Archives for April 11, 2014

‘Meanwhile, Bon Jovi has been making friends among the NFL’s most influential, and he counts Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft and Goodell among his buddies.’

‘Hopkins’ fall was caught on a stadium camera. He was fired from his public relations job and is banned from the stadium.’

‘All the dates and nearly all the times are set for the Buffalo Bills’ preseason games.’

‘G. Michael Drmacich, the prosecutor in the case, did not object to the jury trial. Afterward, Drmacich declined to comment on the refusal of District Attorney Frank A. Sedita III to offer a plea deal. If convicted, Hopkins could face one year in jail.’

‘But a well-placed Toronto source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told QMI Agency that reports from last November, echoed Thursday morning by Bleacher Report, remain accurate. Bon Jovi is the face of a Toronto-based group intent on obtaining an NFL franchise, via relocation, and expected to bid for the Bills.’

‘Los Angeles or New York or Boston or Chicago or San Francisco it’s not. The unknown leads to uncertainty.’

‘”He’s one of the few guys that you’ll ever run across that just really tends to win people over with how genuine of a guy he is when they meet him,” Tasker said of Kelly. “Even when they have preconceived notions or don’t think they’re going to like him when they meet him or whatever, he has the ability to disarm them and just make them feel as comfortable as possible.”‘

‘Another idea is having the Bills relocate their headquarters to the University at Buffalo campus in the Erie County town of Amherst, where a new practice facility would be built and shared with the school’s football team. That proposal would satisfy a long-term need for a Mid-American Conference program seeking to broaden its profile.’

‘The move was announced by the team on Thursday. It was made two days after the Bills signed free-agent defensive lineman Jarius Wynn.’

‘”Jon remains passionate in his pursuit of an NFL franchise,” Bon Jovi’s publicist, Ken Sunshine, told the Toronto Sun on Thursday.’

‘The team announced that LSU wide receiver Odell Beckham, Jr., Rice cornerback Phillip Gaines and Cumberlands running back Terrance Cobb all made their visits to Orchard Park.’