Two Bills Drive

‘”I feel good … spending time with the fans and spending extra time signing autographs after practice. It doesn’t bother me, I enjoy it.”‘

‘He and the Bills reached agreement on a six-year deal believed to be worth $38 million. He got an initial signing bonus of $7.5 million and will get another bonus of $4.25 million next spring, according to an NFL source.’

‘Teague, who’s played left tackle his entire professional career, will begin his time in Buffalo as the first-string center, head coach Gregg Williams said Sunday. Jonas Jennings opens training camp as the Bills’ projected starter at left tackle.’

‘After spending a short time with him, you come away with a sense that his smile and pleasant demeanor are very genuine. What you see is what you get.’

‘The 83-year-old Wilson enjoyed a nice reception from the rest of the team, too. After the morning practice, he walked onto the field to applause from the Bills and delivered a speech while players huddled around him.’

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‘"I was relieved because I wanted to be up here and be with my teammates," said Williams, who signed a six-year contract worth a reported $38 million including $11.75 million in bonus money, $7.5 million to paid now and $4.25 million in 2003. "I was bored just sitting around waiting for him (agent David Dunn) to do the deal. I was excited and I’m ready to go full speed."’

‘Riemersma begins camp as the No. 1 tight end, but it is a tenuous grip as free agent Dave Moore — signed from Tampa Bay — will push him for that role.’

‘"Some people are just natural-born leaders," Wilson said. "You could see that with Jim, and you can see that already with Drew. He’s a take-charge guy. He’s been through the football wars and the other players really respond to what he wants them to do."’

‘"This team is going to be a lot better with (Drew) Bledsoe. I didn’t like it when they released (Doug) Flutie and kept Rob Johnson. But I think this team is headed on the right track."’

‘”My gut feeling was telling me this is the place for me. It was going to be hard for other teams to outdo Buffalo in the direction I feel the organization is headed and the way the organization is run.”‘

‘The addition of Mike Williams allows the Bills to get right to work on finding the magic five that will start on the offensive line this year. "I feel good about how we are starting out with youth and experience and better athleticism, that’s a big thing," Gregg Williams said. "As you watch these guys pull and do things in the run game and in the screen game we think this gives us the chance to put the best five guys out there right now."’

‘"You have to have the mentality that you’re a starter," Riemersma said of his mindset. "But certainly at the opening of camp, you have to reprove yourself. I’ve always been one of those guys that took competition very seriously. And I take my job very seriously. And I think it’ll make us all better."’

‘"I get the sense that, yes, this is a fresh start and, yes, we have new expectations," Williams said. "And I know the coaches wouldn’t put me in there if they didn’t have the confidence in me. Hats off to them, because I appreciate the opportunity to step right in and make a difference."’

‘"Buffalo is a great football town," said Kelly, who still lives in the suburbs there. "People are very passionate about the team and support it as well as anywhere in the league. I can’t imagine playing anywhere else than in front of those fans every week."’