Before Sunday's practice, Sean McDermott spoke to the media about his impressions of player's performances in Friday's game, injury updates, expectations and more.
Here are three things to know from today's press conference.
1. Injury Update
After Friday's game, there are a few Bills that are dealing with injuries.
WR Isaiah Hodgins suffered a knee injury during Friday's game. McDermott said that is still too early to tell the severity of the injury, but he is day-to-day and see how he responds.
RB Zack Moss (hamstring) didn't play against the Lions and will practice off to the side during practice on Sunday. McDermott said they will try to get him back for the upcoming game in Chicago but he's not there yet, so this is an important three day stretch of practices for Moss.
Wide Receiver's Emmanuel Sanders and Stefon Diggs both did not play in Friday's game. Sanders (foot) is dealing with a foot injury but will get some work in throughout the week. Diggs (knee) won't practice to start off the week but McDermott isn't concerned at this point that the injury will linger.
2. Dion Dawkins will start practicing today
Dion Dawkins was activated from the Reserve/COVID list on Thursday and will practice for the first time on Sunday. He has spent all of Training Camp sidelined with the virus until he was cleared to be back in the building and with his teammates last week. Dawkins will work his way back into the lineup, but McDermott said that there is still a lot that the offensive lineman needs to do before he is game ready.
"He's not close to where he needs to be to play and help us," McDermott said. "So he's got a long road here. So, he's going to control what he can control and so are we. He's got to continue to work hard to get himself back, I mean, going on week four of training camp at this point so he's missed a lot of time."
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A.J. Epenesa (57) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Andre Smith (59) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Efe Obada (93) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Ed Oliver (91) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Greg Rousseau (50) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Devin Singletary (26) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Devin Singletary (26) touchdown Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Bobby Hart (68), Mitchell Trubisky (10), and Cody Ford (74) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jerry Hughes (55) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Devin Singletary (26) touchdown Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Mario Addison (97) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Mitchell Trubisky (10) and Ike Boettger (65) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Matt Breida (22) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Matt Haack (3) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Isaiah McKenzie (19) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Mitchell Trubisky (10) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Greg Rousseau (50) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Levi Wallace (39) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Devin Singletary (26) touchdown Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Davis Webb (7) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Davis Webb (7) and Matt Breida (22) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Davis Webb (7) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Devin Singletary (26) touchdown Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Sean McDermott Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Syrus Tuitele (67) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Nick McCloud (38) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Matt Haack (3) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Darryl Johnson (92) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jacob Hollister (80) and Tommy Sweeney (89) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jake Fromm (4) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Lance Lenoir (9) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Darryl Johnson (92) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Damar Hamlin (31) and Nick McCloud (38) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Tariq Thompson (40) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Nick McCloud (38) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Efe Obada (93) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Marquez Stevenson (5) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Marquez Stevenson (5) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jordan Poyer (21) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Marquez Stevenson (5) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Nick McCloud (38) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Darryl Johnson (92) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jacob Hollister (80) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Jake Fromm (4) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Reid Ferguson (69) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Joe Giles-Harris (42) and Andre Smith (59) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Damar Hamlin (31) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Matt Breida (22) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Davis Webb (7) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Tyrel Dodson (53) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Davis Webb (7) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
A.J. Epenesa (57) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Sean McDermott Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Tyrell Adams (48) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Greg Rousseau (50) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Lance Lenoir (9) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Tyler Bass (2) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jaquan Johnson (46) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Spencer Brown (79) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Duke Williams (82) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Devin Singletary (26) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Boogie Basham (96), Tyrell Adams (48), Efe Obada (93), Greg Rousseau (50), and Jaquan Johnson (46) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Matt Breida (22) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Spencer Brown (79) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
Greg Rousseau (50) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Bill Wippert
Jake Kumerow (15) Buffalo Bills vs Detroit Lions, Preseason Week 1, August 13, 2021 at Ford Field. Photo by Craig Melvin.
3. Increase in Bills' vaccination rates
At the start of Training Camp, Brandon Beane announced that just over 80 percent of the team had at least one shot of the COVID-19 vaccine. The team needs to meet the NFL's 85% vaccination threshold in order to relax certain protocols, and they might be a little closer as the Preseason starts. McDermott commented on the vaccination rate of the team and gave some promising news.
"I think we've moved a little bit since we opened camp," McDermott said. "That's about where we are"
