Two Bills Drive

Ruben Brown of the Buffalo Bills will be one of the headline attractions in the inaugural Celebrity Golf Classic benefiting the Niagara Falls YMCA. Former Bill Shawn Price is also among the notables in the field for the event, to be held June 30 at Niagara Falls Country Club. Former Bills WR Don Beebe will hold his annual speed camp July 23-24 at the Buffalo Bills Fieldhouse in Orchard Park.

RB Ken Simonton earned NFLE Offensive Player of the Week honors for the 2nd time this season in week five against the F.C. Barcelona Dragons. He gained 108 rushing yards on 20 carries, caught eight passes for 97 yards and returned five punts for 66 yards. His 271 total yards were just eight shy of tying a league mark. Simonton is the only player in the league to receive the POW distinction twice so far in 2003. He first earned the honor when he ran for 94 yards and tied a league record with four rushing touchdowns in the Claymores 62-31 win over the Berlin Thunder in week one.

Winfield: He is a smaller (5-feet-9) corner, which might deter some teams, but he is a tough, physical player. The Bills love him and will do whatever it takes to keep him, which could mean using the franchise tag. They put that label on receiver Peerless Price before trading him to Atlanta. It’s a safeguard for the team. But the Bills will have to decide if he’s worth shutdown corner money. He certainly is if Bly can get $5 million a year.

‘"As long as we are playing football, the level of play doesn’t matter. The players don’t grow an extra leg. The game is still the game to me, no matter the level of play."’

‘It was very difficult to select only 12 contestants from all of the 50-word essays we received. But we think we have a good representation from our avid fans to appear in the CBS spot. CBS is excited to shoot the promo and all of us are excited to see the spot when it airs.’

Photo gallery of turf installation

OL Ben Sobieski

"It's a privilege to be here. But ever since I was a freshman I worked to get to this point. Even though I really went through some tough times where one part of me didn't know if I was going to continue to play football, I always kind of saw myself ending up here (in the NFL)."

"Yes. It is the highest honor you can achieve as a Buffalo Bill because if you think about all the guys that have played there how many guys have put on Buffalo Bill uniforms and how many guys are on that wall."

‘This weekend Simonton and the Scottish Claymores will travel to Amsterdam to take on the Admirals. Fans in Western New York will be able to watch the contest live on the Empire Sports Network at 1:00 PM on Saturday.’

Why did he choose the Bills over the Bears? "Not saying it was a lot, but there was a big difference in the money. You’re not talking about the kind of money they play for now. Plus Ralph Wilson was a pretty well-liked guy and he’s always been a big supporter of Michigan State."

To order your group tickets, call the Bills’ Group Sales Department toll free: 1-877-BB-TICKS or contact a Blue Coat on stadium wall.

‘The former Buffalo Bills quarterback was at the Oak Hill Country Club signing autographs for the United Way’s biggest supporters. Kelly’s in the area trying to raise support for the Hunter’s Hope Ball this summer.’

‘"It’s a different level. Everybody is fast. Everybody is strong. You always think you’re the strongest one in college and you come here and you’re going to dominate everybody. When it comes to this level it’s truly amazing and that’s why I was just jumping offside. I was really excited and also I got really comfortable so it came out really good. So we’ll see where it goes from there."’

The Bills want to become a ground-control, defensive-oriented team. That’s a far cry from the wide-open, pass-happy system from a year ago. The Bills were in the playoff hunt late in the season with that style but didn’t accomplish enough to let the team keep playing that way. So they put much of their offseason focus on improving the defense, while letting the starting top speed WR, FB and TE leave.