Watch: Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback nearly picks off Josh Allen

Jarrett Bailey

Watch: Buffalo Bills rookie cornerback nearly picks off Josh Allen image

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The Buffalo Bills held their first practice of training camp on Wednesday, as football is officially back in Western New York. 

Buffalo spent a ton of draft capital on the defense this offseason with the hope that the unit would improve in the biggest games, specifically against the Kansas City Chiefs. Buffalo was the only team to allow the Chiefs to score 30 points last season, which led to another playoff loss in the AFC Championship Game.

First-round pick Max Hairston was the fastest player at the NFL Combine, and he is already making plays at the start of camp. During team drills, Josh Allen attempted a pass to KJ Hamler. Hairston trailed Hamler, flew in from the back side and got two hands on the pass, nearly picking it off.

Should the rookie continue to look like this through the rest of the summer, Buffalo can feel good about having a legitimate No. 2 cornerback opposite Christian Benford.

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Jarrett Bailey

Jarrett Bailey is a freelance NFL writer for The Sporting News. He previously wrote for USA TODAY Sports Media Group, The 33rd Team and Pro Football Network. Enjoyer of chocolate milk, metal music, Batman, pasta salad, and pro wrestling. There is nothing more breathtaking than a Jeff Hardy swanton bomb.