Archives for April 17, 2010

‘”I was playing Mary J. Blige’s boyfriend,” Wilson said. “(In the video), I came home late and I was in trouble, and I’m trying to explain myself and apologize for coming in too late. She’s not trying to hear me. I told her I was out with friends, and I was trying to make sure they were OK.”‘

‘Buffalo has the No. 9 overall pick and Nix said trading up or down are viable options. "We’re open to any of those discussions, but I tell you, it’s hard to find a partner sometimes," he said. "It takes two."’

‘Offensive tackle: The team lost its offensive anchor on the left side when it traded Pro Bowler Jason Peters last off-season. Young Demetrius Bell is coming off a knee injury and struggled when he did play. The team needs a player who can start immediately with the No. 9 pick.’

‘Coach Chan Gailey hasn’t lost any of the fire he needed to deal successfully with recruits and alumni when he coached in college. He recently wowed a crowd of Bills premium seat holders, who probably wished they could go out and tackle somebody. "I’ve been in that stadium when it’s deafening, and I was on the other side, and it’s no fun," said Gailey, referring to coming into Ralph Wilson Stadium as an opposing coach with Denver, Pittsburgh, Dallas, Miami and Kansas City. "So I don’t say ‘I’ or ‘me’ very often, but one of my goals is to make this one of the toughest places to play again in the NFL."’