Bills coach Marrone mixes up Bills practice routine with music and games

Buffalo Bills coach Doug Marrone is focused on keeping his players loose this offseason.

First, he introduced his personal musical playlist at practice — from Johnny Cash to Iggy Azalea.

Now it's airsoft, a game much like paintball, but featuring soft, plastic pellets as ammunition.

Marrone broke routine by canceling practice Wednesday to have his staff and players play a round of airsoft at a nearby facility.

Even Marrone took part, showing off a barely visible mark on his chin, where linebacker Kiko Alonso got him.

Marrone isn't the first coach to play music or use extra-curricular activities as team-building methods. He is intent on devising new ways to develop chemistry and leadership on a team attempting to end a 14-season playoff drought — the NFL's longest active streak.

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