Two Bills Drive

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Everything was cool and great up until the night before draft day, then everything got a little bit shaky. I was a little nervous so I had to call my dad to have him calm me down.

‘"Hey, we have a great organization," Wilson said last week in an interview with The News. "We have the best organization we’ve ever had in terms of talent evaluation."’

‘Sources said that Blake is seeking as much as $6 million in guaranteed payments, and no club has been willing to pay that thus far.’

‘"The main thing with doing it, is so we don’t get forced into necessarily taking a certain position," Donahoe said Wednesday after officially announcing Teague’s signing. "It just gives you a chance to go into the draft and look at who the best players available are and make a decision based on that."’

‘Though Ralph is a spry 83-year-old, he won’t live forever. Is there an ownership group in place that would make the commitment to western New York that Ralph has?’

‘The Buffalo Bills have retained a key element of their young secondary, reaching contract accord with three-year veteran cornerback Chris Watson, a restricted free agent. By re-signing Watson, the No. 3 cornerback on the roster, the Bills keep intact one of the NFL’s best young corner corps. Watson is a top “nickel” player and the prime backup to starters Antoine Winfield and Nate Clements. None of the three is older than 24 and all are excellent in coverage.’

On Trey Teague signing:

This signing definitely diminishes the need for an offensive tackle. It's a great pickup because the Bills now have a known quantity, a player with experience who doesn't have to be broken in as a rookie would. I think they could concentrate on a defensive lineman and/or a safety in the first round.

@ The Bills probably will know by the middle of the week whether they’ll have quarterback Jeff Blake on the roster. His agent says Blake is a day or two away from deciding where to go.

‘Teague was a durable starter for the Denver last season after missing the final 14 games of the 2000 season with a knee injury. He was drafted in the seventh round by Denver out of Tennessee in 1998.’

Orchard Park, NY – The Bills today announced that the team has agreed to terms with offensive tackle Trey Teague, an unrestricted free agent, and also reached agreement on a new contract with restricted free agent cornerback Chris Watson.

Marques Sullivan spoke, prior to the news of Trey Teague. He is HUGE, and seems very shy. He just got back to Buffalo on Monday so he didn’t have much news to pass along.

Tony Driver has been here all along, and what a nice guy he is. Got into the crowd and joked with a lot of the people, and even hassled Sullivan with some questions. Driver says his ACL is coming along ahead of schedule and the trainers are pulling back the reigns a bit to ensure he heals correctly. He won’t participate heavily in the mini-camps.

Both seem to be tremendous representatives for the Buffalo Bills. Both were very positive with the moves that have been made in the off-season, and both emphasized that Bills fans will not be disappointed.

‘Teague approved a four-year deal worth a total of about $10 million that includes a two-tiered signing bonus, the source said. Teague will get a signing bonus of about $1.5 million this year. If the Bills are satisfied with him, they have the option of giving him a second signing bonus before next season.’

@ Defensive tackle is a high priority, seeing that teams could bust through the middle on Buffalo all last season without someone such as Ted Washington. That doesn’t mean, however, Buffalo will go for someone the size of Washington – remember Gregg Williams doesn’t like fat guys.