Archives for September 2015

'"Marv said something about it in the Monday meeting," Tasker recalled. "He basically said, 'I don't want to hear it. If you don't want to get pulled, don't get in that hole. And another thing; we have a lot of faith in the guys we're putting in so shut up and sit down.' And we never heard another thing about it. There's reasons why Marv's a Hall of Fame coach, stuff like that."'

'Playing behind a patchwork offensive line and with a mediocre quarterback in 2014, Jackson had 1,000 yards from scrimmage and set a career high with 66 catches while also having a career-low 3.7 yards per carry.'

'Simms, who is entering his fourth season in the NFL, still has practice squad eligibility if he passes through waivers unclaimed.'

'However, after a few weeks in Buffalo, Enemkpali is without a team again. It isn't entirely surprising — even before punching Smith, Enemkpali was far from a lock to make the Jets' roster.'

'But, according to a source, Enemkpali's on-field play and the uncertainty surrounding the fallout from the Smith incident were too much for the Bills to overlook. An NFL spokesman confirmed last month that the league will look into the incident, as it falls under the personal conduct policy. At the time, Jets coach Todd Bowles said it's up to Smith if he wants to pursue criminal charges.'

'Enemkpali was cut by the Bills the day before all NFL teams have to reduce their rosters to their 53-man regular-season limit. If he clears waivers between Saturday's cutdown deadline and Sunday afternoon at 1 p.m., the Bills still have the option of placing him on their practice squad.'

'Simms, who will be 27 on Sept. 27, has been through this before. He was waived by the Jets as an undrafted rookie free agent on Labor Day weekend in 2012, and was out of the NFL until signing a reserve/future contract with Gang Green the day after the regular season ended.'

'But the Seahawks wanted Jackson for more than his relationship to Lynch as they believe he still has some tread in his tires and can also still an effective receiver, something that was a forte of Turbin’s, who had forged a role as the team’s two-minute back.'

'Jackson, who became good friends with Lynch when they were teammates on the Bills from 2007-10, is the oldest running back in the NFL at 34. In his eight seasons with Buffalo he gained 5,646 yards on 1,279 carries. Jackson, who was scheduled to earn $2.35 million with the Bills, was surprisingly released by Buffalo under controversial circumstances — Jackson was quoted in the Buffalo News saying, “There's only one person in that organization that I haven't gotten honesty from, and that was (Bills general manager Doug Whaley).”'

'Jackson, who shared the lead-back job with Lynch in 2009 and the start of the 2010 season in Buffalo, visited the Seahawks on Tuesday and took a physical exam according to Carroll.'

'"I feel good. It's just a matter of time," McCoy said Friday, while acknowledging he is still experiencing some pain when making certain cuts.'

'Enemkpali appeared in three preseason games with Buffalo. His playing status was uncertain because the NFL could still discipline Enemkpali for punching Smith.'

'Expectations: They're sky high for a franchise that has undergone a top-to-bottom makeover entering its first season with new co-owners Terry and Kim Pegula. Though an experienced and aggressive defense returns mostly intact, much is riding on Taylor and the offense to produce in the Bills' latest bid to end a 15-season playoff drought — the NFL's longest active streak. Bills can make a case to being regarded as contenders during an opening month that has them playing Indianapolis, New England, Miami and the Giants.'

'"He's an incredible football player and person and been extremely productive," Carroll said. "We'll see what that means. We had a good visit with him. I really, really like the kid, we all did. We'll see what that means, I don't know that answer right now. "'

'Other Bills released Friday were offensive linemen William Campbell, Darryl Johnson and Alex Kupper, fullback John Conner, wide receiver Andre Davis, Dezmin Lewis and Tobais Palmer, defensive tackle Andre Fluellen, linebacker Quentin Groves, running backs Bronson Hill and Cierre Wood, defensive end B.J. Larsen, cornerback Merrill Noel and former fifth-round guard Cyril Richardson.'