Monthly Archives: June 2009
Hall of Fame making VIP enshrinement seating available to fans
The Pro Football Hall of Fame has announced that it is making available to the public a number of VIP, floor, and sideline seat tickets for the 2009 Enshrinement Ceremony as well as additional sideline and end zone seats for the NFL Hall of Fame Game. The newly released seats will go on sale to [...]
Kawika hosts live chat at 12:30pm
Well Bills LB Kawika Mitchell was to host a live chat at 12:30pm on NFL.com today as part of Buffalo’s Team Day on NFL Network – 32 Teams in 32 Days. But it has been pushed back an hour to 1:30pm. Fans can submit questions at any time by going to the chat link.
No offers for Pro Bowl LB Brooks
I know a lot of Bills fans have been wondering why an offer wasn’t made to perennial Pro Bowl LB Derrick Brooks, who was released by the Buccaneers earlier this offseason. Apparently there are a number of teams in need of linebacker upgrades that are choosing to go younger over proven. According to SI.com’s Peter [...]
Byrd can’t duplicate defensive calls solo
When I spoke with Jairus Byrd at the end of his week of watching film I asked him when home if he’d be able to duplicate some of the defensive calls on the field by himself to begin to apply his assignments to the field. I thought without an offense you probably can’t, but wanted [...]
Fan Friday 6-19
We’re in the doldrums before training camp, but there are still some issues to discuss concerning the team. You can always submit questions to AskChris@bills.nfl.net. 1. Hi Chris- Any truth to the reports that the K-Gun is returning to the Buffalo offense? If so…what are your thoughts. -Jeremy Reiner CB: I think it’s safe to assume [...]
Two former Bills drafted by UFL Orlando club
Though J.P. Losman technically was not part of the draft pool there were two other former Bills players that were taken in the United Football League “premiere” draft last night. Former defensive tackle Larry Tripplett and former defensive end Eric Powell were both drafted by the UFL’s Orlando club. Their head coach is former Bills [...]
ESPN’s Mortensen says Losman will play for UFL’s Vegas club
ESPN’s Chris Mortensen who has a connection with United Football League commissioner Michael Huyghue tweeted about the future of J.P. Losman who was not drafted. On Mort’s twitter account he explained that Losman was not part of the draft pool, but that he will play for the Las Vegas club, which makes sense since Las Vegas did not [...]
Losman not on UFL roster
The fledgling United Football League held their inaugural “draft” last night, but J.P. Losman does not appear on any of the four rosters… yet. The draft wasn’t exactly a draft in the traditional sense as there was a pointed effort by the UFL to balance the rosters for better competitive play. All of the rosters [...]
UFL Draft tonight
For those wondering if J.P. Losman will in fact be headed to the upstart United Football League, the draft is being held tonight at 6:30pm. That according to UFL Commissioner Michael Huyghue, who tweeted as much today. Of course there’s likely to be no live coverage of the draft. It’s also being considered a “draft” [...]
Contract parameters for Nelson
Contract parameters are in place for Bills fourth-round pick Shawn Nelson. Nelson was the 121st overall pick toward the bottom third of round four with the pick Buffalo acquired from Philadelphia. Taken right after him by Houston was N.C. State tight end Anthony Hill. Hill signed a 4-year $2.206M deal on Wednesday. Starting points for [...]
Why UFL good for Losman right now
With the rumors continuing to swirl that free agent QB J.P. Losman is going to sign with Las Vegas of the upstart United Football League, I think it might be the best place for him to be right now for two reasons. First, and most important, if he does sign with Las Vegas, as has been rumored, he’ll be [...]
Can’t blame T.O. for being upset
With T.O.’s new place made public, you can understand why he was pretty ticked on his twitter page. Now it sounds like he’s got to renew the search for a place to stay. Hard to believe that those responsible didn’t recognize the importance of confidentiality. Of course it’ll make for extra content for his VH-1 show [...]
Reason why Costanzo picked up by Browns
The reason why waived Bills LB Blake Costanzo was picked up by the Browns is pretty straightforward. Costanzo was with Browns head coach Eric Mangini in New York with the Jets back in early 2007. He knows his value on special teams. Heck Costanzo had six special teams tackles in one game last year for the Bills, [...]
T.O. has a pad
After much searching for the place that fit his needs, Terrell Owens has found a residence that he will call home for the 2009 season in Western New York with the Bills. That according to his Twitter account. Owens was asked by a real estate agent on Twitter if he had found a place to live in [...]
George Wilson SportsFest in full swing
Bills safety George Wilson is on to day two of his annual SportsFest held in his native Paducah, Kentucky. On Monday Wilson held his charity bowling tournament and today he’s heading up his football/cheerleading camp at Paducah Tilghman high school. Whether it’s in his hometown or locally here in WNY Wilson is a big proponent [...]
Youngsters who impressed most at spring camps
When football is played in helmets and shorts it really lacks the physical element, which is probably the signature element of football. So keeping that in mind and knowing more of the skill position players had a greater opportunity to shine, here are the top young performers from Buffalo’s spring workouts that could do a lot [...]
Lynch helps out Steelers LB Woodley
Marshawn Lynch offered Steelers linebacker Lamar Woodley a helping hand this past weekend. The Bills feature back helped Woodley hold his second annual football camp in Saginaw, Michigan over the weekend. Lynch along with a handful of other NFL players (most of them U. of Michigan alums like Woodley) gave over 300 kids that attended the free camp [...]
Fan Friday 6-12
Fan Friday 6-12 Well minicamp is wrapped up and now begins the six week hiatus until training camp. Something tells me it’s going to move quickly. Let’s get going with the latest installment. Thanks for your questions. Keep them coming at AskChris@bills.nfl.net. 1. Do you see the Bills extending the deals of any more players on [...]
McKelvin going back to school himself
Leodis McKelvin, who will be working with kids from the Cleve-Hill school district in Buffalo Saturday at a Kids Escaping Drugs football camp, is still a student himself. McKelvin is in the process of finishing his college degree. He was a Sports and Fitness Management major at Troy. He declared for the draft in 2008 as [...]
James Hardy day
It’s the first annual James Hardy day tomorrow (June 13th) in the Buffalo receiver’s hometown of Fort Wayne, Indiana. The event is centered around a 3-on-3 basketball tournament with an adult bracket (18 & over) and a high school bracket. It takes place at McMillen Park in Fort Wayne with a cookout after the tournament [...]
