‘In every NFL camp there is a group of rookie free agents who arrive with no shot of making the squad. Some of them know this and show up happy to enjoy the ride as long as it lasts. Fred Jones isn’t one of those. "I’m trying to make a career out of this," said the Buffalo Bills’ outside linebacker. "I have high goals and high expectations." While Jones didn’t particularly stand out in Friday’s preseason victory over the Cincinnati Bengals, he has been impressing Bills coaches and teammates in training camp at St. John Fisher College.’
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Young Bills show speed should be new strength
‘"That is what we wanted to address with our team, trying to get as much speed as could the last couple of years," coach Wade Phillips said. "It’s going to pay off for us. You could see that (in this game). Guys are not only going to make plays, but nobody is going to catch them. I thought it was really important for us to establish that we’ve got overall (great) team speed, because we’ve got a lot of it."’