‘“I’m excited to get to Buffalo and work with (offensive line coach) Juan (Castillo),” Bodine said. “He’s got a reputation for making good players into great players. I’m excited to get going.”’
Archives for March 2018
Bills Today: Giants reporter discusses Bills trading up for second pick
‘“I think in order for the Bills to make it happen, they might have to move up from 12 first,” said Raanan. “I believe when you look a couple of years ago, you look at the Eagles they got to number two, right? The Eagles started further down, then kept trading up until they were able to pull off that trade to get to number two. I think that may be the case here if you’re the Bills and you’re trying to get to the number two overall pick.”’
Bills WR Zay Jones arrested after bizarre, bloody fight
‘TMZ Sports obtained footage of Jones involved in an altercation with his brother, Cayleb, a wide receiver for the Minnesota Vikings. In the video, Zay Jones, 22, can be heard saying he wants to “fight for Jesus,” while his brother repeatedly tells him to stop. Zay Jones, while naked, eventually breaks free from his brother’s hold and, according to TMZ, runs in the direction of an apartment belonging to Cayleb Jones’ girlfriend. What sounds like a woman’s voice can then be heard screaming.’
New Bills center Russell Bodine not concerned about outside opinions
‘“I’ll be honest, I obviously don’t read all that stuff,” Bodine said. “I think, with any player, you’d drive yourself nuts sitting there reading all the media stuff. It is what it is. You go through four years and 64 starts, whatever it’s been, and you definitely learn a few things.’
New Bills OT Marshall Newhouse looks like culture fit
‘”Obviously the NFL is a results-oriented business, so if you can’t play and contribute, your time will be short,” Newhouse said on a conference call with Buffalo media Tuesday. “But I also believe I bring a lot in terms of being a good teammate, professionalism, a locker room presence, leadership skills, all that stuff. That’s something that within yourself you learn how to do those things over time, or you don’t and you don’t last as long.”‘
What They Said: New Bills offensive linemen Marshall Newhouse, Russell Bodine
‘It was just the realization in that moment of, yeah, it was a gut punch, but realizing that there’s still a lot of football for me to be payed regardless of where it is. I have a lot of life left to be lived, and it was just kind of a status about where I was mentally and emotionally.’
LB Ramon Humber re-signs with Bills
‘Humber will count just $630,000 against the Bills’ salary cap because he qualifies for the veteran minimum benefit, which is available to veterans with four or more years of experience. That $630,000 figure is the same as a player with two years of experience – a way of keeping teams from simply replacing older veterans with younger, cheaper players.’
Bills host linebacker Karlos Dansby on free agent visit
‘Dansby is a 15th-year veteran who spent the 2017 season with Arizona, finishing with 95 tackles, four passes defensed, one interception and one sack. He played in all 16 games and made 15 starts in his third different stint with the Cardinals, taking 87 percent of the team’s defensive snaps.’
Former Bills safety James Ihedigbo announces retirement
‘He was suspended for the first four games of the 2017 season for performance-enhancing drugs and was not signed for the remainder of the year.’
If the Bills have a true conviction on a QB, they need to pay whatever it takes
‘The Browns are still getting roasted for trading out of the No. 2 spot in 2016, which allowed the Eagles to draft Carson Wentz. For a team that is 1-31 the last two years, it would be suicidal for GM John Dorsey to trade the pick and not take one of the quarterbacks, no matter how rich the package is.’
Buffalo Bills WR Zay Jones reportedly arrested after nude altercation in L.A.
‘In the video, Jones is seen nude and struggling with his brother Caleb Jones, who plays for the Minnesota Vikings. Zay can be heard yelling, “I’m going to fight for Jesus,” and TMZ reported that his brother tried to stop him from jumping from a 30th story window. Caleb reportedly restrained Zay until police arrived.’
Buffalo Bills interested in ex-Jaguars wide receiver Allen Hurns
‘Buffalo may have interest in Hurns, but they may not be able to get into a bidding war for the receiver. Hurns told WFNZ that the first step to finding a new home will be getting offers from interested teams.’
Buffalo Bills hosted LB Karlos Dansby on free-agent visit
‘The Bills recently lost linebacker Preston Brown to the Cincinnati Bengals and have a hole to fill on the depth chart. In addition to Dansby, the Bills have hosted Kevin Minter and Will Compton on free-agent visits in recent days. Buffalo also re-signed linebacker Ramon Humber this week and signed Julian Stanford in the first week of free agency.’
2 Buffalo Bills named to NFL.com’s worst free-agency deals list
‘Lotulelei is following former Panthers GM Brandon Beane to Buffalo. While Lotulelei was probably more helpful against the run than his ranking on Pro Football Focus indicates — he hasn’t cracked PFF’s top-50 defensive tackles since 2014 — it’s still surprising to see a one-dimensional player inspire a team to fork over $17 million in the first year of his contract and $25 million over the first two years. It’s especially surprising when a superior version of the same player, Marcell Dareus, was just shipped out of Buffalo.’
Buffalo Bills bringing back LB Ramon Humber on 1-year deal
‘In the Bills’ first season under Sean McDermott, Humber became a part-time starter at weak-side linebacker, playing just over 50-percent of the defensive snaps and starting nine of the 13 games he played in. By the end of the season, Humber had been supplanted by rookie Matt Milano.’