Bills gear up for four-week stretch in national spotlight...Ravens' starting QB expected to return on Tuesday...and a Dunkirk native lands a job with a Major League ball club. Greg Larson has more details on today's Sunday Sports Update...
Sunday Sports Update
Top: Will be Buffalo Bills feel the good vibes upon their return to the desert on Monday night? Cole Beasley, Josh Allen, and company had what appeared to be a certain victory snatched from their hands on a last-second hail mary three weeks ago, the last time they were in Glendale, Arizona. This time, it will be the San Francisco 49ers who await the Bills, with the Niners having to play their home games elsewhere due to COVID-19 restrictions in Santa Clara County, California. The Monday night affair will be the first of four consecutive nationally televised games for the Bills, who will also face the Steelers, Broncos, and Patriots in that stretch. Photo by the Buffalo Bills
Bottom left: Speaking of COVID-19, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson appears poised to return to action for his team's game against the Dallas Cowboys on Tuesday. ESPN reports that Jackson has completed his 10-day quarantine following a positive COVID test, and is now eligible to be activated today. Jackson was one of several Ravens players who tested positive for the virus last week, resulting in their Thanksgiving Day game with the Pittsburgh Steelers to be played this past Wednesday. Photo by the Baltimore Ravens
Bottom right: A Dunkirk native has taken a step up in the world! Chris Messina was recently hired by the Boston Red Sox as the team's new Assistant Strength Coach. Messina, who graduated from Dunkirk High School in 2010 and SUNY Fredonia in 2013, has been a strength and conditioning coach in the minor leagues since 2015, most recently serving with the Pawtucket Red Sox at the AAA level. Photo by the Professional Baseball Strength and Conditioning Coaches Society
