The Mighty O’Ba Sports Report: Buffalo Bills Spring Report

By Pat Freeman, The Mighty O’Ba

John Murphy

The Buffalo Bills continue their off-season pro gram with more scheduled workouts and conditioning which will lead to June Mini Camps.

There are a few players to really keep your eyes on as we progress towards training camp. They are: linebacker Matt Milano, who is recovering from a severe injury that ended his 2023-2024 season; Defensive lineman, Ed Oliver, who I believe is about to make the jump to I must be accounted for on every play; and if Von Miller can return to form from injury – Von Miller could be the person that many are counting on because of his recovery struggles from last year, but towards the end of the season I started seeing signs that this future hall of famer were beginning to return to form.

Every off season brings about 35-40% roster turnover for every NFL team, but in the case of the Bills, they were forced to release some long-time starters because of the cap situation. When you make a run at winning a cham pionship, this is the price you pay at this level. I be lieved that many of those cuts were a year or two late to be completely honest with you. Those are decisions that each franchise must ponder over all possibilities before making decisions of this nature.

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Finally, I would like to mention the announcement of John Murphy relinquishing his duties as play-by-play and voice of the hometown franchise. John Murphy al ways treated me with respect from my first day covering the Bills in 1995. He always was the same no matter what. Respect and Honor!!!