Monthly Archives: May 2010
Gailey on non-participants
Bills head coach Chan Gailey was asked about why some young first and second-year players that could have participated in this past weekend’s rookie minicamp did not. Gailey provided some answers. Asked about LB Nic Harris, Gailey confirmed that he was not 100 percent healthy coming off a late season knee injury that landed him [...]
Easley graduating
Bills 4th round pick Marcus Easley was not in attendance for the final day of Rookie minicamp, but had a very good reason why. Easley is graduating today (Sun. May 9th) in Storrs, Connecticut on the UCONN campus with a degree in sports management. Easley had a good minicamp making several plays in the passing [...]
Gaither not at Ravens practice
Ravens OT Jared Gaither was not in attendance at Ravens minicamp practice Saturday morning. The team claims he was in the training room, but the Baltimore Sun is reporting that Gaither had no known injuries that he was dealing with and practiced fully on Friday. UPDATE: I’m hearing that Gaither’s foot might be sore and [...]
Wind forces Bills indoors
Some extremely windy weather (40-50 mph) has forced the Bills indoors for their morning practice here at rookie minicamp. The winds are rattling the Bills Fieldhouse roof pretty good.
Player radio appearances
A few Bills players at rookie minicamp will also be on the radio airwaves Saturday both locally and nationally. Here’s the rundown of who, when and where. WR Marcus Easley – Press Coverage w/Vic Carucci, Sirius NFL Radio @ 12:15 PM WR Naaman Roosevelt – Sports Insiders w/Allen Wilson, 1230 WECK @ 12:15 PM RB [...]
Trent Edwards training
As we told you last offseason, Bills QB Trent Edwards in talking with Super Bowl MVP QB Drew Brees, discovered a training program called TRX, which uses straps that suspend your natural body weight using it as resistance instead of weights and removes the pounding on joints during training. Well we’ve found video of Trent’s [...]
Spiller speed is obvious
By no means was it surprising, but C.J. Spiller’s speed and quickness still was fun to watch on the first day of rookie minicamp Friday. Spiller’s ability to sharply cut away from traffic or zip through a hole was more impressive in person than it was on tape. There was one particular play where the hole he [...]
McKelvin rolling
Leodis McKelvin is the star of the afternoon session. The cornerback was back on the field off his fibula injury from last year for the first time Friday and has two INTs on the day. Check Bills Roundup later today for the highlights.
Brown has a live arm
Bills seventh-round pick Levi Brown put his abilities on display in the morning practice Friday and it’s evident he has a live arm. The ball had some zip on it when he threw passes and the flight path of his deep passes look good. For his first practice his decision making was pretty solid and [...]
Gaither no longer at left tackle
The Baltimore Ravens have their first minicamp this week and Jared Gaither is no longer playing left tackle. Gaither has switched positions with Michael Oher. Gaither is now at right tackle with Oher now at left per the Ravens official team site twitter account. 1 Winning Drive For starters, Oher at LT and Gaither at RT. [...]
Report: Bills want Gaither
ESPN’s Adam Schefter is reporting that the Buffalo Bills are interested in Baltimore Ravens OT Jared Gaither. In one of his more recent twitter posts, he mentions that Gaither should be moved soon and that the Bills would like to add him to their roster. Adam_Schefter NFL sources still expect Ravens OT Jared Gaither to [...]
Harris, Byrd watching
Bills 2nd year players Nic Harris and Jairus Byrd will not be participating this weekend. Both are still rehabbing, but both are watching the morning workout.
Friday practice schedule
The Bills rookies and first and second-year players attending rookie minicamp this weekend have a pair of practices on the slate Friday. The players will have their first practice at 10:55 am. Their second practice is at 3:45 pm. Both practices will run for about an hour and 20 minutes.
George Wilson’s video with Mary J.
You read the story about how Bills safety George Wilson would be appearing in a Mary J. Blige video for the single ‘We Got Hood Love’ off her new album. The video is out. George is Mary’s love interest in the video, which deals with three different relationships through the course of the song. All [...]
Brohm on radio Friday morning
Bills QB Brian Brohm will be appearing on Buffalo’s flagship radio station Friday morning. Brohm is scheduled to appear on 97 Rock with Norton in the Morning at 7:15 am, just hours before he participates in the Bills rookie minicamp. First and second-year players are allowed to participate in the rookie camp on a voluntary [...]
Spiller has landed
The Bills rookies are arriving in Buffalo late this afternoon and evening as they prepare for Rookie minicamp, which begins Friday morning. Top pick C.J. Spiller just landed at the airport per his twitter account. Lightning28: Jst touchdown in BLo heading to stadium guess got get physical in before mini camp, but I’m pumped ab [...]
Brohm on radio this afternoon
There are a couple of player radio appearances lined up for late Thursday (today) and Brian Brohm is on the schedule. Brohm will appear on 103.3 FM (The Edge) with Shredd and Ragan at 4:10 pm. If you’re outside the listening area you can listen online. Andy Levitre will be on 1230 AM (WECK) with [...]
Two more adds for rookie minicamp
A couple of more first and second-year players have been added to the list of participants for Bills rookie minicamp. Tight end Joe Klopfenstein and fullback Rodney Ferguson will also be practicing this weekend. Here’s the initial list of first and second-year players voluntarily participating this weekend. Ferguson will wear jersey number 44. Klopfenstein still has [...]
Rams looking for RB insurance?
With Rams feature back Steven Jackson recovering from back surgery to repair a herniated disc, St. Louis could very well be on the lookout for some insurance at the running back position. The St. Louis Globe-Democrat has already begun to speculate who the Rams might consider acquiring. Among the names of free agents out there [...]
Non-rookies participating this weekend
Here is the rundown of first and second-year players on the Bills roster that are expected to participate in the team’s rookie minicamp this weekend. On offense Brian Brohm Christian Gaddis Nick Hennessey Felton Huggins Steve Johnson Andy Levitre Walter Mendenhall Jamon Meredith Shawn Nelson Andre Ramsey Jonathan Stupar Jason Watkins Defense Reggie Corner Jon [...]
