‘Instead, they have only questions. Is there an issue with Jones’ ability to stay healthy, given that he required a shoulder operation shortly after the season ended and knee surgery during offseason workouts? And what of that strange incident, showing him in a fight with his brother, Cayleb, that led to Zay’s arrest on a charge of suspicion of felony vandalism that was later dropped?’
Archives for July 2018
Buffalo brewery offers Tom Brady’s Tears cocktail for Buffalo Bills fans
‘Thin Man Brewery, located in the heart of the Elmwood Village, offers a cocktail called Tom Brady’s Tears. The cocktail includes gin, proseco, lime and Raspberry No. 10.’
AJ McCarron ‘super excited’ for Buffalo Bills’ training camp
‘”I’m super excited,” McCarron said. “It’s just a new change. Just trying to get used to it all at OTAs after running the same offense for four years. You might have the same plays, but it’s called different or the read is different. It’s just getting used to it, but I’ve been working with my QB coach, David Morris, at QB Country and going over the offense day in and day out, and I feel really, really good about it.”‘
AJ McCarron has another sport in mind after football
‘”Eventually, I want to get into racing,” McCarron said on Saturday, when he hosted his fourth annual free football camp at Baker High School in Mobile. “My grandfather raced at Irvington back in the day when it was a dirt track and then Sunny South (in Grand Bay). I want to get into racing eventually. I love it. I do IRacing a lot with some of my NASCAR buddies.”‘
Hall of Famer Thomas ‘ticked off’ at Owens
‘”I’m a little ticked off that he’s not coming,” Thomas told the Professional Football Researchers Association Convention on Saturday, according to the Buffalo News. “But it’s his choice. … I think it was a bad P.R. move on his part, but I do get it. … Every guy thinks they should have been a first-ballot Hall of Famer. I remember Deacon Jones telling me after I didn’t get in the first time … he said, ‘Whether you’re going to get in the first time, the second time, the third time, it’s when you get in that you should enjoy it.’ “‘
Bills’ rookie McCloud wants to produce on the field, then on the big screen
‘“One day when I’m done with football I want to be a director and producer in movies,” McCloud told me after one of his final minicamp practice before heading back to Florida before training camp starts, adding he wants to act, as well. “I’m going to learn how to write scripts word-for-word, but right now I just write how I want my movie to be, planned out and set.”’
Camp Countdown: No. 11 – Who will be the starting center?
‘“It’s just part of being in the NFL,” said Groy. “Guys leave and guys come in. This is my fifth year in the NFL. I am kind of used to the transition.”’
Bills Training Camp Question 4: How fast can 20-year-old Edmunds become fulcrum of defense?
‘“There will be some growing pains,” Frazier said. “As mature as he is and as athletic as he is, it’s still the National Football League, and it’s pro football, with a lot of details week to week. And each game plan is not like we’re going to play the exact same defense week to week. You need a guy who has the wherewithal to handle those changes and who can deal with the ups and downs in a game and a season.”’
Inside the Bills: Fullback Zach Olstad goes from the bus shed to the Buffalo backfield
‘“We have 16 buses, and every one is just matted with dirt and gravel, so the first thing I do every summer is get on the ‘creeper. You lay down on your back, roll under the bus with a pressure washer and clean out he under side of those 16 buses,” Olstad said. “It’s a mess.”‘
Thurman Thomas upset with Terrell Owens’ decision to skip Hall of Fame ceremony
‘”I’m a little ticked off that he’s not coming,” the Hall of Fame Buffalo Bills running back said Saturday morning at the Buffalo-based Professional Football Researchers Association Convention in the Buffalo History Museum auditorium. “But it’s his choice … I think it was a bad PR move on his part, but I do get it.”‘
Buffalo Bills legend Thurman Thomas ‘a little ticked off’ Terrell Owens will skip PFHOF enshrinement
‘”Every guy thinks they should have been a first-ballot Hall-of-Famer,” Thomas told about 40 onlookers. “I remember Deacon Jones telling me after I didn’t get in the first time… He said, ‘Whether you’re going to get in the first time, the second time, the third time, it’s when you get in that you should enjoy it.”
Former Buffalo Bills RB Fred Jackson playing for chance at $1,000,000 on Saturday
‘To play in the Ultimate Final at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas, Team Ocho will have to take down Godspeed on Saturday night.’
AJ McCarron completes pass of a lifetime at annual football camp
‘”You’re supposed to take it as an honor because it truly is an honor,” McCarron said. “It’s a blessing, like I said, to be able to come back. I’ve always tried to do the right thing, do everything the right way and keep my family’s name in a good spotlight and not a bad spotlight. Hopefully, I made the city proud and my family proud, trying to be a role model for these kids and do the right thing. …”‘
Reggie McKenzie football camp enjoys 45th year in Highland Park
‘“Develop them in a correct way and develop them to be productive adults, they’ll continue to come back and give back to the community,” said Elenore Blackwell, McKenzie’s sister who has helped him with his foundation.’
Hanson learns pro ropes working with Cubs, Bills
‘“Bills games are a big-time version of WVU games. I got to attend the “Snow Game” last year against the Indianapolis Colts where we couldn’t see anything in the stadium except for the people who were snowplowing the lines. It will be exciting to see how all of that plays out from an employee outlook, but I’m always ready for a challenge.”’