Welcome to the NFL (finally!), Maxwell Hairston. The Buffalo Bills' first-round pick out of your University of Kentucky had to sit patiently on the sidelines recovering from a knee injury he suffered in training camp. Now, in Week 8, the man who hugged every single pick before him in the NFL draft green room, made his own NFL debut, and he did not disappoint.

Hairston rotated series with fellow cornerback Tre White as the Bills looked to ease him into playing time. Of his 27 snaps on the field, 12 of them were pass plays where Hairston was in coverage, and the Carolina Panthers did not target the former Wildcat once. It was probably smart.

Mad Max recorded one tackle in his first game, a great play to blow up a screen for minimal yards. He later said it felt great to put pads on someone else. He finished as the highest-graded defensive back on the Bills and the 4th-highest defensive player overall.

After the game, Hairston raved about how much fun he had, "It was so much fun. It had to be, like, one of the funnest moments of my life. I had so much fun out there. Like, I felt free."

This man could have a side hustle by bottling up his relentless positivity and selling it for big bucks. I, for one, would take the largest glass it comes in.

NFL roster moves can come at you fast. Brenden Bates spent training camp with the Cleveland Browns and found a place on their practice squad to start the season. However, once the Houston Texans came calling with a spot on their 53-man roster, the former Kentucky tight end was happy to oblige.

Then, just eight days after the Texans wished him a happy birthday on X, the team waived him on the eve of National Tight Ends Day. That's not the best way to celebrate either occasion; however, his old friends in Cleveland were there to pick him up. Literally. The Browns claimed Bates off waivers, so he will now head back to Cleveland to lend his talents.

Bates was the second tight end the Browns signed on Monday, as the team also brought in Caden Prieskorn to their practice squad. This has led to rumors that the Browns may trade nine-year veteran David Njoku before the November 4th deadline, as rookie Harold Fannin Jr. has seized the starting job. If so, Bates could be in line to be the Browns' backup tight end.