Archives for April 2014

‘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.’

‘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.’