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BNP to recognize Bills franchise as Enduring Partner

The Buffalo Niagara Partnership is recognizing the Bills franchise as well as several other WNY companies for their 50 years of contributing to the region, with an event entitled Endurance All Stars. Scheduled for June 2nd at the UB Center for the Arts, the event will celebrate Partnership members like the Bills that have been employing people and contributing to the region for 50 years.

The general public is encouraged to be part of the festivities, which will include a presentation on the 50-year path of Buffalo’s most enduring companies. Bills COO/GM Russ Brandon will be a keynote speaker, and select Bills players and coaches will also be on hand.

Tastings from local restaurants and an open bar are also part of the evening. You can register for the event online or by calling 541-1770.   

The Bills are speaking (RB) on behalf of all the Buffalo area businesses (with the 50th Season tie-in).  We are also the sponsor of the event but it is being run by BNP.  It’s basically a celebration of Buffalo companies employing people and contributing to the region over the past 50 years…they are focusing on the positive side of the economy issues.

Brandon says talks with NFL teams has been “steady”

In an exclusive interview with Buffalobills.com just an hour before the draft gets underway, Bills COO/GM Russ Brandon talked about the mood in the draft room, how much they’ve whittled down their options for their 11th pick and described the level of discussion with other NFL teams.

Brandon termed the level of discussion with other NFL teams as “steady.” He also said they’ve got a few specific prospects singled out for their choice at 11. Stay tuned to Buffalobills.com all weekend for wall to wall draft coverage.

Pre-draft text chat with Bills COO/GM Brandon

Hey Bills draftniks, sign up to join the Bills TXT Chat with Bills Chief Operating Officer/GM Russ Brandon, which will take place just three days before the draft on April 22nd at 7pm.

Just TXT Draft to 20785. All registered participants are eligible to win an autographed helmet from the Bills 1st round draft pick.

You can also sign up at our registration page and submit your draft question. Good luck.

Trent texted Bills COO/GM Brandon when T.O. was released

By no means was Bills QB Trent Edwards playing GM when he did this and he actually downplays it in our exclusive interview with him on Buffalobills.com, but when he saw on TV out in California that Terrell Owens had been released by the Cowboys, Trent texted Bills COO/GM Russ Brandon the following to see if Buffalo would be pursuing T.O..

‘What about T.O.?’

Obviously Brandon and the rest of the Bills hierarchy had already been huddling on it and thought he was worth pursuing. Got to like that the team’s offensive leader is just as eager to seek out talent that can improve the team as anyone else in the organization.

“I have been in touch with Russ all offseason and we have a pretty close relationship when it comes to that,” said Edwards. “It was just a question thrown out there if we were considering him and it was sort of an inquiry. That was really about it.”

Don’t think the Bills are done

There’s no question that the signing of Terrell Owens is huge, but having just talked to Bills COO/GM Russ Brandon in a one-on-one interview, that will be airing on Buffalobills.com later tonight, I kind of get the feeling that Buffalo is not done in free agency.

He didn’t say anything specific about it, but I just got the sense that they’re still looking to add veteran talent.

Russ did detail the day’s events in the interview however, about their trip down to Florida to pick up Owens and Rosenhaus, so it’s definitely one to watch. Will be up around 9:30pm

Evans responds

Lee Evans was asked for his two cents on Bills COO Russ Brandon’s description of “unacceptable”  for last Sunday’s game. Here was his response.

“Right now it’s frustrating and I certainly understand those type of feelings,” said Evans. “It’s really hard to swallow. Everybody takes part in it, it’s not just one person. To a man everybody has to look at themselves in the mirror and coming into this next game find a way to win. The name of the game is to win and you play this game to win.”

Bills COO terms team’s play “unacceptable”

Bills COO Russ Brandon when asked about the recent performance of the team termed it “unacceptable.”

He also added the following when asked about all the offseason work that was put in during the offseason to make the Toronto initiative a success.

“Well I can’t say enough about what everyone has done inside the organization. Also, with our partners here in Toronto, it’s a long term thing, very important to the success of our team and the long term future of our organization. I’m disappointed in the way we played on the field today.”