Archives for July 25, 2002

‘Reed, last year’s Biletnikoff award winner as the nation’s top wide receiver, earned a reputation at LSU as an aggressive receiver in traffic. He was the 36th player selected in the draft.’

Reed signs with Bills. Also reports that Reggie Germany was waived after failing a physical. If that’s the case, it may be the first surprise of the year.

The Bills have agreed to terms with second-round draft choice WR Josh Reed. Additionally, the Bills this morning announced several other roster moves.

Reggie Germany was one of the selected veterans in early at Bills training camp Wednesday. The main reason is Germany is still rehabbing his left knee from surgery he had performed in June. “I’ll be on PUP. to start.” the second year WR explained. “I had microfracture surgery on the knee.” He said.

WGR Radio reports Josh Reed signed and will be in camp – no link yet.

‘The Bills continue to negotiate with the agents for first-round pick Mike Williams and second-rounders Josh Reed and Ryan Denney.’

‘The News will begin a Training Camp Billboard to run each day the team practices. The Billboard, which begins Friday, will appear in addition to the usual Bills coverage.’

‘"I think from Mr. Wilson all the way down to the rookies, I think there is an excitement here and hopefully we’ll build on that," offensive guard Jerry Ostroski said.’

‘"I think I learned some lessons, too," says Williams, a former high school coach who spent 12 years as an NFL assistant before landing the job he spent a lifetime preparing for. "I learned when to put the metal to floor and when to ease off the accelerator. In the same way that we evaluate the players, I evaluated myself. There are some things I’ll do differently. But I think a lot of what we put in place was right. I think we laid a pretty good foundation."’

‘The Bills will conduct two Monday evening practices at training camp — July 29 and Aug. 5. All tickets for these practices have already been distributed.’

‘Dinkins, who was a college quarterback, spent last season on the Bills’ practice squad as a running back and defensive back before playing in NFL Europe with Amsterdam. He was hospitalized in Germany after a game because of dizziness, but doctors struggled to diagnose his problem. Doctors recently found a defect in his heart that will need arthroscopic surgery to repair. He will be out of action for six-to-eight weeks.’

The horns: You know we are not going to do that. It will be the first time since I have been in the league that it hasn’t been in there. It has nothing to do with the player’s like or dislike of it. With our set up here, it is not as much needed as some other situations. We will see what happens when the tardiness comes out. Are they loaded in my suitcase? Yeah they are.

"It feels great, I’m really excited about it….I;m ready to roll," said the veteran signal caller. "I expect us to win to be honest with you," said Bledsoe. "I think we have the talent to do it."’

‘All visitors must park at Nazareth College, Pittsford Plaza, and Panorama Plaza and take the shuttle bus. There is a one-dollar shuttle fare. There will be no public parking allowed at St. John Fisher. Cameras and camcorders are allowed. Visitor can also bring food and drink, but not alcohol.’

“There’s a high energy around here, you can just feel it by being here,” second-year defensive lineman Tyrone Robertson said. “You’ve got Drew Bledsoe, and just on both sides of the ball everything’s looking better. … All my friends back home asked me how we’re going to do. And I said, ‘Hey, the sky’s the limit.”’