Archives for May 11, 2004

‘The two teams will practice against each other twice on Friday, August 6 and will hold a full scrimmage on Saturday, August 7th at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, NY.’

‘Championship winning teams in each division will participate in an on-field pre-game award ceremony prior to a Bills home game during the 2004 regular season.’

‘Q: Do you have any pre-game rituals?

JPL: None, still searching for one that works.’

‘Wilson feels loyalty should be a criterion for the honor. It’s a spiteful and small-minded position. Saban deserves to be there because he accomplished great things in two terms as Buffalo’s coach.’

‘Thomas, 37, was charged with second-degree possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor reserved for people who have the drug for personal use.’

‘Riddle, a former Platt and Syracuse star, has a June 7 workout with the Bills, according to his agent, Meriden native Joe Dinda.’

‘Two guests, who police did not identify, saw Thomas with drugs and notified uniformed police officers on security detail at the hotel, according to a news release issued by Fairhope police Monday. The officers then contacted Thomas on the patio of a hotel room, where he had a partially smoked marijuana cigarette, according to the report.’

Assuming Bledsoe’s gone after this year, the Bills will have traded three first-round picks and a second-rounder in an effort to find Jim Kelly’s long-term heir.

‘Police say he had one partially smoked marijuana cigarette, and was drunk.’