Archives for May 12, 2010

‘The cuts were announced on Wednesday, three days after the team completed a weekend minicamp for rookies and players with fewer than three years of NFL experience.’

‘A day after waiving defensive lineman Marlon Favorite, the Bills also parted ways with two more players Wednesday. Buffalo waived RB Walter Mendenhall and OL Kyle Mutcher.’

‘”Everybody’s great. Everybody’s working hard,” Harvey said after a rookie minicamp practice Friday afternoon. “Troup looks really good. We expect great things out of him this year. We’re expecting great things out of all of us this year.’

‘Cushing will be eligible in the revote – why I don’t know – and it will be interesting to see how much support he receives. He might win the revote if enough of the 50 voters cut him slack because they believe many other NFL players use performance-enhancing drugs. Maybe they won’t be as tough on cheaters as the baseball Hall of Fame voters have been.’

‘"There’s a lot of time in the day if you use it wisely," Carrington said. "You do your studies at a certain time and playing with your kids – you never know when that’s going to come because he’s always amped up – comes up on you at any time. You have set periods for football, set periods for class, then you just fill in everywhere else."’

‘”Everyone knows my story, how I walked on and was in school for a year before football even came into the picture,” Easley said. “Academics have always been something my family has pushed me to excel in. To finally be able to walk across that stage and get my degree was one of the biggest accomplishments in my life.”‘