Archives for January 2005

‘Clements was added after it was determined McAlister of Baltimore and first alternate Patrick Surtain of Miami would be unable to play because of injuries.’

‘The Bills have a history of picking Senior Bowl participants. In the last three drafts the team has selected a total of 10 players that have been involved in the nation’s most unique football game.’

‘"My dad called and told me that I had made it to the Pro Bowl and I was just like, ‘get outta here’ and I started laughing," Clements said. "I was so loud in the grocery store people were looking at me like I was crazy."’

‘The Bills announced today that cornerback Nate Clements has been added to the AFC roster for the Pro Bowl, marking the first time since 1993 (Nate Odomes) that the Bills will have a cornerback on the Pro Bowl roster.’

‘7. Leon Lett … 1. Norwood.’

‘Henry, who says he prefers to play in a warmer climate, played in only nine games after nursing foot and leg injuries.’

‘Buffalo Bills radio commentator and former quarterback Alex Van Pelt has interviewed for an offensive assistant’s position with the Miami Dolphins.’

”’We gave him permission to seek a trade, and if we get the right compensation, we would do the trade whether it’s Miami or someone else,” Bills president Tom Donahoe said before Wednesday’s morning practice for the Senior Bowl. “We’re not going to give him away, but it doesn’t matter if the other team is in our division.”’

‘”We’re not opposed to it,” Donahoe said after a Senior Bowl practice. “It would be unusual. Given your druthers, you’d like for him to go somewhere else, if you had the right deal. But you know we’re interested in trying to help Travis.”‘

‘They were no doubt the words of a bitter man, but when former Patriots captain Lawyer Milloy essentially called the Pats a cheap organization during a radio interview last week, it still drew the ire of the folks at Gillette Stadium.’

‘A new stadium consortium, including Ralph Wilson Stadium in Orchard Park, has been formed to bring concerts, rodeos and other special events to the venues during football’s off-season.’

’13. Buffalo.’

‘Former Buffalo Bills coach Marv Levy will be in Western New York this week to sign copies of his book "Where Else Would You Rather Be?".’

‘"We’ve had dialogue with several organizations, and they have all been positive," Engelhard said by phone Tuesday from his office in Atlanta. "The process has begun. It is going to take some time, but it’s definitely moving forward."’

‘That hit on Bledsoe not only shook up the Patriots, it rattled the bones of “The Babe.” What other explanation can there be for the end of the “Curse of the Bambino”?’