National Football League

No scoops for you: Bills media policy has many restrictions

Published May. 24, 2016 6:37 p.m. ET

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) The Buffalo Bills have unveiled a wide-ranging policy restricting media from reporting on who threw an interception during practice or what someone might overhear during a post-practice team huddle.

The policy went into effect Tuesday when reporters began arriving at the Bills facility for the team's first week of voluntary minicamps.

Under the heading, ''Practice Reporting,'' the Bills are barring media from mentioning personnel groupings, including which player is practicing with the starters. Other items that cannot be reported during practice include dropped passes, interceptions and a quarterback's completion percentage.

Reporters are barred from revealing any conversations that take place between players, coaches or team executives during practice. Videos and pictures also cannot be snapped in and around the locker room without team approval.

Team spokesman Scott Berchtold said most of the rules apply to practices closed to the public, not training camp.

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