Archives for February 7, 2016

'The Bills shouldn’t cry themselves to sleep — Dareus has absolutely been as advertised. But one dab, one souvenir football at a time, Sunday will be a cruel reminder of what could’ve been. The 2011 draft sent these three teams in three directions. Newton became the face of the Panthers, a revolutionary. Miller changed Denver’s identity, anchoring the NFL’s No. 1-ranked defense.'

'“Any problems I had with Wade, I got over,” DeHaven said. “It took me almost 10 years, but I talked to him before a ballgame in Houston a couple of years ago. We ended up embracing. I don’t think he had a problem with me, but I had a problem with him. I think he was happy I reached out to him.'

'I had the seat in front of Kim Norwood, Scott’s wife. Before that day, we were acquaintances, but on the evening of Jan. 27, 1991, we spent the eight most agonizing seconds in Super Bowl history hand-in-hand.'

'“Yes, I lost four Super Bowls, but they don’t define you. It may give you a perception of my previous career. But I am defined by my character, my integrity, my faith in God, the good things I have done.”'

'Putting himself on the map this season, it’s hard to ignore the potential player Paxton Lynch could become.'