Archives for May 25, 2011

‘The opportunity to start bonding with players was just as important to Dareus as the limited amount of work the defensive lineman out of Alabama was allowed to do Wednesday.’

‘”We spend our time now working on things that we sort of cram in around OTAs,” Gailey said. “We’re able to take our time doing them now, which is breaking down preseason opponents and our early regular season opponents. So we’re able to get some general ideas against those teams and what they’re doing.”‘

‘"I’m definitely excited to get going, probably more excited than in the past," Fitzpatrick said. "As this thing drags on, you’re more excited and anxious. To me it’s fun right now being the guy and organizing those workouts and getting guys in and getting the chance to grow. We have a lot of young guys, young receivers, and that’s fun too, just because of their attitude and their willingness."’

‘Chief executive officer Russ Brandon confirmed in an e-mail to The Associated Press on Tuesday that the Bills had stopped paying into the 401K plan for the duration of the lockout and “will decide at a later date whether to reinstate them for 2011 based on our financial performance.” Brandon said all employees had been notified early on that the plan was being amended so that all team contributions would be discretionary for this year.’

‘”The hardest thing I’ve ever done last year was sitting through all the meetings and not being out there,” Batten said. “This is much easier. I enjoy working out. I strive for it. My motor’s kicking and I’m just eager to get out there.”‘