The Buffalo Bills have seen encouraging signs from the early performance of rookie third round pick Harrison Phillips in training camp. The former Stanford defensive tackle was expected to play this season as a backup nose tackle for Star Lotulelei. In an early training camp interview, defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier stressed a desire to leave Phillips at one position and let him develop consistency before trying him in new roles, but as Buffalo’s coaching staff became acquainted with Phillips, they’ve started to put more on his plate.
The day of Frazier’s interview, with Kyle Williams taking a rest day, Phillips rotated with the starters at Williams’s penetrating three-technique role.