (chest)
RB - Taiwan Jones (knee)
TE - Tommy Sweeney (foot)
CB - Josh Norman (hamstring)
RB - Christian Wade (quad)
FB - Patrick DiMarco (neck)
OL - Quinton Spain (foot)
Red non-contact jersey:
RB - Zack Moss (neck)
Allen's Day:
As good as Josh Allen was Thursday against the second-string defense, he didn't have nearly the success on Sunday, going primarily against the starters. Allen threw it behind his receiver a couple times and also seemed to have some miscommunication with them more than usual, leading to errant throws or him waiting too long to throw it, resulting in an incompletion or very short gain.
Davis continues to impress:
Every training camp/preseason there's a wide receiver who looks really good and fans latch onto and clamor to make the team. Da'Rick Rogers, Andre Davis, Dez Lewis, Brandon Reilly, David Sills, etc. I've been here through them all. Don't mistake Gabriel Davis for that. Yes, he obviously has to show he can do it in real NFL action. But all those other players were undrafted free agents (except Lewis, who was a seventh rd pick). Davis was a fourth rounder in an extremely deep wide receiver draft, and he's looked and played the part of a legit NFL wideout every day I've seen him. The question for me is no longer whether or not he can continue to look the way he has, but how much will he actually play and and in what role, given the talent that position now has? It's a good "problem" for Brian Daboll to have.
Here's Davis beating Levi Wallace in one-on-one drills, on a throw from Allen:
Competitive wide receiver vs. defensive back session
The talent at wide receiver and defensive back are both good and deep. That's made for some excellent competition when the two sides go one-on-one in drills. There are always moments where the receiver wins and always moments the defender does. But it's clear just standing near the drill how many really talented players each side now has and how competitive they are with one another.
Perfect Bass
With the release of veteran kicker Stephen Hauschka on Thursday, rookie Tyler Bass now has the job - and all the reps - to himself. He was a perfect 6-for-6 on Sunday, connecting from 35, 41, 44, 45, 48, and 50 yards. I'll add that every one of those kicks were drilled pretty much dead-center and well over the crossbar. Bass looked really good as the new No. 1 kicker.
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