Archives for June 2015

'Let’s make one point very clear, this wouldn’t have happened if Doug Marrone was still coach.'

'“We may not have the elite of the elite at that position,” the Bills’ coach said Tuesday, after his team finished the first of its final three offseason practices in the ADPRO Sports Training Center. “But we have some good players at that spot and the competition, I think, is just going to bring them all up and that’s exactly what you want. And we’ll see what happens.”'

'Reed previously participated with the Kansas City Chiefs in 2013, but said he feels “a little more comfortable here.” “Nothing against Andy Reid and his staff, they welcomed me and I had a great time there,” he said. “But when you come somewhere where you played and you have some roots, it’s like you’re home.”'

'“Well I think he’s done extremely well,” Ryan said of Koaundjio. “We’ll see when the pads come on. I think he’s done about as good as you can do in the weight room, in the classroom, and carrying out over to these OTA’s, he’s done a tremendous job. Now the big thing is let’s see what it looks like when the pads come on.”'

'"I have a lot to give back to the game," said Reed. "I had a feeling I wanted to do something after I was done playing, but my kids were too small. They're older now and I can devote more time to it if I want to. Being in Kansas City two years ago, and here now, I feel a little more comfortable here because I played here."'

'"It's still motivating," Bradham said Wednesday at Buffalo Bills minicamp. "That's the thing. I'm just going to keep grinding, man. I want to be great. I want to be up on this wall. That's what I have to work for … "'

'"The thing about Rex and being out here, as opposed to Marrone last year, is we have a lot of fun out here," Jackson said after the first day of Bills' minicamp Wednesday. "It's not always just business first. We come out here, we have fun. Anytime you get a coach like that it makes the days go by a lot faster."'

'"I think the commitment by our fan base is tremendous," Ryan said. "I knew before I even came here, I knew how awesome these fans were. This is just another thing to reinforce it. We're all excited about this season and it's not, look at our schedule, I get it man there's a lot of good teams on our schedule that we're playing here, but our fans aren't coming to see the opponent, they're coming to see the Buffalo Bills. They're seeing their football team. And that's what is exciting me, because when you come here, you're not just playing the Bills, you're playing this entire, you know, this fan base, you know, our fans, you're playing our football team obviously, but you're playing the community, and I think that our community takes a great deal of pride in their football team. But this is, this is about us and, you know, was I excited about that? Darn right I was man. Like come on in here and get a piece of this."'

'"The thing that I want to see is the obvious mistakes be eliminated by now, and they weren't," Ryan said. "Like today, we had some. I gave a couple of examples on offense, a couple of examples on defense. That's kind of what you're hoping what we'll ratchet out these next two days and hopefully we can start eliminating some of these what I see as obvious mistakes."'

'At 6-feet-2-inches tall and 302 pounds, Fluellen isn't a physical specimen, but he will add depth and competition to a defensive line that is in need of both. With Marcell Dareus suspended for the first game of the season, the Bills are moving some pieces around to find the best replacement.'

'While guard Chris Williams was back at One Bills Drive after missing the entirety of voluntary workouts, he did not participate in practice. Meanwhile, offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson missed the session because of a travel issues. Coach Rex Ryan said he had spoken to Henderson about it and that he expects him back on the field when the Bills practice Wednesday.'

'"Before I ever came here, I knew how awesome these fans were," said Ryan, the former New York Jets coach who was hired in January after Doug Marrone stepped down on Dec. 31. "This is just another thing to reinforce it."'

'Fluellen will compete for a backup job on a defensive line that features three Pro Bowl selections in Marcell Dareus, Kyle Williams and Mario Williams.'

'"Being in Kansas City two years ago, and here now, I feel a little more comfortable here because I played here," Reed said Tuesday as the Bills began their three-day mandatory minicamp.'

'Safety Deon Broomfield was designated as waived/injured to create a roster spot.'