‘Another new face to the coaching staff is Bobby April. April will head up the special teams and comes from St. Louis. The Rams punt return unit was ranked seventh in the league under April. He has also coached special teams in New Orleans, Pittsburgh and Atlanta.’
Archives for January 23, 2004
Davis Signs Two-Year Extension
‘Davis completed the staff by hiring Kennedy Pola as running backs coach and Fred Graves as wide receivers coach Friday…Graves enters his 30th season of coaching football on the college or professional level. He was the wide receivers coach for the last three seasons with the Buffalo Bills…’.
Dolphins’ Turner to meet with Raiders for head coaching job
‘Dolphins assistant strength coach Brad Roll has interviewed to become the strength coach in Buffalo. Roll and new Bills coach Mike Mularkey worked together previously in Tampa Bay.’
Spikes All-Pro to All-Access
‘”What I had to get used to on the set was asking questions instead of answering them,” Spikes said. “I think the experience of having to come up with questions really made me realize what it is like to be a T.V. reporter. I have a great respect for the people on T.V. stations now, because I know what they have to go through. At times, they may be taping and at other times they may have to go live. You don’t have a lot of room for error in a lot of those situations.”‘
Anonymous QBs leave super mark
‘While Hanifan heads to the family ranch in Steamboat Springs, Colo., Buffalo should be in line for great things in 2005 with the hiring of 24-year veteran line coach Jim McNally. Consider that Cincinnati reached the Super Bowl in McNally’s second season there (1981), Carolina made the NFC title game in his second season (1996) and the Giants went to the Super Bowl in his second season (2000).’
Mularkey Adds to Staff
‘Lester is a survivor. He was first hired as an assistant by Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy in 1987. He’s now working under his fourth head coach.’