Buffalo Bills fans got a brief scare Monday when Dalton Kincaid went slow to the ground during 11-on-11 work at training camp, but the tight end quickly clarified that the issue had nothing to do with the knee trainers were checking.
The Bills were in pads for the first time at camp, and with that usually comes a bump in physicality. Instead, one of the early storylines turned into concern around Kincaid, who was slow to get up after a play and then headed to the sideline, where trainers examined his left knee.
That was especially tense given Kincaid’s injury history. He has dealt with knee issues before, including playing last season on a torn PCL, so any sign of trouble there naturally set off alarms.
Kincaid, though, put the matter to rest in blunt fashion.
"I'm doing good," he said. "It was a family jewels shot. The knee's all good; it was a knee to the family jewels."
He was back on the field shortly after, saying he simply needed a few minutes to recover.
"It was a few minutes of pain," he said.
For Buffalo, the bigger picture around Kincaid is straightforward. He’s entering his fourth season and is expected to be a major weapon for Josh Allen and the offense. The talent has shown up in flashes, and Kincaid already owns the Bills franchise record for most receiving yards by a rookie tight end.
The concern has always been availability. Kincaid played 16 games as a rookie, then appeared in only 13 and 12 games over the next two seasons. If the Bills want a serious run in January and February, they need him on the field more often.
They also need him involved more. Last season, Kincaid saw just 49 targets, the lowest total of his career. In 2026, that has to change for an offense searching for playmakers to step up.
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