PITTSFORD, N.Y. -- Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula stopped short Wednesday of saying he wants his team to snap its 17-year playoff drought this season, but he made it clear he is looking for his team to be respected.
"My expectation is that we earn some respect on the field," Pegula said in his first gathering with reporters since the NFL owners meetings in March. "I believe that that's important. Then wherever it falls, it falls. I really believe that."
Unlike former coach Rex Ryan, who promised fans a postseason berth when he was introduced as Bills coach in 2015, first-year coach Sean McDermott has not made any such declarations since being hired in January.