Archives for September 7, 1999

19. Buffalo Bills $326,000,000

‘Bills coach Wade Phillips knows why Carpenter is getting ready for the Bills’ season opener at Indianapolis on Sunday and not looking for a job. “He makes plays for us,” said Phillips, who was impressed with the way Carpenter managed to zero in on the ball with special teams and in the defensive backfield. “He caught my eye a lot, and he deserves to be on this team.”‘

‘”When we first announced the creation of the NFL THIS MORNING, we made clear our commitment to having outstanding talent in studio. Hiring Marv Levy is a key step in that direction,” said Terenzio who, along with FSN executive vice president programming and production Arthur Smith, will serve as executive producers for NFL THIS MORNING. “Marv’s years of experience and track record as a winner place him in an elite class among NFL coaches. We’re thrilled to have him on board for both the pregame show and for FOX SPORTS NEWS.”‘

‘Levy wound up as a runner-up in four Super Bowls when he was handling the Buffalo Bills, not that that diminished him, in my thinking. His team taught us something about gallantry, about striving and failing and coming back to strive and fail some more. That was the Bills’ triumph and it was all of ours.’