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| Bills release Dockery, Royal |
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02/26/2009 |
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| Buffalo, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills freed up some cap space Thursday by releasing guard Derrick Dockery and tight end Robert Royal. Dockery singed a seven-year deal with the Bills back in 2007 after playing his first four years in the league with Washington. The Redskins selected the former University of Texas star in the third round of the 2003 draft. Dockery is known as the one of the most durable players in the league, having started all 16 games in each of the past five seasons. Meanwhile, |
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| Falcons part ways with safety Milloy |
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02/23/2009 |
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| alcons uniform, Milloy totaled 342 tackles, two sacks, three interceptions and 15 passes defensed. A four-time Pro Bowl selection, Milloy has a Super Bowl championship with New England in 2001. Before coming to Atlanta, he spent three years with the Buffalo Bills (2003-2005) and was a member of the Patriots from 1996-2002. "As an organization, we felt it was in the best interest of both parties to let Lawyer test the free agent market," said Falcons general manager Thomas Dimitroff. "He significantly contrib |
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| Bills RB Lynch arrested on weapons charge |
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02/15/2009 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was arrested last Wednesday in Culver City, California on felony gun charges. According to the Buffalo News, Lynch was discovered with a loaded firearm while sitting with two other men inside a parked car. The gun was determined to be Lynch's and he was booked and subsequently released on $35,000 bond. It's unclear if Lynch is licensed to carry a firearm. The arrest came just three days after Lynch took part in the Pro Bowl. Scott |
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| Fitzgerald wins MVP, as NFC tops AFC in Pro Bowl |
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02/08/2009 |
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| straight incompletions, and Carney completed the game's scoring with a 26-yard kick with 32 ticks remaining to seal the win. Fans of the NFL must now wait until the 2009 campaign begins, with the annual Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio between the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans to be played on August 9. Peyton Manning was 6-for-8 through the air on the AFC's first drive of the game, capping it with a pin-point pass to Gonzalez, who ran a corner route to the end zone and managed to tap his right foot an |
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| Bills and Titans to play Hall of Fame Game |
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01/31/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans will open up the NFL's celebration of the AFL's 50th anniversary when the teams play in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio on August 9, 2009, the league announced Saturday. The Bills and Titans -- formerly the Houston Oilers -- were two of the original eight members of the AFL when the league played its first season in 1960, ten years before the rival leagues merged. The annual preseason opener comes a day after the enshrinement of the s |
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| Smith, Woodson headline 2009 Hall of Fame class |
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01/31/2009 |
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| Tampa, FL (MySportsbook) - Bruce Smith, who spent most of his career chasing quarterbacks as an All-Pro defensive end with the Buffalo Bills, and longtime Pittsburgh Steelers defensive back Rod Woodson are among the six new members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Smith and Woodson, eligible for the first time, will be inducted into the Hall of Fame this summer along with linebacker Derrick Thomas, guard Randall McDaniel, wide receiver Bob Hayes and Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson Jr. Thomas and Hayes w |
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| Buffalo RB Lynch heading to Pro Bowl |
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01/29/2009 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - Buffalo Bills running back Marshawn Lynch was added to the AFC roster on Thursday for the upcoming Pro Bowl. In 2008, his second season in the NFL after being selected in the first round (12th overall) of the 2007 draft, he totaled 1,036 yards and eight touchdowns on 2500 carries and added 47 receptions for 300 yards and a score. He replaces Tennessee's Chris Johnson, who pulled out of the game due to a high ankle sprain. Lynch is the first Buffalo running back to reach t |
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| Dante "Gluefingers" Lavelli passes away |
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01/21/2009 |
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| ith the Browns of the new All-America Football Conference (AAFC) in 1946. He then became a favorite target for Hall of Fame quarterback Otto Graham. Lavelli led the league in receiving as rookie and scored the winning touchdown in that seasons championship game, the first of four titles the Browns won during the four-year existence of the AAFC. Lavelli and his teammates made history in 1948 as the team finished with a perfect 15-0 record that included a 49-7 victory over the Buffalo Bills in the title game. |
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| Saints tab Gregg Williams to run defense |
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01/15/2009 |
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| nts have named Gregg Williams their new defensive coordinator. Williams spent the 2008 season in charge of the Jacksonville Jaguars' defense, after spending four seasons in the same capacity with the Washington Redskins. He was the head coach of the Buffalo Bills from 2001 through 2003. "We targeted Gregg as the coach we'd like to hire after our first interview because he was so impressive and prepared," Saints head coach Sean Payton said on the club's website. "As an offensive coach, I have game-planned aga |
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| Smith, Sharpe, Woodson headline Football HOF finalists |
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01/06/2009 |
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| list had included 110 players, seven coaches and 16 contributors -- nominees who made outstanding contributions to pro football in capacities other than playing or coaching. The contributor finalists are former league commissioner Paul Tagliabue and Buffalo Bills founder/owner Ralph Wilson, Jr. Senior nominees Bob Hayes and Claude Humphrey are already ensured a spot in the Hall. They were selected in August by the Hall of Fame's Senior Selection Committee. The preliminary list of 133 was whittled to 25 semif |
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