By Mark Gaughan
The Bills have been working second-year safety Da’Norris Searcy into the mix with the starting unit on occasion throughout the first six days of training camp.
Searcy is the only backup safety on the roster with any experience and is locked into the No. 3 role behind starters Jairus Byrd and George Wilson. Coach Chan Gailey said it's important the team gets Searcy comfortable this summer.
"We have been doing that all along," Gailey said of getting Searcy practice repetitions. "George [Wilson] missed the last part of the season and we want to make sure we have got somebody ready to go at either position. George may have to move to the other spot and Da’Norris play there. One injury and Da’Norris has to go in."
Gailey said the defensive backs in general and the safeties in particular have looked good so far.
"They are doing a good job," Gailey said. "The defensive backs are seeing a lot of things and reacting to the routes they are seeing a lot of. They are doing a good job of picking up on those things. You take Jairus, you take George, and even Da'Norris is playing very well. You take those three guys and they make up for a lot of ills that might happen. They cover a lot of bases for us back there."
Wilson can play both free or strong safety. If Byrd got hurt, Wilson would slide over and Searcy would play strong safety. It will be interesting to see if the Bills decide to add another veteran safety, a possibility general manager Buddy Nix mentioned at the start of camp.
