Archives for February 5, 2014

‘”It’s very satisfying to see him get in the Hall of Fame, only he should have been in a year or two earlier,” Dubenion said Tuesday from his home in Westerville, Ohio. “I think it was well deserved. He was a great player, great kid. He was everything you wanted in a player.”‘

‘In dismissing a suit by Dave Hojnowski, the Bills’ former equipment manager, Chief U.S. District Judge William M. Skretny said Hojnowski’s contract with the team requires that his legal dispute be handled in arbitration.’

‘I first met his parents, Joyce and Calvin Reed, at their Allentown home when the family was working to help disadvantaged families in the Lehigh Valley around the time of that first Buffalo Super Bowl in 1991. It’s sad that Calvin did not live to enjoy Saturday’s announcement; he died in 1996.’

‘”For me and Doug and Kelvin Fisher it’s a chance for us to hear the scouts, their take on things, especially when it comes to player background,” Monos told Buffalobills.com. “We sit in our office and evaluate tape, but we don’t know what the college scouts know about the makeup of the player.”‘

‘”They talk about the big four and we finally got the fourth one in with Andre to join me, Bruce and Thurman,” said Jim Kelly while appearing on Bills flagship station WGR Sportsradio 550 Monday. “We have James Lofton as well, and now it’s time to start working on Steve Tasker to try to get him in one of these days. He’s definitely one of the greatest to ever play his position on special teams and now we have to start working on Steve.”‘