Archives for October 2009

‘"We didn’t steal it," he said. "It was left in the middle of the parking lot, and it was burning. We believe we liberated it."’

‘A veteran of 10 seasons in the NFL, Draft (5’11” 232) played his last two NFL seasons with the St. Louis Rams. In 2008 he appeared in 12 games making nine starts including the season finale at middle linebacker when he led the team with a team-high nine tackles.’

‘”We’re not performing at a high enough level to win,” said Jauron. “We moved the ball some in the first half and got the ball to Terrell (Owens), did some things, ran the ball pretty well. We’re just not finishing. We’re not finishing at all and clearly we’re not scoring.”‘

‘”We knew they were going to come in here and run the ball 50 or so times after the trouble we had the past couple of weeks. We just didn’t make enough plays all the way around to win the football game.”‘

‘"The surgery went well, they did a great job with that and I should be good to go from here on out so I shouldn’t have to worry about this happening again," he said.’

‘The moves come a day after Buffalo announced linebackers Kawika Mitchell and Marcus Buggs both sustained season-ending injuries in a 6-3 loss to Cleveland on Sunday.’

‘”My initial thought going into surgery was I wanted to play that week. But they thought that was dangerous,” Whitner said, referring to team doctors. “But it’s a couple of weeks down the road, and I feel like I’m pretty close.”‘

‘What’s keeping him employed is his contract.’

‘Of course, when things go so poorly for so long, it’s never one person’s fault. However, there is sometimes only one person that could make all the difference and Wilson has to either step up or step back.’

‘Orchard Park police say an Ontario man called the organization that owns the carving on Tuesday, saying he and some friends rescued it after seeing people trying to burn it.’

‘The Thurman Thomas tree carving is heading back to Buffalo, after having survived some charcoal burns to the face and a trip across the Peace Bridge on Sunday night.’

‘”When guys are injured there is no one that has a greater sense of urgency than the injured player to get back on the field,” said Scott. “This is our profession. This is our livelihood. There’s nothing more I want than to be out there with my teammates.”‘

‘”It would take a lot of strong people and a flatbed truck,” she said. “I don’t understand it. It’s a mystery. I’m perplexed by the whole thing.”‘

‘Detectives, who still are actively pursuing the case, also remain tight-lipped about another possibility, that the theft could have been a burglary committed by an outsider who entered the player’s home during the Sept. 20 home opener.’