Day Two Practice Notes

The Bills managed to stay dry this morning, in their second day of training camp workouts. Let's see if they can dodge the rain this afternoon. I ran into Head Coach Dick Jauron around 12noon, as he headed back to the gym/training complex at St. John Fisher College. It was raining then, and Jauron told me he was going to check with the trainers regarding the weather forecast for this afternoon. The Bills keep pretty close tabs on the weather prior to each practice, especially as it relates to temperature and humidity.
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Free agent signee William James had an outstanding practice session this morning. He broke up several passes, came up with an interception, and dished out a couple of big hits. Jabari Greer is working with the first unit, while James comes on for the nickel. But I expect James, in his eighth year in the league, to get plenty of reps in the preseason, especially with Leodis McKelvin still out. James provides size and experience that the Bills lack in their defensive backfield.
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Former Bills cornerback Jeff Burris is at training camp for a couple of weeks, as part of the NFL's Minority Coaching Fellowship program. Burris still lives in Indianapolis, and he spent last year as an assistant coach at a high school there. He's working with the Bills defensive backs and special teamers in this camp. Burris played for current Bills defensive backs coach George Catavolous while they were both with the Colts in the late 1990s. He worked with me as the sideline reporter on the Bills Radio Network in 2005.
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The Bills will work out in full pads Monday, for the first time in this training camp. They've eased into the workload these first few days, and tomorrow they have just a walk through (closed to the public). Monday, they'll pad up and probably have their first real session involving the run game.