Bills’ Sean McDermott Issues Two-Word Response on Possible New Playmaker Playing Soon
The Buffalo Bills fell to the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, and a significant reason for the loss was the offense.
Buffalo only managed to score 13 points, and the passing and running games require improvement if the Bills hope to win the Super Bowl this season.
Buffalo could improve its passing game by incorporating new receivers into the mix. Veteran wide receiver Gabe Davis signed with the Bills’ practice squad in early September but has yet to play this season, recovering from a knee
Sean McDermott Talked About Whether Davis Could Play Soon
Reporters asked Bills head coach Sean McDermott on Monday if Davis
“We’ll see,” McDermott said, via Buffalo Bills On SI Alex Brasky. “It’s been nice getting him back healthy again, but that’s the part we have to make sure of before we take another step.”
Davis spent four seasons with the Bills from 2020 to 2023, recording 163 receptions for 2,730 yards and 27 touchdowns in 64 games. However, he left the team in 2024 to sign with the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Davis only appeared in 10 games for the Jaguars due to a torn meniscus injury.
It would be nice to see what Davis can bring to the field, but there’s also a chance he might not have anything left in the tank.
On Monday, the Bills signed veteran wide receiver Mecole Hardman to the practice squad, which might mean Davis might not be ready to play.
The Bills have to figure out the receiving position over the next two months of the season, or there is a chance they will not make a run in the playoffs.
Buffalo knows it has a receiving issue because it tried to acquire receivers at the trade deadline.
Bills Tried to Trade For Dolphins WR Jaylen Waddle
According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, “the Bills were the high bidder for Dolphins wide receiver Jaylen Waddle and also tried to acquire then-Jets DL Quinnen Williams before Tuesday’s trade deadline, per sources,” Pelissero wrote Sunday on X.
The Dolphins had no desire to do business with the Bills since they are both in the AFC East. Many teams in the same division won’t make trades with each other unless the player they are giving up is a rental, and Waddle would
Waddle ended up having a great game against Buffalo on Sunday, having five receptions for 84 yards and a score.
Buffalo has been trying to figure out its No. 1 wide receiver ever since it traded Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans last offseason.
Now Diggs is the best receiver on the New England Patriots, recording 50 receptions for 554 yards and three touchdowns, helping New England to an 8-2 record.
New England currently holds the best record in the AFC East, and the Bills will need to beat them when they meet again on Dec. 14 if they want any chance of winning the division this season.
Red Sox Alex Bregman Plans Could Be Spoiled by ‘Surprise’ Team
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Alex Bregman #2 of the Boston Red Sox acknowledges the crowd in his first return to Houston since being traded to the Red Sox, before action against the Houston Astros at Daikin Park on August 11, 2025 in Houston, Texas.
Going into this winter, the first job the Red Sox have on the to-do list is keeping third baseman Alex Bregman, who reportedly made his decision to opt out of the final two years of his three-year deal with the team official on Tuesday. There are limits to how much and how long the Red Sox will go on a Bregman contract, but the universal consensus is that he enjoyed his time in Boston, and his free agency is the Red Sox’s to lose.
And they could lose it. Last winter, Giants third baseman Matt Chapman was in a similar situation as Bregman with the same agent–Scott Boras–pulling the strings. He got six years and $151 million to stay in San Francisco. The Red Sox will need to pay more. Bregman sought $200 million over six years last winter, and turned down a six-year, $171 million offer from the Tigers.
Expect the Tigers to be back in the mix on Bregman. But they won’t be alone. One AL contender who is expected to make a surprising bid on Bregman, as reported by Jon Heyman of the New York Post, is the small-market–but up-and-coming–Kansas City Royals.
Red Sox Still ‘Logical’ for Alex Bregman
Heyman wrote that the Red Sox remain a “logical fit” for Bregman, and the hope is that he will be back as a boon for the team’s still-struggling defense and a sounding board for the team’s fleet of young players. Bregman served both roles in 2025, as well as posting a .273 batting average with 18 home runs, a .360 on-base percentage and a .462 slugging mark.
But, Heyman wrote, “The Tigers are the most obvious suitor with his old Astros manager A.J. Hinch. The Tigers offered $171.5M over six years last year, and he countered about $10M higher before taking Boston’s three-year deal. The Jays and Mariners, playing in the ALCS, are among other possible fits, but there could be some surprise teams.”
And one surprise team, according to Heyman, is in focus: the Royals.
“Word is the Royals, who’ve become a decent spender for a small-market club, seek extra offense and could be one,” he wrote. “Maikel Garcia was a revelation at 3B for them this year, but he’s seen as versatile enough to move to the outfield or 2B.”
Bidding War Taking Shape
Now, it’s not unusual at this point of the offseason for speculation to come in around impending free agents and the wide range of teams from which those players will attract bids. Very often reporters are fed information from agents who, of course, want to create the perception of a massive bidding war. That’s something Boras would like to see.
So it remains to be seen whether the Red Sox need to worry much about the Royals in the Bregman sweepstakes.
At MLB Trade Rumors, speculation holds that the Tigers and Red Sox figure to be the sure-thing bidders on Bregman, but the site adds that the Cubs–who had interest in Bregman a year ago–could revive that interest this offseason.
