Archives for August 2014

‘At this point, Kraig Urbik vs. Doug Legursky is the battle to watch. Neither has been great this preseason, but Legursky has struggled when given opportunities to play with the starters.’

‘The Bills also placed cornebacks Mario Butler (ankle) and Bobby Felder (groin) and tight end Tony Moeaki (hamstring) on the Reserve/Injured list. In addition, long snapper Garrison Sanborn received a contract extension.The roster is now at 62 players and need to be down to 53 players by Saturday at 4 p.m.’

‘Multiple sources for months have told QMI Agency that Bon Jovi has run, navigated and overseen every decision at every step of the process within the Toronto bid group from the get-go.’

‘”Rogers is very serious” about buying the team, another source close to the process said. There have been recent media reports about the Toronto bid falling apart – but in reality it is reforming, sources said.’

‘Buffalo also placed three players on reserve/injured: tight end Tony Moeaki and cornerbacks Mario Butler and Bobby Felder.’

‘In a letter released through his P.U.N.T. Foundation, Moorman said, “It may be the end of a career, but it’s certainly not the end of a friendship.”‘

‘According to reports, the 31-year-old Orton signed a one-year contract to back up starter EJ Manuel. The Dallas Cowboys released Orton in the offseason after he threatened to retire.’

‘”Quarterbacks, especially young ones, are very streaky,” said Marrone, who is trying his best to defend his second-year starter, and did so after the last game by saying two of the four incompletions Manuel threw were quasi drops. “I thought that we had some good pockets at times where he was back there. I thought the two throws … are they catchable? I think they could have been. Could they have been better throws? I think it could’ve been both.”‘

‘Watkins suffered the injury on a slant pattern over the middle of the field. An inaccurate throw led the wideout a bit too far and Detroit linebacker Ashlee Palmer ran over and landed a forearm right into the rookie’s bruised ribs.’

‘According to a league source, Sanborn’s new contract is a three-year extension that will pay a total of $3.3 million over the lifetime of the deal. The three years are tacked on to the final year of his current contract, so he’s not set to hit free agency again until March of 2018.’

‘According to two separate reports, guard Kraig Urbik and wide receiver T.J. Graham are being shopped by the Bills.’

‘Palmer, who joined the Bills after he was let go by the Chicago Bears, did not last a week in Buffalo.’

‘The Bills announced the release of 10 players and the placement of three players on to Injured Reserve. The roster is currently at 62, and subtracting one spot for Bradham, they’ll need to cut eight more players by Saturday afternoon.’

‘The Bills’ quarterback position is nearly one of the worst in the league in terms of depth. Thad Lewis was a disappointment in the summer, Jeff Tuel hasn’t taken the next step the Bills were hoping for and Jordan Palmer didn’t show the necessary arm strength against backups to prove he was worthy of a roster spot. Even though the Bills might only keep two quarterbacks initially, don’t expect only Manuel and Tuel to make up this roster. There has to be an additional move coming, they can’t go into the season with their current trio, or in this case, duo.’

‘Sanborn has been the team’s primary long snapper for the past five seasons. The 6-1, 240-pound Florida State product has played in all 80 games since 2009.’