Archives for February 3, 2005

‘The Buffalo Bills Thursday signed six free agents and allocated all to participate in NFL Europe.’

‘The Bears on Thursday hired 20-year NFL veteran Rusty Jones as strength and conditioning coordinator.’

‘The Bills today announced that the team has signed linebacker Kellen Brantley, tight end/long snapper Mike Gomez, defensive back Jonathon Palafox, kicker Owen Pochman, quarterback Kevin Thompson, and wide receiver LaDaris Vann.’

‘Kemp had even fewer believers; he was a 17th-round draft choice who was cut by three NFL teams and had the queasy and humbling experience of being dumped by the Canadian league. None of those setbacks broke the spirit of an eternal optimist, who saw the newly formed American Football League as another chance in 1960. He started with the San Diego Chargers, who lost the first two AFL title games, then joined the Buffalo Bills, who won a pair of championships with a quarterback who didn’t ring up big numbers but was clever and could always be counted on when the situation grew tense.’