ShareTweet(Image courtesy of buffalorumblings.com) The Buckeyes and the Bills seemed to have struck up a mutually beneficial relationship in this year’s NFL Draft. As tBBC’s Western New York Correspondent©, I may be able to delve a bit deeper into this relationship. The Bills are an original franchise team of the AFL and began play in 1960. They are entering their 57th season of play. For a team to play, it needs players. What is the historical connection, in terms of the NFL Draft, between the Bills franchise and the Buckeye “franchise”? Let’s take a brief look of ‘what was’, then look at ‘what is’. Until the 2016 Draft, there had been only 17 Buckeyes drafted by the Bills, so the connection is not necessarily deep nor strong. Here are the Buckeyes the Bills drafted, including this year. Let’s just say the draft history of Ohio State and Buffalo has been “on again, off again” for both parties. Some were selected during the joint/competing NFL/AFL drafts in the ’60’s…
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