Training camp observations: Patient Zach Davidson making the most of his first-team reps with the Bills

PITTSFORD — Zach Davidson is patient.

There’s never been a point in his football career when he hasn’t needed to be patient. From the junior varsity team in Webb City, Missouri to Division II Central Missouri to the Minnesota Vikings to the Buffalo Bills, Davidson has always had to wait his turn.

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Buffalo Bills Thursday Injury Report

Player

Position

Injury

Status

Alec Anderson

Knee

DNP

Terrel Bernard

Hamstring

DNP

Cole Bishop

Quad

DNP

Spencer Brown

Back

DNP

Dion Dawkins

Vet rest

DNP

Maxwell Hairston

Right knee

DNP

DaQuan Jones

Vet rest

DNP

Dawson Knox

Hamstring

Limited

Elijah Moore

Leg soreness

Limited

Joshua Palmer

Undisclosed

Limited

Kaden Prather

Right knee

DNP

Greg Rousseau

Vet rest

DNP

Curtis Samuel

Hamstring

DNP

Tyrell Shavers

Right ankle

Limited

Sedrick Van Pran-Granger

Calf

DNP

Dorian Williams

Right calf

DNP

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