Darius Slay won’t report to Bills
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The Buffalo Bills are entering a critical stretch of their season, and one problem must be addressed before it dooms the Bills and their offensive coordinator.
With five weeks left in the 2025 regular season, ESPN's computer model clearly has a Super Bowl favorite. Earlier in the NFL season, ESPN's Football Power Index valued the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles over the field.
The Buffalo Bills claimed Darius Slay off of waivers on Wednesday, releasing Ja'Marcus Ingram to make room for the former All Pro and Super Bowl Champion. Slay,
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Limiting Cincinnati will be a challenge as the Bills will likely be without defensive end Joey Bosa (hamstring). Bosa is fifth in the NFL in pressure percentage (14%) and leads the league in forced fumbles (five). McDermott described him as week to week and said they are hoping his absence is short-lived.
The Buffalo Bills currently sit at 8-4, making their final five-game stretch critical. It should be no surprise that according to ESPN, Buffalo's X-Factor for the rest of the season is RB James Cook.