Archives for July 2016

'“If you look at it, the numbers are pointing to the fact that a lot of guys get in trouble in off-seasons after their first year, up until about their fourth year,” Whaley said. “So if the NFL and NFLPA can come together and create a program just to keep those guys engaged, and in a structured environment, I don’t think that would hurt.”'

'“No question,” Ryan said. “I remember my mom bought a brand new TV, and that was big for us. I’ll never forget, it had a button you could press for a brighter picture and all that stuff. But, man, she bought that thing, and we watched (almost) every game together as a family.”'

'"There's nothing that people just give to you. You have to go out and earn respect," Taylor said. "And of course, leadership comes from the quarterback position. I welcome that role and am looking forward to leading these guys."'

'Like many in the industry, Gilmore was blown away by the five-year, $75 million contract the Redskins gave Norman after the Panthers pulled the franchise tag and allowed him to enter free agency. It's clear Gilmore thinks he's a better player than Norman and wants to be paid accordingly. "I mean, he's a good football player," Gilmore said. "He's a good football player. Can't take nothing from him. He makes plays, took his team to the Super Bowl. Shut down the top guys. He's a good player."'

'McCoy had not spoken to western New York reporters since the end of the 2015 season, so when he met the media Friday following the Bills' conditioning test, he addressed the brawl and said he learned a valuable lesson. "I had a long talk with (NFL commissioner Roger) Goodell about the incident," McCoy said. "As a leader, the guy I want to be for this team, things like that just can't happen. There's no excuses for it. You don't hear other guys like Peyton Manning or Tom Brady getting into incidents like that. That's over with, I'm not going to talk about it no more."'

'Sometimes, you might have had two or three meetings a week maybe at a small college, then here you got like two or three a day. So I think he had a tough time with that as a lot of rookies do. But I like the way he came on late last year. You saw him getting a little better as the weeks piled on and at the end of the year we actually played him some. I know he’s confident. I think his body type is what you look for in today’s game, with that kind of size that he has and he’s got good hands. We’ll see what happens.”'

'A team source told me the Bills had worked out two other defensive players on Saturday, as well. Walker was the only one signed.'

'Today was “toss sweep day” for the offense. They ran a ton of toss sweeps during their team portion (not against the defense) from a lot of different formations, different motions, and varying lead blockers and ways to block it.'

'“Being a young guy, a young kid, just making bad decisions. Not thinking things through. I think that happens to a lot of people coming into the NFL, they have good success and kind of go off the hinges just a little bit,” he added. “That happened to me but it’s time to move forward, it’s time to move on and progress.”'

'Now, Enemkpali is plugged in as a linebacker, and that’s where Rex Ryan want him all along, saying he’s “playing the position they envisioned” at right outside linebacker.'

'However, in his first day at training camp, Taylor was a little off when dropping back to pass.'

'"I'm not really a big person on talking about changing, it’s all about showing people," Williams said. "Showing my family, showing my friends, the ownership, the coaches, my teammates, definitely earning my teammate’s trust back."'

'The 6-1, 340-pound Oklahoma product originally entered the NFL in 2013 as an undrafted free agent with the Carolina Panthers. Walker has appeared in eight games with one start throughout his career while recording 14 tackles, one sack, one quarterback hit and two tackles for a loss. Walker, 27, comes to Buffalo after spending the second half of the 2015 season with the Dallas Cowboys.'

'“I understand that I’m under contract for this year and if things happen, I’m all for it. If things don’t happen, ill play out and I’ll be a free agent next year. But that’s not the focus for me, its never been the focus for me” Taylor said. “I’m out here to help the Bills as an organization and win football games. Help bring this community what they’ve been looking towards for years. That’s what my focus is and that’s what the team’s focus is. The contract situation will handle itself.”'

'"I looked at every situation, but it was a smart thing for me to come here and be with my teammates, work on my game, do whatever I can to improve myself individually and as a team," Gilmore told reporters after he and his teammates went through their conditioning testing in preparation for Saturday's start of practices at St. John Fisher College.'