A camera crew from Hard Knocks follows Bills' quarterback Josh Allen as he signs autographs for fans during the opening day of Buffalo Bills training camp at St. John Fisher University Wednesday, July 23, 2025 in Pittsford. / Shawn Dowd/Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

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Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott has a backer in one ESPN NFL analyst.

Before Wednesday's training camp practice in Rochester, head coach Sean McDermott went over the plan for the defensive line, which includes free-agent signings Michael Hoecht and Larry Ogunjobi, both of whom are suspended for the first six games of the season for PED use.

NFL Films vice president and executive producer Ken Rodgers, the longtime “Hard Knocks” steward, still anticipates dramatic stories to tell. He knows a great tale when he sees one. Rodgers has been in charge of “Hard Knocks” since 2007 and directed the 2015 documentary “Four Falls of Buffalo” for ESPN.

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Shakir has experience returning in the NFL from 2024, as he stepped in for return specialist Brandon Codrington throughout the playoffs. Across his first two seasons in the league, Shakir totaled 14 kick and punt returns for 192 combined yards.

This is the eighth story in a series of previewing Buffalo Bills position groups ahead of training camp. On paper, the Buffalo Bills transition out of the Micah Hyde-Jordan Poyer era went well. Starters Damar Hamlin and Taylor Rapp weren’t glaringly bad and the Bills ranked in the top-10 in interceptions for the eighth consecutive season under coach Sean McDermott,