The Buffalo Bills continue to buck a trend in the NFL and, for the upcoming season, are the only team to do this.
The Buffalo Bills will be the only NFL team during the 2025 NFL season to have only two official captains.
Buffalo Bills Announce Team Captains For Upcoming Season
For the 2nd straight year, the Buffalo Bills will only have two official captains, one from the offense and one from the defense.
Josh Allen was named the team captain from the Offense, while Terrel Bernard was picked from the defensive side.
How Are NFL Team Captains Picked?
According to the NFL rulebook, NFL teams can have up to 6 official team captains and they are picked by a team-wide vote. Most NFL teams choose their captains before the start of the season; only Seattle and Green Bay appoint captains on a weekly basis.
Most teams have at least three captains, one from the offense, one from the defense, and one from special teams.
What Do The Stars On Captains’ Uniforms Mean?
The stars mean how many years the player has served as a captain for the team. Players who have been a captain for over 4 years will get four gold stars and a gold “C”.
So, even though Josh Allen has been a captain for 7 years, his uniform will only have four gold stars and a gold “C”; Terrell Benard’s uniform will have two white stars since he has been a captain for only two seasons.
Check out one of the Bills’ captains in action from this summer.
17 Josh Allen Pictures from This Summer