Monthly Archives: July 2011
OL Howard, CB Corner on PUP
Two Bills players will start camp on PUP. Head coach Chan Gailey said Cordaro Howard and Reggie Corner will start camp on PUP. “They are in the process of rehabbing,” said Gailey. ”They are fine, but it is going to take them a little bit longer to get ready for practice.” Gailey did not put a timetable [...]
Torbor will be Poz’s replacement
Reggie Torbor will be the starting ILB taking Poz’s spot next to Andra Davis. Chan Gailey believes with two veterans that know the defense and have plenty of experience inside. “They are both experienced guys who have done it,” said Gailey of Davis and Torbor. ”Those young guys will come in and compete and learn as [...]
Wood to line up at center
It came as little surprise but Chan Gailey confirmed that Eric Wood will line up at center and compete with Geoff Hangartner. Gailey said his job is to put the best players on the field and has some guards that he’s trying to give the opportunity to start. The Bills first practice is Saturday afternoon.
Dareus brings more than talent
Bills top pick Marcell Dareus, who signed his rookie contract Friday to report to camp on time, is going to bring a whole lot more to Buffalo’s defense than just playmaking talent. According to Bill GM Buddy Nix and coaches on the defensive side of the ball, Dareus will be bringing a certain swagger and [...]
Dareus: Camp on time important
The Bills top draft choice is now signed after Marcell Dareus got his deal done at One Bills Drive. He’ll get to camp on time for the first conditioning workout scheduled for 3:30 pm and getting their on time was big for him. “It was very important to me because we had a lockout going [...]
Here’s Dareus signing
Thought Bills fans would appreciate seeing the big man putting pen to paper at One Bills Drive at about 1:15 pm this afternoon. Buffalobills.com was on the scene. Check him out (see below).
Players lovin’ new uniforms
With the lockout preventing the players from getting an up close look at the team’s new uniforms, the Bills are getting a better look now that they’ve reported for training camp and on the whole they’re loving them. Bryan Scott was one of the first to react to the new white helmets and royal blue jerseys. [...]
Bills Daily Charge – July 29
DAILY REPORT The Bills announced the team has signed 19 undrafted free agents and the following draft picks: Michael Jasper, Chris Hairston, Justin Rogers and Chris White. Check BuffaloBills.com for all the latest. DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – Chan’s challenge of getting players ready for the upcoming season BuffaloBills.com – Bills ink three more draft choices [...]
Don’t sleep on Rogers
Justin Rogers, who signed Thursday night, might be a seventh-round pick, but Bills secondary coach George Catavolos sees something in the talented cornerback. Catavolos told buffalobills.com that Rogers could be a factor as a rookie, which is saying something knowing the steep learning curve that the rookies will have with no spring workouts this offseason. But [...]
Parameters for Dareus
It looks like there are defined parameters for a contract for Bills top pick Marcell Dareus. The draft choices taken before him (Von Miller) and after him (A.J. Green) have both reportedly signed. That should have Dareus pretty firmly slotted between them. Miller is signing a 4-yr $21M deal today (Thursday) according to multiple reports, [...]
Competition for specialists
Last year there was no competition in camp for the likes of veterans Rian Lindell and Brian Moorman or young long snapper Garrison Sanborn. That won’t be the case in this training camp. The Bills have signed an undrafted rookie for each of those positions, LS Danny Aiken, K Chris Hazley and P Reid Forrest. [...]
A look at Cook
For the second straight season the Bills have signed an undrafted rookie from the University at Buffalo. Last year it was Naaman Roosevelt, who made the practice squad out of camp, but was eventually called up to the active roster where he appeared in six games in 2010. Now they’ve picked up CB Domonic Cook [...]
Undrafteds by position
Here’s the breakdown of the undrafted rookies that have been signed by position. There were 19 in all. Maximum roster size now is 90 in the offseason. OT (1) G (1) TE (1) RB (2) LS (1) K (1) P (1) WR (1) QB (1) Note QB Josh Nesbitt also played safety in college and [...]
McGee’s legs are back
There were a number of recurring leg ailments that slowed Bills CB Terrence McGee each of the last two seasons. He played in all of 20 games the last two seasons and several of those he played hurt. A nerve problem in his league largely compromised his 2010 season, but all of that is behind [...]
Jasper’s message to Bills fans
In an interview with Buffalobills.com just minutes after he signed his rookie contract with Buffalo, Mike Jasper had a message for Bills fans eager to see him out on the field knowing his 6’4 1/2″ 380-pound frame is rare. “Get ready,” he said. ”We’re coming back to glory. The Bills were the team to beat back [...]
Brown text got Jasper pumped
Bills QB Levi Brown sent a text to former high school teammate and now current teammate Mike Jasper on Wednesday a day before the Bills seventh-round pick arrived at One Bills Drive and signed his rookie contract. The photo almost had Jasper in tears, but it also got his juices flowing for football. “He sent [...]
Troup looking tight
Bills DT Torell Troup had frequent updates this offseason about his rigorous training regimen, which featured a ton of core work to help his performance against double teams this season. After adding 9-10 pounds of lean muscle while shaving off the unwanted weight Troup looks a lot tighter through the midsection. “I’m up to about [...]
Bills Daily Charge – July 28
DAILY REPORT The Bills announced the team will report to Verizon Wireless Training Camp at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY on Friday, July 29 and the team’s first practice and open day to the public will be Saturday, July 30. Check buffalobills.com for all the latest Verizon Wireless Training Camp information. TODAY’S INTERVIEWS [...]
Quality on waiver wire Thurs.
NFL clubs will be able to clip players from their roster starting Thursday at 4:01 pm ET, as teams at or near the salary cap ($120.3M) release players to create more room to sign draft choices, undrafted rookies or other veteran free agents. Bills GM Buddy Nix intends to pay close attention to what players [...]
Players still trickling in
TE Shawn Nelson tweeted earlier in the day that he’d be back in Buffalo on Thursday. Now Arthur Moats has followed suit on his twitter account. dabody52 Time to focus on this movie. Family nite. Last nite n VA. B-lo 2morrow! #dontcrossthemoats dontcrossthemoats52.com
