Monthly Archives: July 2010
Bills rank on Forbes list
The Buffalo Bills made the annual Forbes list for most valuable sports franchises. The Bills checked in at #33 valued at $909 million. Among NFL clubs they ranked 26th on the list. Naturally Dallas was the highest ranked NFL club placing second overall at a value of $1.65 billion with Washington and New England also placing [...]
Klopfenstein to I-R
Bills TE Joe Klopfenstein is no longer on the active roster. The tight end was placed on injured reserve Thursday. Klopfenstein was limited for much of the spring workouts with an indisclosed ailment. No word from the club as to whether that was what led to the I-R assignment. If his injury is not necessarily [...]
Throwback jersey update
A lot of you have been wondering when the Bills will be donning their throwback jerseys this season. I’ve got the answers for you. The team will be wearing their blue throwbacks twice this season. The white throwbacks that debuted last season unfortunately are not allowed to be worn. They are prohibited under NFL rules [...]
Poz appearance
For those that live in Pennsylvania and want to catch up with Bills LB Paul Posluszny before training camp, here’s your chance. Poz will be appearing at the NAPA Auto Parts Store at 955 North Center St. in Corry, PA from 1-3 pm on Friday July 23rd. He’ll be signing autographs for fans during his appearance. [...]
Next signing means roster move
Though the Bills only have their top two draft choices left to sign in Torell Troup and C.J. Spiller, when one of them is signed another move will have to made. With third-round pick Alex Carrington signing earlier this week, the Bills roster reached its maximum 80-player limit (unsigned draft choices do not count toward this [...]
Florence likes more man-to-man
With the advent of the 3-4 defense in Buffalo, it’s widely anticipated that there will be more man-to-man defense calls this year for the Bills secondary. And as far as Drayton Florence is concerned that suits him just fine. Interviewed at his annual ‘Make it Happen’ free football camp last weekend by the Ocala Star [...]
Parameters for Troup?
Contract parameters could be getting clearer between the Bills and second-round pick Torell Troup. With the Tampa Bay Buccaneers signing their second-round pick, DT Brian Price, to a four-year deal late last night, it not only helps in terms of setting some ballpark figures, but he also plays the same position as Troup. Though he’ll [...]
Chester Pitts update
After it was reported that free agent guard Chester Pitts was scheduled to work out for six teams, it turns out there were only two for whom he worked out on Tuesday. That according to NFL.com’s Jason LaCanfora in his latest twitter post. Jason LaCanfora Free agent OL Chester Pitts won’t make a quick decision [...]
McGee gives back to alma mater
Bills CB Terrence McGee was busy this offseason as he helped his alma mater Northwestern State to upgrade their athletic facilities. McGee donated $25K to his school’s athletic program to help upgrade their Athletic Fieldhouse with new furniture for their football offices and meeting rooms. “Northwestern State was a great experience for me on and [...]
Carrington on the radio
Bills third-round pick Alex Carrington, who just signed his rookie contract late Monday morning, will be on the local and national radio airwaves. Here’s the rundown on where you can find him. Shredd & Ragan – 103.3 The Edge @ 4:10 PM (listen online) Sirius NFL Radio, Alex Marvez and Randy Cross @ 4:35 PM [...]
Signings at top slim
While Bills fans wait and wonder if Buffalo’s top two draft choices sign before camp opens, consider the NFL landscape with signings right now. Here on July 19th, just one second-round pick (Jets Vladimir Ducasse) has signed and no first round picks have signed. Knowing Buffalo has seven of their nine draft choices under contract, with Alex [...]
QB speculation well underway
With 10 days to go before training camp the outside speculation as to who will be named the Bills first string QB at the outset of camp is already ramping up. Pro Football Weekly in their AFC Whispers section is speculating that Trent Edwards will be named the starting QB when camp opens next week. [...]
Carrington agrees to terms
Third round pick Alex Carrington has agreed to terms on a contract with the Bills. A formal announcement of his signing is now available on the home page of Buffalobills.com, as well as an exclusive one-on-one interview. “I’ve been waiting to get pads on since the Senior Bowl honestly,” Carrington told Buffalobills.com. ”I knew they would get the deal done [...]
Bills DBs rank near top 10
Yahoo Sports is ranking NFL teams by position group. Buffalo’s defensive backfield had a very respectable ranking, though I may have them slightly higher. Yahoo’s Jason Cole ranked them 11th, and looking at the teams he had ahead of them I can understand where he’s coming from. It’s hard to put a secondary from a [...]
Only Bills fans
So I’m just back from a family vacation and as I’ve always found, running into a Bills Backer is never difficult no matter where you are. Most of our family vacations are on the East Coast (down south) and coming across transplanted Bills fans is pretty easy. On this trip however, we were fortunate enough [...]
Fan Friday 7-16
We’re inching closer to training camp. Only 12 days until the players report. Here’s our latest edition of Fan Friday (AskChris@bills.nfl.net). 1 – Alright Chris, Last year around this time i sent you an email asking you if the Bills were going to take shots down the field with the new addition of Owens. You emailed [...]
Reed to head up golf tourney
Bills Wall of Famer and all-time leading receiver Andre Reed will be hosting the Celebrity Golf Classic that bears his name in his native Allentown, Pennsylvania area next weekend. From July 24-26 he’ll be hosting events at two different country clubs (Saucon Valley C.C. and Lehigh Valley C.C.) with names like Bruce Smith, James Lofton, [...]
DeHaven on SB onsides kick
Bills special teams coach Bruce DeHaven, as he explained in our Countdown to Camp question 13 (Will special teams have a different approach?) is a bit conservative by nature. So it was interesting to hear his thoughts on Saints’ head coach Sean Payton’s decision to go with the onsides kick in the second half of [...]
Former Bill reps retired players
Former Bills LB Cornelius Bennett has taken on an important role on behalf of retired NFL players. Named Chairman of the NFLPA’s former player board of directors, Bennett has been sitting in on all of the CBA meetings between the league and the players union. He doesn’t have a vote, but he does have a [...]
Drayton Florence football camp
Bills CB Drayton Florence will be holding his 6th annual ‘Make it Happen’ football camp this weekend. Florence’s camp is open to 300 kids on a first-come, first-serve basis. Kids ages 8-17 can participate. The non-contact camp focuses on fundamentals and technique with current and former NFL players part of the camp staff. The camp [...]
