Buffalo Bills fans who were worried about the health of safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who suffered a calf strain in practice last week, must have let out a collective sigh of relief when Gardner-Johnson was a full participant in pads during Thursday’s practice session at St. John Fisher University.
Gardner-Johnson returning to the practice field was one of several highlights from camp, and today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining the latest news and observations from Day 6 of training
camp.
Tyler Bass back at it
Through the first five days of camp, Tyler Bass had handled his kicking duties during the individual drill portions of the practices and had not attempted any field goals during the sessions open to the public and the press. That all changed on Thursday, as Bass, who missed the entire 2025 season with an assortment of injuries, handled the team’s kickoffs and attempted seven field goals, ranging in distance from 32 to 51 yards long. Bass was successful on five of his field goals, and on the ones he missed, it wasn’t due to a lack of distance.
In other camp news, Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle Deone Walker (left elbow) participated in the individual and team periods of practice; cornerback Christian Benford was dialed in and broke up a few pass attempts, including picking off a Josh Allen pass intended for D.J. Moore; rookie offensive lineman Jude Bowry continued his strong showing at camp; defensive back Jordan Hancock came up with a pair of big plays; wide receiver Keon Coleman endured an up-and-down day that featured a nifty catch on a throw from Allen and a drop on a play where Coleman was wide open; Buffalo’s running backs James Cook, Ty Johnson, Ray Davis, Ian Wheeler and Frank Gore Jr. did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit former Titans running back Chris Johnson, who is battling ALS; and more!
- Bills camp Day 6: Benford’s redemption, Gardner-Johnson’s stunning return headline another padded practice – newyorkupstate.com
- Bills notes: DJ Moore says he and Allen are ‘84.5%’ of the way there – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Gardner-Johnson, Walker return to practice at Bills training camp – WGR 550
- What we’re hearing and seeing at Bills training camp: Kicker Tyler Bas takes full reps – ESPN.com Buffalo Bills blog
- DJ Moore shines and 4 other observations from Bills training camp – Democrat & Chronicle
- Bills camp: C.J. Gardner-Johnson returns (and speaks), veterans on the bubble – The Athltic (subscription required)
- What we learned about the Bills on Day 6 of Training Camp 2026 – BuffaloBills.com
- Bills safety Gardner-Johnson returns to practice five days after injury scare – WGRZ
- Bills observations: C.J. Gardner-Johnson returns, airs out his Texans grievances – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bring up the Week 1 opponent and this Bills safety gets fired up fast – Democrat & Chronicle
- Bills’ CJGJ ‘can’t wait’ to play Texans after ‘lies’ – ESPN.com Buffalo Bills blog
- Buffalo Bills safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson just went off on the Texans in a fiery post-practice rant – newyorkupstate.com
- Bills cornerback gets birthday serenade from fans at training camp – Democrat & Chronicle
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- Bills pushing to re-sign right guard O’Cyrus Torrence: ‘He’s been a steady force’ – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Rookie Kaleb Elarms-Orr is ‘calm and collected’ as inside linebacker competition gets going – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills sign LB Otis Reese IV – BuffaloBills.com
- Bills RB took unusual path to Buffalo and is impressing Joe Brady – Democrat & Chronicle
- Bills unveil 2026 theme games and uniform schedule – WGRZ
- Buffalo Bills announce 2026 home game themes starting with Inaugural Season celebration – BuffaloBills.com
- With communication key, how does left guard battle impact Dion Dawkins? – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- New stadium’s seating pattern a way to enhance Bills brand – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Construction watch: As opening day nears, crews wrap up final touches on Highmark Stadium – Buffalo News (subscription required)
- Bills fans stunned to see old Highmark Stadium now in concrete, steel rubble – WGR 550
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