Archives for March 5, 2014

‘”I think it just sets up a more amicable negotiation, because last year — I wouldn’t say it was contentious, but as a player you always want to go out and see your true value, and we restricted that. So this year we said, ‘For the betterment of the Buffalo Bills, and to show you more or less good faith, we’re not going to use that option to restrict you from hitting the market. Let’s try to go full bore, with both of us focused on trying to get a deal done.'”‘

‘McClain, 28, started 10 games last season after being activated from the reserve-physically unable to perform list. He recorded 52 tackles and one forced fumble.’

‘He’s in 24-hour pain. He can’t feel the skin on the left half of his face. He says his lip feels like it’s constantly on fire. He has had his upper left jaw removed and all but two of his teeth — and those two have had six root canals. He admits he hasn’t been able to sleep in years without taking something. His back has two plates and 10 screws in it. His neck has a plate and six screws. He just had double hernia surgery. One day, he had to have a cyst removed under his nostril without Novocain. “I think they heard me three office buildings over,” he says.’