Two Bills Drive

‘”The more I learn, I hope to make a run next week, if not the following week. I feel comfortable with myself learning. It’s just a matter of me learning this system and the coaches feeling comfortable with me. Being a reserve is “strictly not my goal,” Smith said, but he added: “They’re not gonna mess up something that is working, that is winning for them, just to get me in there, then I make mistakes. It’s gonna have to be a joint thing. They feel good about me and I feel good about what I’m doing and we’ll go from there.”‘

‘A judge Thursday began considering a request from Buffalo Bills receiver Andre Reed and his brother and sister to have assault and other charges lodged against an off-duty Buffalo police officer and others linked to a Sept. 5 fight in an Elmwood Avenue bar.’

‘Despite the limited playing time, Riddick always manages to get himself noticed on the field. In last Sunday’s 16-14 victory over New England, he ended the Bills’ drought for touchdown passes with his 3-yard scoring reception early in the fourth quarter.’

‘”I was surprised. Anybody would be surprised,” Drane said. “But, then again, I feel I can’t let anything disrupt my concentration on the game or the way I practice. You can’t let that rattle you. I can’t worry about what they do in the front office. I tend not to worry about things that happen or happened in the past. I just look forward to going to work and doing the best job I can every day.”‘

‘The Buffalo Bills acquired starting strong safety Leonard Smith from the Phoenix Cardinals Tuesday night in exchange for reserve cornerback Roland Mitchell and an undisclosed draft pick.’