Two Bills Drive

‘Simonton is realistic about his chances of making the Bills’ roster. In addition to being at the bottom of the depth chart, he’ll enter training camp after missing several minicamps and hours of on-field work and classroom study. But Simonton is confident his performance this spring has enhanced his chances of playing somewhere in the NFL. "I just want to play ball," he said. "I just feel like somebody will give me an opportunity if it doesn’t work in Buffalo."’

‘Taylor, who led the National Football League with 18 1/2 sacks last year, thinks his Dolphins are going to get even more competition this year from the Buffalo Bills, who beat his club twice last year. "They’ve added some guys in Sam Adams and Takeo (Spikes) who will really help them out," he said. "They’re going to be tough. The Bills fans are fired up. I’m sure in Buffalo they’re always ready for football, because there’s not a whole lot else going on around here. It’s great for the game. It’s a great rivalry between the two teams. And the AFC East is the toughest division in football."’

I was born and raised in Las Vegas, Nevada, and I have only been to Buffalo once when I was a kid, but I brought back the greatest souvenir the city of Buffalo can offer, their passion for the Buffalo Bills.

‘There are revelations about the personalities behind the scenes and those who were at the forefront of the battles. The "blackout" issue is widely discussed. There are many anecdotes about past Super Bowls (good and bad) and auxiliary NFL affairs.’

‘No matter where I’ve lived, my love for all things BILLS has been my trademark. My husband enjoys watching what happens when someone who doesn’t know me starts talking football, and crawls away after I’ve inundated them with BILLS smack.’

Defensive tackle Justin Bannan enters his second season in the NFL. As a rookie, the former Colorado standout provided quality depth along the defensive line for the Bills, playing in 15 of 16 games. He finished the season with 30 tackles (18 solo), 1.0 sack, one fumble recovery and seven QB pressures.

Only single seats are available for the home opener against New England on Sunday, September 7, and the September 28, meeting with the Philadelphia Eagles.

‘The Buffalo Bills, however, signed him to play running back, holding out the carrot that they might eventually evaluate him as a quarterback. Sent to NFL Europe for development, Dinkins became football’s version of the Swiss army knife. With the Amsterdam Admirals, he was used as a quarterback, running back, defensive back, kick and punt returner and kick holder. "The Bills were looking at him as a free safety, and a running back," O’Billovich says.’

‘The poster child for the Bills’ offseason conditioning program is running back Travis Henry, who is coming off a great second season. "He’s the example for the guys to see how we want this offseason program to work," Williams said.’

The Houston Texans re-signed WR Avion Black on Friday. Black, acquired from the Buffalo Bills in the expansion draft, caught six passes for 52 yards last season and averaged a team-best 22 yards on 24 kickoff returns.

June 7, 1965 – AFL TO EXPAND BY TWO TEAMS

The American Football League (AFL) owners voted to expand the league by two teams for the 1966 season. They also approved expansion of the active roster to 40 players.

‘Last season, 11 of the 24 Bills starters were new, and eight of those were in their first season with the Bills. This season, it appears seven of 24 starters are sure to be new, and six are in their first season with the Bills. Obviously, the starting jobs aren’t all decided. The number could jump to nine or even 10 new starters out of 24.’

‘"This deal stinks to high heaven," said Gilman, whose firm is based in Montreal.’

The following key dates for the 2003 Bills Training Camp have been announced.

Wed, Jul 23 Rookies Report

Sat, Jul 26 Veterans Report

Sun, Jul 27 First Day of Practice for Full-Squad

Mon, Jul 28 Night Practice

Fri, Aug 01 Workouts with Cleveland Browns (morning and afternoon)

Sat, Aug 02 Scrimmage with Cleveland Browns (11:00 AM)

Mon, Aug 04 Night Practice

Thu, Aug 21 Break Camp

Additional information will be announced as it becomes available.

Group tickets will be on sale starting June 2, 2003. You would need to purchase at least 15 game tickets for one game to be considered a group. Individual game tickets will go on sale later this summer.