Bills implement strict media policy ahead of OTAs

Buffalo Bills fans may have to wait until the first game of the preseason to get any sense of how the roster is taking shape ahead of the 2016 campaign.

The team announced a new media policy prior to the start of OTAs on Tuesday, significantly restricting the information reporters in attendance are permitted to share during practices.

From the team's official release, according to Mike Rodak of ESPN:

Reports (which also include radio reports, tweets, podcasts and blogs) pertaining to strategic and tactical information are strictly prohibited. This includes:

Referencing plays run or game strategy, including trick plays or unusual formations.

Reporting on personnel groupings, sub-packages, players who are practicing with individual units (first-team, second team, goal line, offense, nickel defense, etc.), special plays, who is rushing the passer, dropped passes, interceptions, QB completion percentage, etc.

At a time where social media is becoming an increasingly valuable tool, and information-starved fans are following along with live tweets and wrap-ups from practice, the Bills are essentially going into lockdown mode.

The new strategy is almost certainly aimed at keeping the rest of the league guessing, but it's highly unlikely that a team has ever been put at any sort of disadvantage by disclosing personnel groupings and quarterback performances on the practice field.