Archives for February 2012

‘In exchange, McGee agreed to an incentive-laden deal based on him staying healthy and playing. Without going into detail, McGee’s agent, Ron Raccuia, disclosed the nature of the restructured contract agreed to on Wednesday.’

‘McGee, who was due $3.6 million next season, is coming off patella tendon surgery. He suffered the knee injury in a Week 11 loss to the Dolphins last season.’

‘In accordance with team policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.’

‘The mansion, between Bryant and Summer streets, was built in 1900 but was later divided into three parts, with three different addresses on Oakland. The rear unit, 74 Oakland, is also for sale by a different owner, for $699,000.’

‘The average season-ticket price is $58.36 for non-premium seats and the last increase for season tickets was in 2010. An announcement on when single-game tickets will be available will come at a later date, although they have gone on sale in July in previous years.’

‘Let’s just say that Rogers Media, which bought the eight-game series in 2008, isn’t sorry to say good-bye to the biggest mistake since Enron – or the Edsel.’

‘Rogers Media president Keith Pelley said two weekends in August are occupied by Blue Jays homestands and another weekend could feature another undisclosed potential event at Rogers Centre. That left only Sunday, Aug. 26 as an available option for the Bills game.’

‘”We continue to have dialogue, just as we did at the Super Bowl in Indy, and we’re optimistic that an agreement could be reached,” Pelley said. “We’re definitely interested in continuing the relationship with the Bills in Toronto.”‘

‘”We are currently working with Rogers Communications to extend our agreement to play Bills games at Rogers Centre,” said Bills CEO Russ Brandon in a statement announcing the team’s ticket prices for 2012. “Our core goal is to continue to regionalize our franchise and continue our series in Toronto which has served us so well.”‘

‘The Buffalo Bills will have a nine-game schedule at Ralph Wilson Stadium this season. The Bills will play one regular season game at Rogers Centre in Toronto as part of the Bills Toronto Series. The preseason game originally planned for Rogers Centre will be moved to Ralph Wilson Stadium due to scheduling conflicts at the Toronto venue.’

‘A league source told The Buffalo News that Johnson isn’t expecting to receive the franchise tag from the Bills and despite swapping contract proposals recently the two sides are far apart on negotiations. The franchise tag option hasn’t been discussed during negotiations with Johnson, the source told The News.’

‘”I don’t think there is a plan in place,” former Erie County Executive Joel Giambra said. “But at some point this community’s going to have to come to grips with the possibility of not having the Buffalo Bills here.”‘

‘"You little piece of crap," DeLamielleure said of Brees. "You haven’t done anything. You get to throw the ball and no one hits you."’

‘And the receiver doesn’t expect the team to use its franchise tag to retain him, a person familiar with discussions told The Associated Press on Sunday.’

‘”We played last year about 65-percent of our snaps in nickel personnel where we actually had four down guys in the game with their hand on the ground. Whether we had five defensive or six defensive backs, it really didn’t matter. The point was that if you looked at us we were doing a lot of things that are a carryover within the 4-3 scheme and most teams do that.”‘