Thursday morning was the third of six “themed days” at Bills training camp. Players, fans, and the media participated in celebrating “Wild West Day” at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford, NY.
If you look closely into the stands, you can see a few fans holding giant, red, foam cowboy hats:
Thursday morning #Bills Camp at @FisherNews #almamater @SPECNewsROC pic.twitter.com/eWAWHlUnJA
— Ed Buttaccio (@EdButtaccio) August 2, 2018
Members of the media apparently couldn’t resist trying on the hats, either:
Havin a rootin’ tootin’ good time at Wild West theme day for @buffalobills training camp! pic.twitter.com/spDZ1Btixi
— Breland Moore (@BrelandMoore) August 2, 2018
Wild West Day at #Bills camp pic.twitter.com/DwgUdm28kN
— Jeremy White (@JeremyWGR) August 2, 2018
Perhaps it was the players, however, that enjoyed playing dress-up the most. They could be seen signing autographs and posing for pictures with fans while trying to do their best “Buffalo Bill” Cody impressions:
It's not just fans getting into #BillsCamp theme days! pic.twitter.com/tylKSG3slL
— Kim Berntson (@Kimmyjohns) August 2, 2018
Met @Schmidttykicker today out at #BillsCamp wearing a giant hat, it’s funny. He could not have been any nicer, and made time to sign for a lot of people. pic.twitter.com/2OtxXqxQbZ
— Chris Fee (@CJFee) August 2, 2018
As with “Christmas in July”, perhaps the most popular attraction of “Wild West Day” was the animals. The Bills brought in ponies and offered free rides to the kids:
Wild West Day means free pony rides. Gotta live #Bills training camp! #GoBills #BillsMafia #Billstrainingcamp #trainingcamp pic.twitter.com/iwK1Es91Ju
— WKBW Bills Beat (@billsbeat7) August 2, 2018
Horsey rides at #Bills camp. Believe this is a 1st. Welcome to Wild West Day at Fisher. pic.twitter.com/BVxrzLYPWB
— Thad Brown (@thadbrown7) August 2, 2018
If you were at practice Thursday and took any “Wild West” themed pictures or videos, please feel free to drop them in the comments.
Bills training camp continues on Friday, August 3rd at 6:15 p.m. Practice will be held back at home at New Era Field. Tickets are required.