Bills’ Most Important Players (not named Josh Allen) Entering 2023: #3 Matt Milano

07/03/2023
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A quick story about Matt Milano, who comes in at No. 3 on our list of the most important Buffalo Bills (not named Josh Allen) for the 2023 season: after he was selected 163rd overall in the fifth round of the 2017 draft, I was covering rookie minicamp. A Bills’ media relations employee approached me and said (basically) no one has asked to talk to Matt, would you like to? I interviewed Milano and later used it for a quick story about McDermott’s first-class having two linebackers in it. I tell you this story to shine a light on just how far the Boston College product has come, from having to deal with me to being an All-Pro. It’s been a meteoric rise for the Bills Mafia favorite. He’s now the man in the middle for one of the best defenses in the NFL. How good were they in 2022? Buffalo finished second in points per game allowed at 17.9 and sixth in yards per game against 319.1. They finished fourth in Football Outsiders’ DVOA (Defense-adjusted Value Over Average). That’s why the 6’0″ 220lb linebacker earned 29 of 60 possible points from our Cover1 Crew, with @UberHansen ranking him the…

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