Week 11 in the NFL saw some phenomenal performances from players who played collegiately in the West. Each week, we highlight the region’s best pro performances from the standout alumni veterans and rookies Here are my choices for the best of them.
Cole Bishop was phenomenal on Sunday. The Buffalo Bills’ second-year safety propelled a strong defensive effort during a 28-21 win over the Kansas City Chiefs, taking it upon himself to deliver game-changing plays in several high-leverage situations to help deliver a much-needed victory over a conference rival.
The Buffalo Bills are now 6-2 after a win over the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 9. The Bills were in control for most of the game, but the Chiefs made it interesting at the end.
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All NFL players enter the season with high hopes, but sometimes seasons don't go as hoped. These 20 players have been some of the biggest disappointments early in the 2025 season.
He's been far from fantastic, but there are enough positive signs coming out of September. First, and foremost, Buffalo Bills' second-year safety Cole Bishop has been 100 percent available through the first four weeks of the regular season.
Cole Bishop recorded the play of the day for the Bills during their 31-19 win over the New Orleans Saints in Week 4. With the Saints facing a third-and-5 from the Buffalo five-yard line, Bishop went up high to make a leaping one-handed interception of wide receiver Chris Olave, who had taken a handoff on a wide-receiver-reverse pass.
It wasn’t always pretty, but the Bills came away with a hard-fought 31-19 win over the New Orleans Saints to improve to 4-0 for the first time since the 2020 season.
Cole Bishop was as important as any Buffalo Bills' player not named Josh Allen entering the 2025 season. The Bills’ safety group has been much maligned since Buffalo moved on from its two former stalwarts, Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer.
It's been a rollercoaster ride of sorts for Buffalo Bills' safety Cole Bishop since being drafted in 2024. The second-round pick's development was stunted by injury suffered at the beginning of his rookie training camp.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Going into the preseason finale versus the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Saturday night, Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop desperately needed to step up and show something.
The Buffalo Bills are certainly a Super Bowl contender, but there are details in need of fixing between now and the start of the regular season. CBS Sports writer Zachary Pereles emphasized the need of improved play from their starting safeties if the team is going to be successful.
It was a problem then, and it's still a problem now. Granted it was only an exhibition game this time around, but when the Buffalo Bills faced the Chicago Bears on August 17, they deployed the same safeties tandem that underwhelmed during January's AFC Championship Game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Buffalo Bills made multiple second-round picks during the 2024 NFL Draft. Wide receiver Keon Coleman may be considered the more popular of the two due to his position, but safety Cole Bishop was also added.
Buffalo Bills safety Cole Bishop is poised to make his first career NFL start this week, exemplifying the team's "Next Man Up" mentality on defense. Bishop, a second-round pick (60th overall) in the 2024 NFL Draft, was a standout at the University of Utah, where he earned All-Pac-12 honors in 2023.
The team previously signed seventh-round offensive tackle Travis Clayton. Second-round wide receiver (and the Bills’ top-overall pick) Keon Coleman is the only remaining unsigned rookie.
Even though the team might look different this season, Buffalo should still firmly be considered a Super Bowl contender. Here is why.
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Cole Bishop, the former star safety of the Utah Utes, was selected by the Buffalo Bills in the second round, 60th overall. The three-year starter looks to supplement the Bill's defense and was one of the top safety prospects this draft.
The Buffalo Bills selected Utah safety Cole Bishop with the No. 60 overall pick during the second round of the 2024 NFL Draft on Friday night adding an athletic presence into the secondary.
The Green Bay Packers have been busy this offseason revamping their secondary, with the addition of Xavier McKinney, a top-tier safety in free agency, and the potential to further solidify their defensive backfield in the upcoming NFL Draft.
With the NFL Draft looming April 25-27 in Detroit, teams are fine-tuning their draft boards. Here are players who would make ideal selections for each AFC team on Day 2.
Cole Bishop NFL Draft Overview Position: Safety Height: 6′-2″ Weight: 206 pounds School: Utah More 2024 NFL Draft Profiles After spending the past three season with the Utah Utes, safety Cole Bishop has decided to declare for the 2024 NFL Draft.
The 2024 NFL Draft is getting close, making it an excellent time to highlight some of the class' best players with scouting reports. Each report will include strengths, weaknesses and background information. Here's our report on Cole Bishop.
Over the past few days, the top NFL Draft prospects gathered in Indianapolis to showcase their skills in front of media members scouts, general managers, and coaches at the NFL Combine.
What can’t Cole Bishop do? Utah’s three-time Pac-12 All-Conference safety, who was one of the team’s most reliable defensive players for multiple seasons, just showcased his insane athleticism, running a sub-4.5 second 40-yard dash at the NFL Combine.
The Las Vegas Raiders are looking for pieces to push them over the top in the AFC, as they are looking to play postseason football next season. Those pieces may come in the 2024 NFL Draft, which features lots of young talent on both sides of the ball.
The Utah Utes lost a handful of experienced players to the NFL Draft, and one that may have stung the most was safety Cole Bishop. The hard-hitting safety is projected to land somewhere in the second or third round, but he will have a chance to greatly improve his draft stock.
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