Archives for August 2015

'Noel had signed with the Bills on May 4 as an undrafted rookie out of Wake Forest. He was released by the team on June 18.'

'But with Rex Ryan steering a ship loaded with gifted players on offense and defense, Bills fans will carry an unbridled optimism into the regular season not seen or felt since, well, 1991.'

'yrod Taylor never really misses badly, nor does he have a noticeably poor performance. Taylor does, however, provide the flashiest of plays when he hits for a big one — and that happened on Monday night.'

'"He's a confident coach," running back LeSean McCoy said. "I'm the same way. That type of attitude, that confidence, you want to play for a guy like that." '

'Through the first three days of training camp Cyrus Kouandjio got virtually every single snap with the first team offense at right tackle. On Monday night that changed as Seantrel Henderson was rotated in. Kouandjio still got the lion’s share of the time with the starters, but Henderson got a few reps almost every series of team work.'

'Stone will call the team’s preseason opener against the Carolina Panthers on Friday, August 14 in Ralph Wilson Stadium. Stone is currently the lead studio host for FOX Sports’ soccer, college football and college basketball programming. From 1997-2012, Stone worked for ESPN in a number of different roles including as a college football play-by-play announcer and the lead soccer commentator. Stone is a graduate of Colgate University.'

'“I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am to be back here at training camp. How grateful I am for Terry Pegula, Kim Pegula, Russ Brandon and of course Rex (Ryan) for allowing me back to do my job. I’m sure everybody wants to hear about what happened over the last couple of weeks and I’m not at liberty to talk about it. All I can say right now is I’m excited about being back here working with the talent that we have here on the offensive line, and making them the best they can be in this training camp for the season. That’s my whole goal and my whole focus at this point and excited to be able to do that. Thank you.”'

'Noel started all 12 games and served as a team captain for the Demon Deacons in 2014. He recorded 40 tackles and three interceptions on the way to being named third team All-ACC. The 5-10, 175 pound Wake Forest product started in 43 of the 44 career games he played in and totaled 192 tackles and eight interceptions.'

'“I’m never going to take anything for granted out here. Every single day out here is a blessing for me,” he said. “I said I’m ‘on the bubble’ and yeah, I do play with a little chip on my shoulder. But that’s the way that I play and that’s the way that I’ve always been.”'

'“A lot of critics have said I’m not a polished route runner,” Goodwin said. “Coach wanted me to focus on that. That’s what I did on my time off and I do a lot better job of getting open. Just running routes and getting used to doing football stuff, as well as getting off the line, too. A lot of people say I can’t get off the line, too. But there’s not a lot of film where Marquise gets jammed up in games. It is what it is. I worked on being a better all-around receiver. As a whole.”'

'“I go into an off-season expecting something to happen,” Jackson said. “It’s been that way for the last five, six years now. It started that way. It’s not anything that I don’t expect. I just make sure that I’m ready when I come in. That title — ‘Oldest Running Back in the League’ — travels with you.'

'The suspension will run from Monday, Sept. 7, six days before the season-opener against Indianapolis, and end with the conclusion of the Bills’ game against Cincinnati on Oct. 18.'

'In what might be a sign of an early leader, Matt Cassel took starting reps for the third day in a row while Tyrod Taylor, who worked as a backup Saturday, alternated with the starters. None of the three looked particularly impressive, with EJ Manuel struggling the most.'

'“Ralph was a great visionary,” Mary Wilson said. “He knew things changed, so he didn’t want to put us in a box. He believed in us, which is such a great honor for the four of us. He knew that we knew him, that we loved him and we knew what he had (supported) in the past.”'

'“What happened last year happened and I don’t want to go back there, it’s not even in my mind,” Kouandjio continued. “Just keep being optimistic and keep working, that’s all you can do in this situation.”'