Bills Coach Joe Brady Enjoys Father-Son Moment Before Team Holds First Practice in New Stadium
Josh Allen and the Bills will use the Blue and Red scrimmage as a test run for new sightlines, wind patterns and a natural grass field.
- On Saturday, the Buffalo Bills will hold their first practice at the new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park, with quarterback Josh Allen anticipating the team's first opportunity during the annual Blue and Red scrimmage.
- Designed to replace the team's former home, the new Highmark facility in Western New York features 60,000-plus seats and a curved overhang to reduce wind effects off Lake Erie.
- General manager Brandon Beane emphasized the need for players to visit often "to make it feel like home," while first-year coach Joe Brady plans to study wind patterns and vantage points.
- Kicker Tyler Bass and the team's punters must account for the new stadium's unique wind variables before The Bills play two preseason games and host Detroit on Sept. 17.
- Veteran pass rusher Bradley Chubb, who previously played for AFC East rival Miami Dolphins, expressed enthusiasm for the move while acknowledging he will miss the old locker room's familiarity.
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Bills coach Joe Brady enjoys father-son moment before team holds first practice in new stadium
Buffalo Bills first-year coach Joe Brady used the team’s first practice in its new $2.1 billion stadium to enjoy a brief father-son moment. With fans beginning to file in, and rock music blaring over the state-of-the-art sound system, Brady emerged…
Bills open Highmark Stadium for first event
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Josh Allen and Bills prepare to hold first practice in their new $2.1 billion stadium on Saturday
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills are finally getting a chance to work out at their new $2.1 billion Highmark Stadium on Saturday.
Josh Allen laughed at the idea that some would refer to the new home of the Buffalo Bills as “the house Josh built,” noting that it had nothing to do with the design or construction of the $2.1 billion compound.
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