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Buffalo Bills name six captains for the 2026 NFL season

Yahoo Sports • 1 min read • Latest: Sep 10, 2026, 7:00 AM

Last updated Sep 10, 2026

Buffalo Bills name six captains for the 2026 NFL season

Summary

The Buffalo Bills appointed six players as team captains for the 2026 NFL season, tripling the number from each of the previous two years. Head coach Joe Brady opted to expand the leadership group to include two representatives from the offense, defense, and special teams. Returning captains Josh Allen and Terrel Bernard remain in their roles, while Dawson Knox, Bradley Chubb, Reid Ferguson, and Sam Franklin Jr. earned the designation. This expansion moves away from the team's structure during the 2024 and 2025 seasons when only two players served as captains. The Bills finished the 2023 season with eight captains and the 2022 season with nine. This new leadership unit will debut during the regular season opener against the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Sunday.

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•Buffalo named six captains for the 2026 season.
•Josh Allen enters his eighth consecutive season as a team captain.
•The leadership group includes two players from offense, defense, and special teams.
•Buffalo faces the Houston Texans at Reliant Stadium on Sunday.
•Bradley Chubb served as a captain for the Miami Dolphins last season.

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7:00 AMYahoo Sports — Joe Brady triples number of Bills captains in first season as coach

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Josh Allen and Terrel Bernard return as Bills captains, but four players join them as Buffalo expands its leadership group under Joe Brady.
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