"There is no more controversy," Williams said. "The locker room is unified."
BillsBeat - March 1, 2001
Johnson logically prevails in turf war
‘First of all, the word has always been that the Bills’ players preferred Johnson at quarterback.’
Bills to cut Flutie, retain Johnson as starting QB
‘Donahoe said last week that the one quarterback who remains probably will have to restructure his contract to accommodate the team’s tight cap status. Flutie has a 2001 cap value of $7.753 million and Johnson of $8.292 million.’
Doug is Done - Bills choose to keep Johnson as starting QB
‘After weeks of internal debate on the merits of their two quarterbacks, the Bills have decided in favor of Rob Johnson. The team will officially announce the decision to retain Johnson at a 7 p.m. EST news conference at the team complex.’
Bills to keep Johnson, cut Flutie
‘The Bills were forced to make a decision mostly for salary-cap reasons as they had to cut almost $8 million off their payroll in time for Thursday’s 4 p.m. deadline.’
BillsBeat - February 28, 2001
Bills tap Johnson as quarterback
‘One day after saying goodbye to Thurman Thomas Tuesday, the Buffalo Bills looked towards the future in retaining quarterback Rob Johnson as the team’s starting quarterback in 2001. With the large amount of money the team’s two quarterbacks would count when the salary cap numbers are enforced Thursday evening, the Bills decided they could only keep one of their two quarterbacks. After an exhaustive review of film, interviews with other players and coaches, and thought to the future direction of the club, the Bills retained the younger Johnson.’
Talk about this decision on the Stadium Wall!
Now that Johnson is the man in Buffalo, head over to the Stadium Wall message board and tell us what you think of the decision! (If you were reading the Wall last night you would have had this information before ANYONE on the internet!).
Rob Johnson in - Doug Flutie out
‘Multiple media sources are reporting that a press conference will be held at 7:00 pm to announce that Rob Johnson has survived his battle for the starting quarterback position for the Buffalo Bills.’
Dolphins don't want Johnson
‘If the Dolphins don’t want him, why would we?’
Thurman Thomas Video Tributes
‘No explanation necessary…’
Pro Bowler Washington to visit Bengals
‘Pro Bowl defensive tackle Ted Washington, released last week in a salary cap move by the Buffalo Bills, will meet with Bengals coaches and officials Monday at Paul Brown Stadium.’
Hawks ready for big visitor
‘If the 6-foot-5, 340-pound Washington does not immediately sign with Seattle, he plans to visit the Cincinnati Bengals on Monday. No other visits have been arranged, although Cleveland is another possibility.’
Thurman Thomas: One of the Greatest Ever
Great article about a great back.
Read it today before it is replaced with another column.
Thoroughly Thurman
‘"I always considered Thurman my adopted son, and he always called me dad," Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. said. "It was a running repertoire between Thurman and myself. . . . Thurman is the best all-around back I’ve ever seen."’
Thurm the man proves worthy of the moment
‘See you in Canton.’