{"id":26791,"date":"2025-05-05T22:33:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:33:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/26791\/"},"modified":"2025-05-05T22:33:10","modified_gmt":"2025-05-05T22:33:10","slug":"bills-never-quit-rookie-speaks-out-on-immediate-expectations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/26791\/","title":{"rendered":"Bills Never-Quit Rookie Speaks Out On Immediate Expectations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Buffalo Bills second-round defensive tackle T.J. Sanders is coming to a team that definitely wants to improve how it plays against some of the elite offenses in the game. Whether it&#8217;s the Kansas City Chiefs or other top teams in the AFC, Buffalo&#8217;s defense hasn&#8217;t been up to par when it matters most.<\/p>\n<p>That could change with the arrival of the South Carolina product.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Sanders is joining a team that wanted some help for their Pro Bowl tackle Ed Oliver. If this pick works out as planned?<\/p>\n<p>They should get that in droves with Sanders.<\/p>\n<p>Sanders opened up to team reporter Maddy Glab about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.buffalobills.com\/news\/one-thing-to-know-about-every-pick-from-the-buffalo-bills-2025-draft-class\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:what he wants to bring to Buffalo&#039;s defense.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">what he wants to bring to Buffalo&#8217;s defense.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I think I bring a high motor,&#8221; Sanders said. &#8220;A guy who gets after it every snap. Someone who doesn&#8217;t quit on games, quit on plays \u2026 it&#8217;s a non-stop mentality.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just felt alive getting that first sack and after that I just wanted more and more sacks. And getting a scholarship to do that for college, now getting a chance to do that in the NFL, just going out there getting a sack, disrupting players, that&#8217;s the joy you get from playing D-line.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Buffalo&#8217;s defense was one of the best in football last season, but they struggled against the run at times, especially during their AFC Title game loss to the Chiefs last January.<\/p>\n<p>The organization is hoping Sanders can be the difference in that group. And with the way he is talking, it sounds like that is exactly what he expects.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bills-draft-rookie-best-1-111634998.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Bills Draft Rookie Who Is Best At The 1 Thing He Does;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Bills Draft Rookie Who Is Best At The 1 Thing He Does<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sports.yahoo.com\/article\/bills-2nd-round-pick-gets-030900546.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Related: Bills 2nd-Round Pick Gets Playmaker Label from Coach;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Related: Bills 2nd-Round Pick Gets Playmaker Label from Coach<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Buffalo Bills second-round defensive tackle T.J. 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