‘The Bills released a statement as well, saying, “We are deeply saddened to hear the news about Jim Kelly and his impending battle with cancer. Jim is a tough and courageous man and we know he will fight this battle with strength and determination. The Buffalo Bills will support the Kelly family during this trying time and we ask for our fans to pray for the family as Jim begins the treatment process and the road to recovery.”‘
Archives for March 2018
NFL types offer thoughts, optimism for Buffalo Bills great Jim Kelly at the Combine
‘“Well, obviously very sad. The only thing you can do really is pray. I know he’ll have the best of care and I know he’ll fight as hard as he can,” Polian said. “Our prayers — I’m speaking for my entire family, and I think our whole Bills family are with him. It’s all in the hands of God. His faith is strong. His will is strong. He beat it once… I’m betting on him to beat it again.”’
Jim Kelly announces cancer has returned
‘“Although I was shocked and deeply saddened to receive this news, I know that God is with me,” Kelly said. “I constantly talk about the four F’s- Faith, Family, Friends, and Fans. With all of you by my side, we will fight and win this battle together,”’
Are the teams drafting in the top 5 open for business?
‘It might be surprising to know that all four teams in the top five (Cleveland has picks one and four) are at the very least willing to listen, and in one or two cases are prepared to move back if the right offer presents itself.’
Statements on Jim Kelly announcement
‘As our family has faced many trials and triumphs throughout the years, you have blessed us with your prayers. We are asking for those prayers once again. The oral cancer we hoped would be gone forever has returned. Although I was shocked and deeply saddened to receive this news, I know that God is with me. I continuously talk about the four F’s. Faith, Family, Friends and Fans. With all of you by my side, we will fight and win this battle together. Staying “Kelly Tough” and trusting God, will carry us through the difficult time.’
Bills Today: Beane, McDermott committed to McCoy for 2018 campaign
‘“Yeah. I’m planning on that,” Beane said. “He obviously had the little injury at the end of the year. I give him a lot of credit to play in that Jacksonville game with the injury. That shows how competitive he is. He’s healthy and ready to go. I expect him back. He’ll be a big part of what we’re doing in 2018.”’
McDermott, Beane remain vague about Taylor’s Bills future
‘”Tyrod’s on our roster right now, that’s the plan,” Beane said. “We’re just taking it day by day.”‘
Beane says RB LeSean McCoy will be ‘a big part of what we’re doing in 2018’
‘“Salary aside, I don’t look at that,” McDermott said. “Right now I look at production. He has not slowed down. He played all 16 games plus a playoff game for us and really gritted it out through that playoff game. The toughness element was there and the leadership. It’s been fun to be around LeSean, having been around him early in his career, early in my career, now once again for both of us in Buffalo. He’s a big part of the culture that we’ve begun to build in Buffalo.”’
Sean McDermott confident Ryan Groy can fill the void left by Eric Wood’s pending departure
‘The issue boils down to what it always does – money. Wood is scheduled to count $8.625 million against the team’s salary cap in 2018. If he is placed on the reserve/retired list before June 1, that figure would jump to $10.39 million, accounting for $2.166 million in signing bonus money already paid out and scheduled to count against the Bills’ 2019 salary cap.’
Brandon Beane says Vontae Davis signing doesn’t preclude Bills from bringing E.J. Gaines back
‘”We’re still open to bringing E.J. back, for sure,” Beane said. “E.J. did a lot of good things for us. Signing Vontae does not mean it’s the end of the road for E.J. here in Buffalo. But it takes two, like with any of these guys. We’ve got a lot of free agents and what the value is, what somebody else is willing to pay and what we can pay will all come into that decision.”‘
Kyle Williams’ future with Bills remains up in the air
‘”Hopefully, in a perfect world, we have it done before then,” Beane said. “Again, it takes two. There would be a point where, you know, hey, we had to allocate those resources elsewhere, and we’ll let him know at the right time. It could end up being March 14, but right now I’m not sure.’
Is moving up in the draft for a QB too pricey for the Bills?
‘”So you have to feel good about what you’re doing. You can’t just go up there, ‘Hey, we need a quarterback, we’re going to mortgage everything to go up there.’ We’ve got to know that we feel this guy is the guy and is worth the ransom or whatever you want to call it that it would take to move wherever you have to move to get a guy you think fits your long term plan.”‘
Combine Notebook: Injury updates on Zay Jones and Kelvin Benjamin
‘”To be honest with you, we didn’t know about his shoulder,” Bills General Manager Brandon Beane said. “He played through that. I’m sure that limited him … but he did a great job. Zay is a pro’s pro for a rookie. I was really impressed with how serious he takes the game. It’s easy to talk it, he walked it. … He did everything he could. He worked after practice. I’m really impressed with Zay and he has a bright future in this league.”‘
Brandon Beane will wait until after draft to determine Brian Gaine’s replacement
‘“Brian did a lot of stuff this fall. So we still have his grades, all his reports. He sent those in. I mess with him. I’m going to be calling him in the third round and saying, ‘Hey, you had this guy here, you still think he belongs in the third round?’ ”’
Frank Reich embraces Marv’s preparation credo
‘”Marv Levy, of course, had a huge impact on me,” Reich said. “A team’s morale is directly proportional to the degree that they’re prepared. So if we want to bring the juice into our stadium and we want to bring juice to this city and we want high morale, we want to be excited about going out there, it’s really going to be all about our preparation. That preparation involves every level, not just the practice. It involves meetings, walk-through, weight-room. It all matters.”‘