The Buffalo Bills are adding another test before the game start counting.
Buffalo will travel to Ohio for a joint practice with the Cleveland Browns on Thursday, Aug. 20, at CrossCountry Mortgage Campus in Berea, the NFL’s announced.
Berea, a suburb southwest of Cleveland, has been home to the Browns’ training facility since 1991.
The practice comes two days before Buffalo faces Cleveland in Week 2 of the presseason at 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 22 at Huntington Bank Field.
This is the third straight year the Bills will participate in a joint practice, which gives players competitive reps another team without the same injury risk of preseason games.
Buffalo held joint practices with the Chicago Bears in 2025 and Pittsburgh Steelers in 2024.
The Bills open training camp at St. John Fisher University in Pittsford on July 29. Buffalo will hold seven public practices before the annual Return of the Blue & Red practice at new Highmark Stadium on Aug. 8.
NFL joint practice schedule 2026
The NFL announced the following joint practices during training camp:
This article originally appeared on Rochester Democrat and Chronicle: Bills add joint practice with AFC opponent to training camp schedule
Reporting by Ryan Miller, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle / Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
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