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| Bills unlikely to afford re-signing CB Clements |
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02/16/2007 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -The Buffalo Bills will maintain a modest approach to free agency this offseason, all but eliminating their chances of re-signing star cornerback Nate Clements. Following meetings with team owner Ralph Wilson earlier this week, general manager Marv Levy said Friday that the Bills have budgeted about $30 million to spend on acquiring players when the NFL's free agency period opens March 2. The $30 million figure might seem like a lot, but it's very modest when considering Clemen |
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| Rutledge, 3 others join Whisenhunt's staff |
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02/06/2007 |
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| directing the team to a national championship in 1978. Kitchens was quarterbacks coach for the Berlin Thunder in NFL Europe last season. He also was an offensive assistant with the Pittsburgh Steelers from 1999-2003 and was tight ends coach of the Buffalo Bills in 2004 and `05. Raich was an offensive assistant for Pittsburgh the past three seasons, Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritte |
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| Bills re-sign safety Wire |
NFL Football |
02/05/2007 |
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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -The Buffalo Bills re-signed special teams player Coy Wire to a multiyear deal on Monday. Wire, Buffalo's third-round pick in 2002, has been a fixture on the Bills special teams, and finished fourth on the team with 17 special teams tackles in 2006. Late in the season, Wire was moved from safety to linebacker when starter Angelo Crowell and his backup, Keith Ellison, were forced out of the lineup because of injuries. Wire finished with 15 tackles and is expected to compete at l |
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| Reaction to Saturday's Pro Football Hall of Fame election |
NFL Football |
02/03/2007 |
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| int, I knew I had made it.'' - Thomas, on how he learned he would be entering the Hall of Fame. --- ``One of the reasons I'm in the Hall of Fame is Thurman Thomas. The first time I saw him as a rookie, I knew he was something special.'' - Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly. --- ``I'd like to take credit for it. But I was blessed with so many great coaches and family and people that made it an absolute joy. I never considered it a job. It's an absolute blessing for me and I'm still living that |
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| Irvin in, Tagliabue out for Hall of Fame |
NFL Football |
02/03/2007 |
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| e 1990s. He joins Jim Kelly, who made the Hall of Fame in 2002, from the Buffalo teams that won four straight AFC titles before losing in each Super Bowl. ``Like I've always said, we didn't win a Super Bowl, but this is my Super Bowl gift to the Buffalo Bills fans,'' Thomas said. He will join his fellow Oklahoma State running back Barry Sanders in Canton; they played together for one season at OSU. Matthews, the only player in his first year of eligibility, spent 19 seasons with the Oilers/Titans fra |
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| Irvin, five others elected to Hall of Fame |
NFL Football |
02/03/2007 |
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| oins Jim Kelly, who made the Hall of Fame in 2002, from the Buffalo teams that won four straight AFC titles before losing in each Super Bowl. ``Wow. I don't know what to say,'' Thomas said. ``It's just a beautiful day for my wife, for my kids, the Buffalo Bills organization, the fans of Buffalo. Like I've always said, we didn't win a Super Bowl, but this is my Super Bowl gift to the Buffalo Bills fans.'' Matthews, the only player in his first year of eligibility, spent 19 seasons with the Oilers/Titans f |
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| The call comes loud and clear for Thurman Thomas |
NFL Football |
02/03/2007 |
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| s she ran down a hotel hallway - was more than enough to bring him the good news. ``She was yelling, 'We're in, we're in,''' said Thomas, who was watching college basketball on TV at the time. ``At that moment, I knew I had made it.'' The former Buffalo Bills running back was among six players elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame on Saturday. Thomas, in his second year as a finalist, was disappointed he was edged out by an impressive class of inductees last year that featured Troy Aikman, Reggie Wh |
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| Kreutz: leader of the line |
NFL Football |
02/03/2007 |
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| out and signal the blocking schemes to his linemates. ``Olin is more of what guys would say is a throwback, an old school mentality,'' said Brown, a 12-year-veteran who has even more Pro Bowl selections than Kreutz - nine, including eight with the Buffalo Bills. ``Olin and I work together on a lot of blocks and let me tell you, during the game we argue nonstop. I might want to lean into the block a little more and he may want me to get off the blocker sooner. But in the end, we both know how to come to t |
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| From Canada to Super Bowl: Idonije, Federkeil hoping for ring |
NFL Football |
02/02/2007 |
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| runiversity Sport programs - Canada's equivalent of the NCAA - were ever on Super Bowl teams. And only one CIS veteran has a Super Bowl ring; Western Ontario's Tyrone Williams was an inactive wide receiver for the Dallas Cowboys when they beat the Buffalo Bills 52-17 to win the Super Bowl 13 years ago. ``It's going to be two after Sunday,'' Federkeil said. ``Hopefully, it's me.'' Idonije joined the Bears three years ago, playing in 39 regular-season games with the team over that span. He grew up playin |
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| Black quarterbacks talk of chances won - and opportunities lost |
NFL Football |
02/02/2007 |
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| use black players simply weren't quarterbacks in the NFL. Marlin Briscoe had broken the modern day quarterback color barrier a year earlier in Denver, but when the season ended he would not throw another pass his entire career. Harris was sure the Buffalo Bills would do with him what teams did with other black college quarterbacks - turn them into running backs, receivers or defensive backs. He was just as sure he wasn't going to let it happen to him. He sat, looking at the floor, as he met with the br |
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