BREAKOUT: Cole Bishop Shines BIG—Bills Still SEARCHING for the Right Running Mate at Safety

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🗓️ 13 February 2026

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

Buffalo Bills face a pivotal offseason at safety as Cole Bishop emerges as a defensive difference-maker. Can the front office find the right partner to maximize his playmaking skills and stabilize the secondary? With Taylor Rapp’s struggles and contract questions looming, the search for a true center fielder becomes crucial to unlock Bishop’s potential in Jim Leonhard’s aggressive coverage schemes. Joe Marino spotlights shifting roles for veterans like Jordan Poyer, weighs the uncertain future of prospects such as Jordan Hancock, and reviews the impact of special teams ace Sam Franklin. Key topics include potential free agent targets like P.J. Locke, the developmental upside of Wandae Owens, and Buffalo’s urgent need for depth and range on the back end. Which moves will give the Bills the edge in a rapidly evolving AFC East?

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0:00.0	Cole Bishop took a huge step in his second season, but what else do the bills have at safety?
0:07.2	We're exploring that today on Locked on Bills.
0:15.3	You are Locked on Bills, your daily Buffalo Bills podcast.
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0:26.6	What's up, Bill's Mafia?
0:28.6	It's Joe Marino, author of the Heard Mentality Substack, co-host of the Lockdown NFL
0:34.0	Scouting podcast, co-hosts of the NFL First Read podcast, and I'm your host of
0:38.8	Locked on Bills. Lockdown Bills is a proud part of the Lockdown Podcast Network, now the number
0:44.1	one sports podcast network. I want to thank you for making Locked on Bills your first listen
0:48.8	every day in a big welcome and shout out to our everydayers. You know who you are.
0:53.5	Those of you who never miss a single
0:55.2	episode. I appreciate you all being here very, very much. Well, folks, welcome in. We're talking
1:01.0	safeties on today's episode. And there's a lot to get into, of course, highlighting the
1:07.5	development of Cole Bishop, but really a lot of question marks outside of
1:13.7	Cole Bishop. And so I'm excited to explore all of that with you today on this episode. So let's
1:20.4	dive in and we will start with Cole Bishop, a 2024 second round pick. Number 60 overall,
1:27.2	he's 23 years old.
1:28.7	He'll turn 24 in October.
1:31.1	He's entering year three of his four-year $6.5 million deal.
1:36.2	So that means that after this season, we can start talking about a contract extension for
1:42.6	Cole Bishop.
1:43.4	And that's how it works in the NFL. After you've
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