Archives for August 2017

'No official date has been given on when Kelly's episode will air on the NFL Network, but the series will air on Friday nights at 9 p.m. EST starting on September 15.'

'Frazier was born in Columbus, Mississippi and earned a total of nine varsity letters in football, baseball and basketball at Stephen D. Lee high school. He'd stay in-state and attend Alcorn State University. Frazier would play football and baseball at Alcorn State and was named an All-SWAC selection in both sports.'

'I've never been the type of person to pat myself on the back. I tell a lot of my friends that I hate when they talk about me or what I did in my career. It's just something I don't speak about. I know I had a lot of help to get where I am today. My parents, my teammates, Jim Kelly, Bruce Smith, and all those guys. It wasn't only me. Without them, I wouldn't be here.'

'“There’s a long list of situations that are kind of staples and then there are others that are further down the line, kind of pebbles in the bucket,” McDermott told Buffalobills.com. “So we’re trying to hit the ones that come up more times than not. I’ve never really been on a staff where we’ve done this. I just feel like it’s important. If you’re going out there wouldn’t you have liked to go through a drill before the real thing?”'

'“I think it's more of a calculated aggressiveness,” said McDermott. “The research we've done leading up to a game, we're in that situation and we've got a chance to put the game away. Sometimes as a football team, as one transforms the culture and tries to turn something around that hasn't been here for 17 years, there's a lightbulb that hopefully comes on by taking that type of approach. That we are serious, we are contenders, and we are a legitimate threat to the rest of the league. That comes in time and through a process.”'

'The Bills signed Glenn to a five-year contract extension in May 2016 worth up to $65 million. He missed five games last season — two because of an ankle injury and the final three because of a back injury. With Glenn out in the spring, the team used rookie second-round draft pick Dion Dawkins as the starting left tackle.'

'“My third year (in the NFL), I broke both of my feet. I had the same thing Sammy Watkins had, except I had it on both of mine two months apart,” the Buffalo Bills’ receiver said after a recent training camp practice at St. John Fisher College. “It’s serious, man. It takes, I want to say, a good year off your feet to come back and really get going.”'

'"Hopefully with this system coming through, we get a chance to get out there," coach Sean McDermott said. "That's the goal at this point. It helps us work on our adaptability. I'm sure this won't be the only time we go through something like this during the season, so this will be a good dry run for us. There's always things that come up through the season, that again aren't in the little head coaches notebook that they give out from the league, right? So that's an important part of a good football team, and a good team in general, that we can be adaptable to whatever situation is in front of us. This one's no different. It's a good opportunity for us to check in on that end of things and make sure that we can handle, sometimes, the challenges that come up along the way."'

'"It helps us work on our adaptability," coach Sean McDermott said of dealing with the weather issues. "I'm sure this won't be the only time we go through something like this during the season, so this will be a good dry run for us. There's always things that come up through the season, that again aren't in the little head coaches notebook that they give out from the league, right? So that's an important part of a good football team, and a good team in general, that we can be adaptable to whatever situation is in front of us. This one's no different. It's a good opportunity for us to check in on that end of things and make sure that we can handle, sometimes, the challenges that come up along the way."'

'Cordy went and got a second opinion down in—ended up going down to Charlotte and was evaluated by Bob Anderson down there. He’s got some soreness. We’re going to hold him out tonight. Have to plan to look forward at this point. We’re just going to take it day-to-day at this point'

'Jones was signed Wednesday and will get an opportunity to win a job as the primary kick returner, but it's too early to forecast whether he can earn that role. None of the players projected to be cut have given the Bills overwhelming evidence that they should earn a spot, but there is time in the preseason games for that to change. The top four look secure in their roles with McCoy the obvious starter, Williams his backup, Tolbert as the short-yardage specialist and blocker and DiMarco as a versatile fullback.'

'QB T.J. Yates. Some might say he has looked better than starter Tyrod Taylor, and they might be right. But Taylor has usually had to face the first-team defense, and at this stage of camp, defense is always ahead of the offense. Yates looks like a solid backup quarterback, something the Bills haven’t had for quite a while, and he gives you the feeling that if something were to happen to Taylor, the offense wouldn’t take too much of a dip.'

'“That’s my town’s Super Bowl, the one time a year when the money rolls in,’’ said Joe Banyard, a free agent running back with the Buffalo Bills. “We round up as many rattlesnakes as possible and auction everything off related to rattlesnakes.’’'

'Interning during Bills Camp truly is a unique experience. Whether students are doing it for course credit or just to get involved, we get a glimpse of what our first jobs could entail, hopefully giving us the leg up on our competition as we apply for jobs post-graduation.'

'The Bills spent a second-round pick on offensive tackle Dion Dawkins, who has spent time working at both left and right tackle. Seantrel Henderson, the Bills' primary backup at left tackle, is suspended for the first five games of the season. Jordan Mills, meanwhile, has taken most of the first-team reps at right tackle.'