Archives for August 7, 2001

‘Packers coach Mike Sherman didn’t want to part with Bowens, who was acquired in a trade with Denver last season, but he said he had no choice.’

‘The Bills, meanwhile, sent backup tight end Bobby Collins to the Green Bay Packers in exchange for defensive end David Bowens. In two years with the Bills, Collins caught 15 passes for 196 yards. Bowens has 48 tackles since entering the NFL with Denver in 1999.’

The Bills acquired DE David Bowens from Green Bay for TE Bobby Collins. Looks like Mr. O'Leary will have a job….

‘More than 6,000 people piled into St. John Fisher College as the Bills continued training camp Monday. The players signed autographs for 25 minutes before holding a two-hour practice session, and the huge crowd was yet another example of how much the area has embraced the "Late Night with the Bills" setting.’

‘Beebe suffered six severe concussions during a National Football League career during which he made six trips to the Super Bowl, four of them with the Buffalo Bills. Additionally, he estimates that two or three times a game his thought process and awareness were scrambled by collisions that jarred his brain against his skull.’

‘Compared to a year ago when the Bills relocated their camp from Fredonia to Rochester in order to grow their fan and business base, attendance is down by an average of 1,182 per day for the first six days of full-team workouts.’

‘"If Gregg wins early, it will make him stronger because this style, I know, doesn’t work well when you’re losing. It gets old real quick."’