Archives for August 12, 2002

‘The Bills were outrushed 181 yards to 50 and lost the time-of-possession battle 39 minutes to 21 as they opened the preseason with a 24-17 loss.’

‘Mac and Barbara Bledsoe, parents of Buffalo Bills quarterback Drew Bledsoe, will conduct a parenting skills day at training camp on Wednesday at St. John Fisher College.’

‘"Drew Bledsoe brings a lot of excitement after the last couple of years. We’ve been looking for a leader since Jim Kelly retired."’

‘A little more than 10 years ago, on Jan. 26, 1992, Gibbs coached the Washington Redskins to a 37-24 victory over Kelly’s Buffalo Bills in Super Bowl XXVI. "I don’t really care to talk to Joe Gibbs about that game," Kelly said Sunday, with a big laugh. "That was probably one of our worst Super Bowls. But to tell you the truth, that was probably one of our best years."’

‘"I met with some people (Saturday) and I will continue to meet with some people today about hopefully getting into some part of racing next year," Kelly said. "Maybe either the Busch Series, or hopefully in the future into Winston Cup. It’s just a matter of getting the right people behind us and talk with them then."’

Six photos from Bengals game.

Farris: Loudest talker on the team… Mike Williams

‘“It was hard to sit, and then to get my lungs back today,” he said. “It was a pretty mild concussion, but they wanted to take precautions. They didn’t want me to go out and injure myself.”’

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