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Cole Bishop reveals offseason surgery.<\/p>\n
The Buffalo Bills<\/a> are set to take the field for training camp early next week, and one of their defensive leaders will be ready to join them after an offseason marked by injuries.<\/p>\n Safety Cole Bishop was sidelined for much of the team\u2019s offseason practice schedule with a knee injury, but revealed this week that the issues have cleared up in time to start training camp on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Cole Bishop on Track to Return<\/p>\n In an appearance on the \u201cCentered on Buffalo\u201d podcast, Bishop revealed that he had \u201csome stuff cleaned up\u201d in his knee during the offseason. Bishop said he feels back to full strength in time to join his teammates at training camp at St. John Fisher University outside Rochester, New York.<\/p>\n \u201cFeeling good,\u201d Bishop said, via SI.com<\/a>. \u201cBeen a good \u2014 in a good spot. Missed some time during OTAs, but been feeling like I\u2019m in a good spot going into camp.\u201d<\/p>\n Bishop said he\u2019s been working with the team\u2019s training and strength and conditioning staff to make sure the knee is fully healed and back to full strength.<\/p>\n \u201cI wouldn\u2019t say anything drastically different,\u201d he said. \u201cI mean, I\u2019ve been trusting [strength and conditioning coach Will Greenberg] and the strength staff, just kind of doing a lot of their workouts and everything.\u201d<\/p>\n After an up-and-down rookie season in 2024, Bishop emerged as a full-time starter for the Bills last season and anchored the back end of the defense. He led the team with 85 tackles and three interceptions, joining with veterans Jordan Poyer and Taylor Rapp to form a strong safety group.<\/p>\n Bills Made Changes to Cole Bishop\u2019s Position<\/p>\n Bishop will be one of the only returning pieces from the team\u2019s secondary. The Bills parted ways with Rapp in a cost-saving move and have not brought back Poyer, who could be headed to retirement.<\/p>\n The Bills brought on veteran safeties C.J. Gardner-Johnson and Geno Stone, who are expected to compete for the starting job opposite Bishop. The team also brought back two reserve safeties who spent considerable time on special teams, Damar Hamlin and Sam Franklin.<\/p>\n Reporter Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic believes that Hamlin and Franklin will compete for the final roster spot among the safety group, with Franklin carrying an edge.<\/p>\n \u201cThere are a lot of names at the safety spot, even without including Hancock. Bishop and Gardner-Johnson are extremely likely to be the starting duo if healthy,\u201d Buscgalia\u00a0wrote<\/a>. \u201cBeing a fifth-round draft pick works in Kilgore\u2019s favor in making the 53-man roster as a rookie.<\/p>\n \u201cFranklin will be on the team for special teams. After that, expect a legitimate competition between Stone and Hamlin to make the roster outright. Based on guaranteed money, Stone ($187,500) has the edge over Hamlin ($25,000).\u201d<\/p>\n The Bills could bring back some of their departed players. Cornerback Tre\u2019Davious White remains a free agent, with some reporters suggesting the team could bring him back during the summer, and Poyer took to social media<\/a> this week to share a picture of himself in a Bills uniform and a cryptic caption.<\/p>\n \n\t\t\tNathan Dougherty<\/a> is a sports reporter covering the NFL for Heavy.com, with a focus on the Buffalo Bills, Detroit Lions and Miami Dolphins. Previously he wrote for the Rochester Business Journal and served as the assistant editor of athletic trade magazines Coaching Management, Athletic Management and Training & Conditioning. He is based out of Rochester, New York, and loves everything football. 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