Bills running back McCoy using his doubters as motivation
PITTSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy says he’s heard people question whether he’s lost a step at the age of 31 and using that as motivation entering his 11th NFL season.
Coming off his least productive year, McCoy insists he is still “The Guy” in Buffalo’s backfield, and he intends to prove that on Sundays.
McCoy ended what had been an offseasonlong silence by addressing reporters Tuesday following the Bills’ final session of training camp.
He said he treated this camp a little differently as a result of the questions raised, and called the doubts “kind of weird” because he’d never experienced them before.
McCoy discounted speculation that was being traded after Buffalo signed Frank Gore and TJ Yeldon in free agency and used a third-round draft pick to select Devin Singletary.
McCoy topped 1,000 yards rushing six times and led the NFL in yards rushing in 2013, but his numbers plummeted last season. His 514 yards rushing and 752 combined yards from scrimmage were career lows.
