‘”We’re going to reach out to his agents pretty soon and see if we can try to get something done,” Bills General Manager Doug Whaley said the day after the season ended.’
Archives for January 15, 2014
Coldest Bills game ever still brings chills
‘”You live in it, you take your kids to school in it, and you practice in it,” said Bills kicker Steve Christie, who faced his own adversity that day. “It gave us a real advantage.”‘
Bills sign former Gannon standout Colling
‘”It’s pretty cool,” said the 6-foot 5-inch, 320-pound Colling, who grew up in Arcade, N.Y., about half an hour from Ralph Wilson Stadium. “My whole life my goal has been to reach the NFL, and now I get the chance to do it with the Bills.”‘
Bills sign 3 to reserve/future contracts
‘Also signed on Tuesday were offensive guard Randy Colling and defensive end Kourtnei Brown, who was cut by the Bills before the start of the season.’
Bills sign WNY native, 2 others, to futures contracts
‘The Buffalo Bills have dipped their toes into the pool of players originally from western New York once again. On Tuedsay afternoon the team announced they’ve signed three players to reserve/future contracts.’
Bills sign three future free agents
‘Buffalo added to their offseason roster Tuesday with the signing of three future free agents. The Bills signed RB Anthony Allen, LB Kourtnei Brown and OL Randy Colling.’
Jerry Hughes trade among best in NFL in 2013
‘There were certainly more high profile trades like the Percy Harvin trade between Seattle and Minnesota that handed the Vikings three draft choices, and the Trent Richardson trade between the Browns and Colts. But there are very few that benefited one team significantly more than another than the Hughes trade.’
Kiko Alonso named PFWA Defensive Rookie of the Year
‘Alonso, who finished third among all NFL players with 159 total tackles, was selected as the Defensive Rookie of the Year. A second-round pick out of Oregon, Alonso had four interceptions on the season, including a streak of three consecutive games, the first three-game interception streak by an NFL rookie linebacker since 1980, and the first by a Bills rookie linebacker in team history. He had a season-high 22 tackles (13 solo) in Week Six vs. Cincinnati, the most by a Bills LB since 1997. Alonso also had two sacks, a forced fumble and a pair of fumble recoveries.’