Archives for May 3, 2011

‘Whitner was Buffalo’s 2006 first-round draft pick and completed his five-year contract last season. Whitner was unhappy with the Bills final contract offer in December, and said he expected to test free agency.’

‘”I saw him when I went to Bethel to look at a different kid,” said Hand now a regional scout for Buffalo. “At practice I saw this monster out there and he didn’t have any pads on. He was running around and he was really athletic, and I asked the coach I said, ‘Who is that kid?’ And he said, ‘Oh that’s Mike Jasper, he just got here a couple of weeks ago.’ And so I asked where his pads were and the coach said, ‘We don’t have any pads to fit him. We’re getting custom pads for him, but they’re not in yet.'”‘

‘Of the 16 national publications and websites surveyed, 11 gave the Bills at least a "B" grade. Five handed them a grade of "C" or lower.’

‘What caught his attention was the fact Jasper was practising without pads, mainly because the school hadn’t been able to find any that fit him.’