Two Bills Drive

On return to coaching:

"They say coaching is something in your blood. You just enjoy the working relationship you have with players and coaches and certainly the adrenaline flow on Sundays. But this was an opportunity that I really looked forward to. I have tremendous respect for Gregg, as a coach working with him in Houston and Tennessee.

"When I talked to Coach Williams it was a good meeting. And I was excited about the opportunity to come here and join this franchise, they've done a good job. You look at the way they've gone 3-and-whatever-it-was to 8-8 and they're on the move, making the right moves. As far as just being here, just having the opportunity to work with good people, it's important."

Talk about Mike Williams:

"I am excited to work with him. I am in the evaluation process right now and I see good things fro him, from all of these guys. Right now I am going to see what things I can do, as a coach, to make each one of them a better player. That is my biggest concern right now."

‘"I’ll even go back to my playing days. I’ve always loved playing in Buffalo. The fans are great and the city is great. I remember coming down what I call snowball alley right out here on the bus and the fans we’re throwing snowballs at us. The support from the city is tremendous and I’m excited to be here and excited to come to a city that really supports the team."’

While die-hard Bills fans know that February 14 is the birthday of Drew Bledsoe and Jim Kelly, most others recognize it as Valentine's Day.

If that special someone celebrates both, what better gift is there for him or her than Bills football?

With that in mind, the Bills are offering a special Valentine's Day promotion.

‘The Bills would like to convince LeBeau to take a position as an assistant under defensive coordinator Jerry Gray. LeBeau, 65, was fired by the Bengals after a three-year head-coaching tenure.’

‘The first Hunter’s Hope Rochester Ball is planned for July 25 at the High Falls festival site, which overlooks the river. Information on the availability or price of tickets is not yet available.’

The Bills today announced that the team has signed two free agents DE Andrew Bowers and DB Kenneth Harris. Bowers (6-5, 297), a two-year starter out of Utah, originally signed with the Arizona Cardinals as an undrafted free agent (2001). Harris, a 5-11, 205-pound defensive back out of Northern Iowa University, is originally from Buffalo and a graduate of St. Joseph Collegiate Institute, where he played both running back and defensive back.

‘Former Cincinnati Bengals coach Dick LeBeau was scheduled to visit the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday to discuss the team’s offer to join their defensive staff.’

The NFL Europe League training camp kicks off in February and runs to the end of March.

Five of the six Bills players allocated have been assiged to a NFL Europe team.

‘Turner, who was out of football last season, appeared in 51 games with the Chargers mostly as a special-teams player before he was released last August. Previously, he appeared in 41 games over three seasons with Washington.’

Turner (5-10, 180) was originally drafted by the Washington Redskins in the seventh-round (226th overall) of the 1995 Draft out of Illinois. He played in 41 games over three seasons with Washington before being released and claimed off of waivers by the San Diego Chargers in 1998. In his four years in San Diego, Turner appeared in 51 games (4 starts) contributing 23 tackles and two interceptions.

Show your pride by putting the Buffalo Bills on your computer's desktop. February's calendar features offensive tackle Jonas Jennings. Jennings moved to the left tackle position prior to the start of the 2002 season and started 15 games, missing only one game due to a leg injury.

‘”When you don’t get in the playoffs things have to happen, guys have to make moves,” Vinklarek said. “I am a big boy, I understand it. What I hope to bring these young men here is an insight and an understanding that they have to develop, and I want to lend to them all the things I’ve picked up over the years."’

‘Vinklarek, 44, spent the past two years as the offensive line coach for the Buffalo Bills where the offensive line paved the way in 2002 for a 4,359-yard passer in Drew Bledsoe, a 1,439-yard rusher in Travis Henry, and two 1,200-plus receivers in Eric Moulds and Peerless Price. Vinklarek was on the same Bills staff as former Blue Raider defensive coordinator Miles Aldridge.’