Archives for April 10, 2014

‘The Bills won’t play in Ralph Wilson Stadium until their fourth preseason game. That will allow for more renovations to be completed before a game is held there.’

‘On Wednesday, he revealed just how bitter he is at his handling by Bill Belichick and Co., and how glad he is to be gone.’

‘Brandon Spikes isn’t letting bygones be bygones.’

‘Yup, those Pats-Bills games will be something else.’

‘The truth, or his version of it, will likely be revealed at some point. For now, all he’s offering is a string of comments that make it clear whatever happened here still stings deeply. And in the meantime, the Buffalo Bills’ new linebacker is promising two victories against his former team.’

‘At one point, Jim Kelly considered relocating to Richmond and had a house built in Chesdin Landing in Chesterfield County. The timing never was quite right.’

‘Tweeting from his verified account, Spikes said that he can’t wait to face the Patriots twice a year and “hand the #Patriots two big L’s.”‘

‘The Bills will play at Pittsburgh in the second full week of the preseason. The game is expected to coincide with the teams’ bid to practice together at the Steelers’ training camp site in Latrobe, Pa.’

‘Dombrowski has been a free agent since completing his four-year career at Harvard in 2012. He will be given a shot to compete for the punting job held by veteran Brian Moorman, who was re-signed to a one-year contract in January.’

‘The signing means competition for veteran punter Brian Moorman, who re-signed with the Bills early in the offseason. He averaged 41.2 yards per punt with a 36.6 net average last season.’

‘”First round of chemo. DONE,” Jill Kelly tweeted Tuesday night.’

‘Matthews is the son of Pro Football Hall of Fame offensive lineman Bruce Matthews, and turned a successful career at Texas A&M into a likely top-10 selection in the draft. The offensive lineman checked in at the NFL Combine at 6-foot-5 and 308-pounds.’

‘Buffalo will make consecutive road trips in Weeks One and Two to face the Carolina Panthers and Pittsburgh Steelers before playing host to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Detroit Lions at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Weeks Three and Four.’

‘The 6-1, 190-pound Harvard product appeared in 31 career games (2009-12) for the Crimson, booting 146 punts for 5,839 yards. A native of Gaylord, Mich., Dombrowksi earned First-Team All-Ivy League honors as a senior.’

‘”One thing my dad’s always tried to reiterate with me is if you go out and work hard and do things the right way and put your full effort in, you’ll get the results you want,” said Matthews. “That’s something I’ve always tried to do.”‘