Buffalo Radio: Return Decision On Bills Radio Voice Due End Of July

John Murphy

Buffalo Bills radio play-by-play announcer John Murphy was at the National Football League team’s minicamp Tuesday as he continues his road to recovery from the stroke he had at the end of last season, reports The Buffalo News.

In a text Murphy stated: “I’m going to wait until late July before I decide whether to come back. Still some recovery to do.”

Chris Brown, who works for the Bills and substituted for Murphy during the Bills’ regular season finale against New England and the team’s two playoff games, is expected to continue in the WGR 550 AM booth alongside analyst Eric Wood if Murphy is unable to return this season.

Murphy became ill before the highly anticipated “Monday Night Football” game Jan. 2 with the Cincinnati Bengals that ended up being canceled in the first quarter because of the horrific injury to Bills safety Damar Hamlin.

Murphy has been the Bills play-by-play announcer since the late Van Miller retired after the 2003 season. Before that, in the 1980s and the mid-1990s, Murphy was the analyst alongside Miller.