The rain did not stop Josh Allen from being Josh Allen at training camp

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ROCHESTER, NEW YORK - JULY 29: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills addresses the media following practice during training camp at St. John Fisher University on July 29, 2026 in Rochester, New York. (Photo by Joe Hrycych/Getty Images) | Getty Images

Pittsford, N.Y. | Rain accompanied the start of the Buffalo Bills fourth training camp practice at St. John Fisher University in the immaculate town of Pittsford outside of Rochester, and it never stopped.

The misty drizzle intensified to a steady rain near the end of practice, yet the elements hardly impacted the play of Josh Allen.

Sure, a few balls slipped through the fingers of his targets — like rookie Skyler Bell, Dalton Kincaid, and Jackson Hawes in red-zone work. Heck, there was even a slightly wobbly, minimally under-thrown checkdown to James Cook in 11-on-11.

Otherwise, Allen was surgical in slippery elements that were far from ideal.

I’ll focus on Allen first before providing more notes from my observations at practice on Monday morning:

Josh Allen​

• Allen found Keon Coleman in the front corner of the end zone in 7-on-7 red-zone work. The throw was a tight-window laser, and Coleman gracefully toe-tapped for the score.
• After a pair of high-caliber pass breakups — of the diving then leaping variety — from Max Hairston and Cole Bishop, Allen rolled left in a scramble drill and somehow located Khalil Shakir among a sea of defenders for a touchdown.
• Interestingly, as the backup quarterbacks took their turns in red-zone work early in practice, I noticed Allen talking body movements — like giving route-running guidance and what he’s looking for — with Bell and DJ Moore. I’ve been at camp in all of Allen’s NFL seasons, and I don’t remember him getting that detailed with receivers after a session. Wasn’t contentious. Just thorough.
• Besides Kincaid’s easy drop during the heaviest rain of practice, he and Allen were locked in together — the veteran tight end snagged a laser through a microscopic window from Allen on a flag route in 11-on-11 red zone work that drew a major celebration from the rest of the offense.
• Dee Alford made the play of the day on defense, with a full extension diving pass breakup on an end-zone target that came after Allen rolled right out of the pocket.
• In what appeared to be calculated play-action work in the red zone, Allen found Bell over the middle for a touchdown.
• The running backs do seem somewhat more involved in the pass game, and through the rain, Allen delivered a bit of a wobbler to James Cook on a wheel that featured tremendous placement and concentration from the running back to collect the football and get his feet in bounds for six despite tight coverage.
• There was a vintage Allen moment late in practice when he pumped left, looked right, reversed his field back to the left — nearly taking out half the team watching the rep behind the play — before he found Moore standing all alone in the back left corner of the end zone.
• In what was Allen’s last throwing rep of the day, he faded away from a throw with Javon Solomon closing in from his left… and I thought it was a clear throwaway. The ball landed directly in the arms of Dion Dawkins for a score on the trick play.

Miscellaneous notes & observations​

• Tight ends coach Rob Boras got hands-on in the opening minutes of practice during a blocking drill, even giving tips to Dawson Knox on footwork.
• Kincaid did go down for a moment — but turns out it was not due to his knee at all:

UPDATE: Dalton Kincaid’s knee is good.#BillsMafia@BuffaloPluspic.twitter.com/vqVL47skNJ

— Dan Fetes (@danfetes) August 3, 2026

• Davison Igbinosun is skiiiinnnnny. I know the new trend at cornerback is lighter/faster. But in seeing IGB in person for the first time I was taken aback as to how narrow his midsection is.
• Cole Bishop was a blanket in coverage today — beyond his red-zone pass breakup. He made life difficult for all the tight ends when the ball was thrown their way.
• Phidarian Mathis made his presence felt in the run game on more than one occasion. Late in practice, he erupted through the line of scrimmage for what would’ve amounted to a tackle for loss and was pretty animated afterward. Justifiably so.
• I can’t believe Michael Hoecht tore his Achilles in early November 2025. He looks totally spry and there’s no hitch in his giddy-up whatsoever. He and Dawkins had quality battles all morning.
• Everyone is raving about Kaleb Elarms-Orr, from Bills staffers, to fellow media, to his teammates, and the common theme is that he does not act nor play like a rookie.
• Deone Walker was wearing his pads but did work off to the side, never taking part in individual or team drills. No injury update was given by the team.
• Keleki Latu took the opening 11-on-11 rep with the first team split out at wide receiver. That was his only snap I saw with the first team in the team session, but that development is noteworthy nonetheless.
• Sam Franklin Jr. was very active all morning — he took some first-team reps alongside Cole Bishop and was sprinkled in with the second team. He had a pass breakup on a Kyle Allen throw but was beaten on a few reps by Kincaid with the 1s.
• Jalon Kilgore’s strong start to camp continued. He knocked away a Kyle Allen pass near the goal line and primarily aligned at nickel.

The Bills are expected to be in full pads tomorrow before a (closed to the public & media) walkthrough on Wednesday before two more SJFU practices ahead of the Return of the Blue & Red scrimmage on Saturday evening at the new Highmark Stadium.

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