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Crist’s ‘fatal’ disease complicated by CTE
Columns, Football, Local Sports
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 12, 2021
The unexpected call came in the middle of June. It was from long-time friend Patti Crist, wife of Chuck, the former four-sport MVP at Salamanca High S...
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Bills’ Beasley stirs controversy over vaccination
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jun 22, 2021
Back in April, Rachel Bush, wife of Bills safety Jordan Poyer, tweeted that the controversy over coronavirus vaccination “could tear the team apart.” ...
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Daboll discusses NFL interviews, O-Line and backs
Football, Local Sports, Pro
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jun 14, 2021
(This is the second of a two-part series with Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll who met with the team media last week via Zoom call.) Last Tues...
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A look at Bills’ later draft picks; signings
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
May 03, 2021
What a difference success makes. For most of the last quarter century, the Bills have entered the National Football League Draft with well-defined nee...
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Picking 30th, Bills’ first-rounder a mystery
Football, Local Sports, Pro, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Apr 29, 2021
There’s one major negative to being a successful team in the National Football League. Teams that do best get pushed far down in the drafting order. S...
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Beane was right about Allen, Diggs
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Dec 15, 2020
The timing was near-perfect. Back in mid-August, Bills coach Sean McDermott got a four-year extension on a contract that had two years remaining and l...
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Will Titans be penalized for Covid-19 fiasco?
Bradford, Columns, Football, ...
CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Oct 10, 2020
The list of incredibly inconvenienced teams includes the Steelers, the Ravens, the Vikings and, of course, the Bills. The Titans? Well, if you count s...
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NFL fails test deciding upon fans in stands
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Aug 27, 2020
Eight weeks ago, I wrote a column about the National Football League’s bizarre, upcoming 2020 season. Part of it centered on the differing responses t...
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For McDermott, a training camp such as no other
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Aug 07, 2020
The confusion is palpable. By this point, in a normal year, the Bills would have been 11 days into training camp and looking ahead a week to the prese...
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Different look for Buffalo’s training camp
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 28, 2020
The Roycroft Inn, East Aurora (3 years), Sheraton, Blasdell (5), Niagara University, Lewiston (13), Fredonia State (19), St. John Fisher College, Pitt...
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NFL’s season looking more-and-more iffy
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 22, 2020
Are you worried about the upcoming National Football League season? Me too. Oh, the NFL’s administration — I’m looking at you, Commissioner Roger Good...
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Bills’ fans get double dose of Covid-19 reality
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CHUCK POLLOCK Special to The Era 
Jul 03, 2020
If Bills fans believed Commissioner Roger Goodell’s contention that the National Football League would be “business as usual” this coming season, they...
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