Archives for April 2016

'The 300-pound product racked up 49 tackles for the Buckeyes in his final season in 2015. He’s credited with 8.5 sacks in the last two years of his college career.'

'“I feel like I went against the best competition. Guys like Ronnie Stanley, guys you are going to see every day in the NFL.Even though after playing behind Vic Beasley, I still be able to do what I do, and coming in day one that was my goal anyway. Coming in there, play and make an impact and get this team back to the playoffs.”'

'"He’s a winner and he’s a leader. And he’s going to come into that defense and he’s going to bring something to this defense that we need, and that’s just that knowing how to win," Whaley said. "These last two guys have won national championships or been in national championship games, so we’re bringing in winners. Tough, physical, rough football guys that love to win."'

'"He admitted it, he owned up to it, he didn’t make any excuses and he knew why it was wrong and why he shouldn’t have done it," Bills GM Doug Whaley said. "He has a plan in place and he has a support system that we felt comfortable with and we were again, well aware of everything. We did the research and figured that this guy’s a guy with the support system we’ve had around in this building and the guys that we brought in, to know that he’ll be surrounded by some guys to lead him in the right way."'

'"I'm very prepared. I'm ready to bring what I bring to the table. A guy who's going to set the edge on the run, a guy who's going to get after the quarterback. I'm just ready to play football," Lawson said. "They're going to do a lot of different things with me. I can play either-or, so I'm just ready to get on that field and help this team out. Coming in day 1, coming in there to play and make an impact and get this team back to the playoffs."'

'“During the day we contacted every team starting with Cleveland,” said GM Doug Whaley of the team holding the first pick in round two Friday. “We worked our way down until we found a partner in Chicago. As soon as that happened and he was on the board it was a no brainer.”'

'“We wanted to see (who had what) role,” Whaley said. “Adolphus was one of the guys that when he spoke a lot of people listened. He didn’t dominate the conversation, but when he said something, all the guys that were with us paid attention. It taught us, it showed us that he has respect of his teammates.”'

'“I don’t worry about (the critics) because I know I am athletic and the Buffalo Bills decided to draft me because they thought I was athletic,” he said. “So that is the only thing that matters to me… What another guy sitting there talking about me (says) doesn’t matter to me, because I can show the I can play.”'

'"He's like the Ray Lewis of our defense," Harrison said. "He keeps everybody in line. He makes all the checks, all the calls. He makes sure everybody's on the same page. He really keeps us in line.”'

'"I would've much rather had the season I had this year early on in my career, my sophomore year,” Washington told Cleveland.com. “I just didn't have all my stuff together. I feel like everything finally came together."'

'“In Buffalo, we’re the lead recruiters of Clemson (players) and one way to do it is to draft their guys high,” Whaley said with a laugh, the quickly added, “they won a national championship because they have good players. You don’t want to draft a Clemson player, or any player that isn’t worthy of the value that you put on him.”'

'Scouts view the 6-foot-3, 275-pound Lawson is exceptionally quick and athletic. They also see him as being strong at the point of attack, and using his hands well to separate from blockers.'

'Lawson, the 19th overall pick on Friday night, may be precisely the chess piece Buffalo needs to make offensive coordinators shudder. Too often last season, they weren't.'

'The draft board fell right for the Bills. When they picked at No. 19, three of the most talented defensive players were still available: Lawson, Alabama defensive tackle Jarran Reed and UCLA linebacker Myles Jack. Paxton Lynch, the third-rated quarterback, was also on the board.'

'Medical staff cleared him, said he can play. Now, if something happens, it’s going to happen, but it’s nothing that we’re real worried about or we wouldn’t have taken him. We got complete faith in our medical staff and they signed off on him, so we’re excited to have him.'