Archives for July 5, 2015

'“Perseverance,” Miller said. “The little things that he showed through his leadership and him becoming a better person. He always told me – ‘Life is what you make of it.’ And from there, I took that belief. He always said, ‘Whatever you do, you can’t be one foot in. You’ve got to be two feet in.’”'

'The Bills likely will have a new downtown stadium in the next five to seven years. The heavy funding for the facility that team owners Terry and Kim Pegula are expected to provide is bound to at least get the NFL thinking about how it has repaid other club owners who have made such investments: with a Super Bowl.'

'When Doug Marrone decided to opt out of his contract and the Jets let go of Ryan, Buffalo pounced on the chance to get Ryan. The ever-quotable coach has injected tremendous enthusiasm into the fan base, wrapping his pickup truck in the Bills’ logo and talking up the team’s chances at every turn. A team with an already strong defense added offensive weapons, though the question of who will play quarterback could determine the Bills’ fate.'

'“We spend a lot of time equally on a lot of things,” said Clay of his assignments. “Running routes, catching as receivers out of the backfield. He does a good job of moving guys around. I can’t think of any position where I’m lined up at more than another.”'