He missed all of the spring workouts due to a late college graduation at Stanford. Bills safety Delano Howell was barely getting reps when training camp opened three and a half weeks ago. But in a very short period of time, Howell has shown he’s a quick study. Even more important he’s putting that football intelligence to work on the field.
For the second straight preseason game Howell got time at safety with the second team defense. Against Washington it wasn’t right away, but in the game against Minnesota he was paired with Da’Norris Searcy from the start. The undrafted rookie is making a move up the Bills depth chart and is staking a claim to the fourth safety job.
“I’ll tell you what he’s done some good things,” said head coach Chan Gailey. “I told him on the sideline before the game that he’s really picked it up and done a good job. He’s making a real run at this thing. He’s been impressive the last three weeks.”
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