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Buffalo Bills fans who were worried about the health of safety C.J. Gardner-Johnson, who suffered a calf strain in practice last week, must have let out a collective sigh of relief when Gardner-Johnson was a full participant in pads during Thursday’s practice session at St. John Fisher University. Bills news: Recapping Day 6 of training camp C.J. Gardner-Johnson was back at practice while Christian Benford, Jude Bowry and Jordan Hancock impressed. Gardner-Johnson returning to the practice field was one of several highlights from camp, and today’s edition of Buffalo Rumblinks leads off by examining the latest news and observations from Day 6 of training camp. Tyler Bass back at it Through the first five days of camp, Tyler Bass had handled his kicking duties during the individual drill portions of the practices and had not attempted any field goals during the sessions open to the public and the press. That all changed on Thursday, as Bass, who missed the entire 2025 season with an assortment of injuries, handled the team’s kickoffs and attempted seven field goals, ranging in distance from 32 to 51 yards long. Bass was successful on five of his field goals, and on the ones he missed, it wasn’t due to a lack of distance. In other camp news, Gardner-Johnson and defensive tackle Deone Walker (left elbow) participated in the individual and team periods of practice; cornerback Christian Benford was dialed in and broke up a few pass attempts, including picking off a Josh Allen pass intended for D.J. Moore; rookie offensive lineman Jude Bowry continued his strong showing at camp; defensive back Jordan Hancock came up with a pair of big plays; wide receiver Keon Coleman endured an up-and-down day that featured a nifty catch on a throw from Allen and a drop on a play where Coleman was wide open; Buffalo’s running backs James Cook, Ty Johnson, Ray Davis, Ian Wheeler and Frank Gore Jr. did the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge to benefit former Titans running back Chris Johnson, who is battling ALS; and more! Even more Bills news Examining how the Bills are pushing to re-sign starting right guard O’Cyrus Torrence. Plus, learn how rookie linebacker Kaleb Elarms-Orr is adjusting to life in the NFL; get to know the newest member of Buffalo’s linebacking corps; discover running back Ian Wheeler’s unlikely journey to the NFL; find out which uniform schemes the Bills will be wearing for each home game; and more! Buffalo Bills articles recently featured on Buffalo Rumblings Join the conversation! Sign up for a user account and get: - Fewer ads in our articles - Create your own community posts - You get to comment on articles and community posts - Rec comment and community posts - Ignore commenters you don’t want to read - Get notifications when folks interact with you (the bell in the upper corner) - Track your activity on the account page