‘Within the 4-3 defensive, front-seven grades, the Buffalo Bills were given spotty grades from Bleacher Report. Buffalo’s defense line graded the worst of the bunch. Without Kyle Williams, which is a real possibility as soon as next season, things could have been a whole lot worse there.’
Archives for February 2018
Bleacher Report added to list of national outlets praising Bills secondary
‘The accolades continue for the Buffalo Bills secondary in 2017.’
Don Beebe’s never-say-die play is still super 25 years later
‘Don Beebe flips open the mailbox at the end of his suburban Chicago driveway. There, amid the bills, magazines and circulars, is another batch of letters from strangers thanking him for an indelible moment from a quarter century ago. Not a day goes by when the former Buffalo Bills wide receiver isn’t reminded of the play he made that had no bearing whatsoever on the outcome of a blow-out loss but still resonates with people. And this time of year, when another Super Bowl is about to be played, the requests for autographs and media interviews tend to spike.’
This Jarvis Landry cheap shot ended an NFL career
‘Williams hasn’t played since Oct. 23, 2016, when the star receiver targeted him on a rushing play. Williams was in pursuit, his head watching the ball, when Landry launched into his helmet. Williams went down and stayed down and left Hard Rock Stadium in an ambulance with a neck injury. He never made it back on the field after the crack-back block, which was penalized and drew a $24,000 fine but did not result in a suspension.’
Bills safety retires, addresses ‘unnecessary’ hit from Landry that ended career
‘Williams would not play again in 2016 and no team picked him up in 2017. On Wednesday, he acknowledged the obvious — that his NFL career was over — but not before addressing the ugly hit, which earned Landry a $24,000 fine and fueled the most heated rivalry going right now in the AFC East. (Landry was also an instigator of the teams’ massive brawl in the 2017 finale; Dolphins coach Adam Gase later called Landry’s out-of-control behavior “as embarrassing as I’ve seen in a long time.”’
Ex-Penn State defensive coordinator John Butler, fired by O’Brien in Houston, joins Philly pal McDermott in Buffalo
‘January began badly for onetime Penn State defensive coordinator John Butler and is ending on a much more optimistic note.’
Former Penn State assistant lands job in Buffalo
‘Though O’Brien fired Butler in January, he was very protective of the assistant coach. In 2013, O’Brien defended Butler from anonymous social-media criticism, calling it “crap.”’
Former Bills S Williams announces retirement
‘”They all told me that because of my history of concussions and neck issues, their doctors wouldn’t clear me to play,” Williams wrote Wednesday.’
Ex-Bills safety Aaron Williams retiring due to head and neck injuries from crackback block
‘In his letter, Williams reiterated that he felt Landry’s hit was unnecessary but that he has “no ill will” toward Landry, who later apologized.’
In emotional letter to Bills fans, former safety Aaron Williams announces his retirement
‘He ended the letter by specifically thanking ownership, members of management, trainers, former teammates, and most of all “Bills Mafia,” as he put it, writing, “because I was born in California and raised in Texas. But Buffalo will always be the place where I grew up — where I became a man.”’
Aaron Williams: “You have to have a different body & mind”
‘”You have to have a different mindset, you have to be angry. You have to have a different body, a different mind, to switch to that savageness and that nastiness… Sometimes it was hard for me to turn that off.”‘
2017 Buffalo Bills All-22 in Review: Wide Receivers
‘It was a truly challenging season for Kelvin Benjamin after being acquired by the Bills for a 2018 third-round pick, but one that showed a lot of promise even through a fairly significant injury. Even when injured, it was pretty clear that he was the best option that they had at wide receiver — which goes to show how much talent he has, and really, how little depth the Bills had at wide receiver around him.’
Buffalo floral shop makes special arrangement for Bills fan
‘“Buffalo Bills emblem made out of flowers along with an electric guitar made out of flowers,” said Rogan.’
Aaron Williams retires with emotional letter
‘Williams spends much of the article discussing how he feels he wasted the first two years of his career craving “money and fame.”‘
How Bills fans made Buffalo a special place to play for Aaron Williams and others
‘Former safety Aaron Williams formalized his retirement decision this week, one season after his last game in a Bills uniform. Williams waited one full year from his last game to announce his retirement and he did it in a reflective, thoughtful post on The Players Tribune website.’