Archives for May 2013

‘Gragg finished his career at Arkansas with 72 catches for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns. Last season, he caught 22 passes for 289 yards and three touchdowns after a career-high 43 receptions for 518 yards in 2011.’

‘Gragg and the rest of the Bills rookie class — including the undrafted free agents — will be on the field at One Bills Drive on Friday for the start of rookie minicamp.’

‘”I got a comment on Jairus Byrd: sign the dang contract and get in to camp,” Kelso started. “He’s the leader on the defense, you’ve got to be leader on the defense or the defense is going nowhere. So sign a contract in get in to camp. I mean we’re talking’… we’re quibbling over $2 million here. I mean I know $2 million is a lot of money but not when you’re making $6 [million] or $7 [million].”‘

‘Here is a list of five veterans that could be in their last few months with the team.’

‘”It feels like the entire draft process is finally over,” Gragg told Buffalobills.com. “I’m back to being a football player now. I’ve been talking to the coaches and they seem very excited for me to be here and I’m ready to get to work.”‘

‘”They want to do everything they can right now to help us,” said Jackson. “That’s why the program that we’re in is so strenuous. They know that coming back we’re going to hit the ground running and they want us prepared for that so they’re pushing us hard right now.”‘

‘As it’s currently constructed, how have the Bills attempted to adapt their roster to the way the NFL is trending? Here’s a look…’.

‘McIntyre, 34, of the 100 block of Southwest Hidden Cove Way, was charged by Port St. Lucie police after they interviewed him and a woman at his home about 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. McIntyre has played for the Buffalo Bills the last few years but is a free agent.’

‘And Mario Williams doesn’t get a pass simply because he can afford, as F. Scott Fitzgerald would say, A Diamond as Big as the Ritz. But fair is indeed fair. And though the numbers are never incidental, the principle should stand no matter the money involved.’

‘Bills general manager Buddy Nix told the team’s website that the Lions approached him about trading up to the No. 5 spot but that he had no interest in doing so. “Not at all,” Nix told the website. “You’ve got to give up too much to move up. We had guys that we thought would be there and had our favorite there, so we weren’t interested in moving up.”‘

‘Texas is not a no-fault state for such a conditional gift. The person giving the ring can recover it “on breach of the marriage engagement by the donee,” according to a 2003 Texas Court of Appeals ruling.’

‘Williams’ attorneys are seeking a temporary restraining order and a permanent injunction preventing Marzouki or her associates from selling or damaging the ring or keeping any proceeds from the sale of the ring. Williams is entitled to recovery of the ring, they say, under a “conditional gift rule” recognized by Texas courts.’

‘Under a rule that is recognized by Texas courts, Williams may be entitled to get the ring back because it was given as a gift with the intention of getting married, and Marzouki reportedly ended the engagement.’

‘Williams filed a lawsuit against his former finance, Erin Marzouki, seeking the return of a 10-carat diamond engagement ring that the stud defensive end bought her with some of his Houston Texan cash. How much cash, you might be wondering? Try a cool $785,000. No, that isn’t a typo. Williams thought it a good idea to pony up more than three-quarters of a million dollars on a single ring for a girl he thought he might marry. MC Hammer thinks that’s extravagant.’