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Bills bolster defensive line in 2nd day of draft

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) — Size mattered to the Buffalo Bills on Friday after they spent the NFL draft bulking up their defensive line.The Bills opened the second round by drafting Central Florida defensive tackle Torell Troup with the 41st pick. And they followed by drafting hulking Arkansas State defensive lineman Alex Carrington in the third round, 72nd overall.The selections came as Buffalo attempts to shore up a porous run defense that finished 30th in yards allowed last season. The team's also making the switch to the 3-4 scheme under new head coach Chan Gailey."We felt fortunate we got some guys that will fit our defense and hopefully, we won't be knocked back 4-5 yards every time they run the ball," first-time general manager Buddy Nix said. "And if you're going to get big, you just about got to get big in the first three picks."Going big was a departure from how Buffalo opened the draft on Thursday by selecting undersized speedster, Clemson running back C.J. Spiller with the No...

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