‘Will the Bills want to sell the farm for a top-five pick? If Southern Cal’s Sam Darnold and Wyoming’s Josh Allen go 1-2, as some predict, would the Bills salivate for UCLA’s Josh Rosen? If they do, they won’t have trouble getting potential traders to answer the phone.’
Archives for March 2018
Bills’ Alexander voices concerns to NFL Competition Committee
‘”You’re trying to assess accountability to not only players, but coaches as well,” Alexander said. “Because coaches oftentimes, even our guys are good about saying, ‘I want a clean, legal hit.’ But are they minus-ing you if you decide to pull off a guy because you don’t want to hit him helmet-to-helmet? If you’re going to grade me negatively because I slowed up — ‘You’re not finishing the play, Lorenzo, minus’ — but I’m pulling off a guy because I think I don’t have a clean shot to get, without hitting helmet to helmet, the next time I’m going to go clean him because I don’t want to lose my job.”‘
Combine Notebook: Sean McDermott thinks Patrick Mahomes ‘is going to have a heck of a career’
‘”From the day Patrick stepped on the field, in the rookie minicamp, the OTAs, the training camps, he has always ‘wowed’ us,” Veach said. “He has a lot to learn yet. I think he grew tremendously. But having watched him day in and day out, take to the studying, take to working on his craft, he did a good job.”‘
Jim Kelly announces his oral cancer has returned
‘”Where my cancer was, if it moves just a tiny bit … towards the area where there’s no return, it stays then there’s no turning back,” Kelly said then, explaining why doctors had ordered a biopsy. “Going to the dentist and ripping your gums apart – that’s pretty much what they do. They take chunks of your inner skin, in your mouth way in the back where my cancer was, they just chop away and send them off to a lab and hopefully the tests come back negative.”‘
Bucky Gleason: If cancer knew Jim Kelly, it would choose someone else
‘Cancer has returned because that’s what it does. Just know that Kelly will be back for another challenge because that’s what he does. That much hasn’t changed for as long as anyone has known him. He’s Exhibit A when talking about strength of the human spirit. His stubbornness will serve him well again.’
As Jim Kelly faces another cancer battle, a potentially challenging medical path awaits
‘In recurrent oral cancer, doctors generally will put all the treatment options on the table, although radiation might be excluded if it was used in the past, depending on the circumstances, Hicks said.’
NFL teams send #KellyTough well wishes to Jim Kelly
‘At least 15 organizations tweeted #KellyTough, including the Buffalo Bills, Tennessee Titans, Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets, Los Angeles Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Baltimore Ravens, Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys, New York Giants, Houston Texans, Denver Broncos, Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots.’
Even if Kyle Williams doesn’t retire, it’s no guarantee the Bills will re-sign him
‘“We’ve been in communication with him and his agent (David Dunn),” said Beane. “Hopefully we’ll get something done sooner rather than later. But it takes two. He’s got to do his due diligence; we do as well. So yeah, at some point there would be a we-need-to-know. I’m sure they’re feeling the same thing on their end.”’
Jim Kelly says his cancer has returned
‘Kelly was originally diagnosed in May 2013 with oral squamous-cell carcinoma in his upper jaw. The illness is known to affect approximately 30,000 Americans each year, or about 5 percent of cancer diagnoses, with a survival rate of just above 50 percent.’
Buffalo Bills need to plan for the future at running back, says Matt Harmon
‘Matt Harmon of NFL.com looked at every NFL team’s running back situation and placed them into four different categories: Upgrade, promote from within, stay the course and plan for the future. Buffalo fell into the plan for the future category along with the Atlanta Falcons, Denver Broncos, Los Angeles Chargers, New England Patriots, New York Jets and Oakland Raiders.’
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly issues statement on return of his cancer
‘Kelly, 58, was first diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma in June of 2013. After various treatments over the course of more than a year, Kelly was declared cancer free in August of 2014. Now he is preparing for another battle with the disease after three-plus years.’
Celebrities, football players, media send well wishes to Jim Kelly in cancer battle
‘Shortly after Kelly announced the awful news, well wishes began pouring in from celebrities, media members, NFL teams and players.’
NFL Combine: Bills GM Brandon Beane discusses 2018 QB draftees Mayfield, Rosen, Jackson
‘“(Mayfield) is not the prototypical size, but there’s players all the time that don’t have the prototypical size,” Beane said. “Maybe they’re too big or too heavy. He doesn’t fit what you would say is the prototypical size for a QB in this league, but there are also guys who play and play well. You look at Drew Brees, Russell Wilson, guys like that. That’s just part of the equation. You do look at that, but with Baker’s career, he’s shown that he can overcome [that].”’
PFF: LeSean McCoy leads NFL in long runs over past two years
‘Brian Daboll will be Buffalo’s offensive coordinator next season. According to many accounts, Daboll will run a run blocking scheme more similar to one the Bills ran in 2016 under Greg Roman and Anthony Lynn. The scheme previously employed by the Bills was a power run scheme.’
Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame QB Jim Kelly announces his cancer has returned
‘Sad news for Buffalo Bills fans today as former Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly announced on Thursday that his cancer has returned.’