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| Agent: Lions release DB Eric King |
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02/10/2011 |
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| in mid-December. King also played four games last season for Cleveland before being waived. King played four games for the Lions in the 2009 season but was among Detroit's final cuts before last season. He played in 52 games from 2005-08 with the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without the prior written authority of The Associated P |
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| Super Bowl XLV - Props and Predictions |
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02/04/2011 |
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| NFL (behind Pittsburgh) allowing 240 points this season. However, they are susceptible to giving up yards in bunches on the ground as their 4.7 yards allowed per carry indicates. Only one team in the entire league gave up more and that was the 4-12 Buffalo Bills. The third prop bet to make in this year's Super Bowl is to take YES on "will there be a lead change in the second half?" The last three years have seen this take place, and with two evenly-matched teams in this year's edition, it's a hard bet to pa |
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| Golisano leaves door open for buying Buffalo Bills |
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02/04/2011 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Outgoing Sabres owner B. Thomas Golisano has said his goodbyes to players and staff but says Buffalo may not have seen the last of him. The billionaire businessman didn't rule out the possibility he would buy the Buffalo Bills if they were ever in danger of moving out of town. Golisano made the remarks Thursday at HSBC Arena, where he talked about his decision to sell the NHL's Sabres to Pennsylvania businessman Terry Pegula. He says any interest in getting involved with the Bil |
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| Losing Clemson brings in stellar class |
Division I College Football |
02/02/2011 |
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| on Wednesday. Coveted linebacker Tony Steward of St. Augustine, Fla., followed Spiller's footsteps, suprising familiy and friends by leaving the Sunshine State to play college football at Clemson. Spiller, a former Florida prep star and current Buffalo Bills tailback, called Swinney with congratulations when Steward spurned Florida State. The Tigers also held on to two more highly regarded players from the Sunshine State in tailback Mike Bellamy of Punta Gorda, Fla., and receiver Sammy Watkins of Fort |
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| New LSU offensive coordinator eager to help QBs |
Division I College Football |
01/31/2011 |
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| k Matt Flynn left after leading the Tigers to the 2007 national championship. This season, LSU ranked last in the 12-team Southeastern Conference in passing. Kragthorpe, who also worked former NFL star Drew Bledsoe as a quarterbacks coach with the Buffalo Bills in 2002, will now oversee the development of 2010 starter Jordan Jefferson, fellow rising senior Jarrett Lee and coveted junior college transfer Zach Mettenberger, a 6-foot-5 former Georgia recruit who left the Bulldogs because of legal trouble. K |
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| Ponder leads South over North in Senior Bowl |
Division I College Football |
01/29/2011 |
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| cott carried the ball five times for 15 yards and a score. The North was outgained on the ground by a 127-0 margin. This year's North squad was led by the coaching staff of the Cincinnati Bengals, including head man Marvin Lewis. Chan Gailey and his Buffalo Bills staff guided the South. The South got the ball to start the game and marched right down the field. The first play from scrimmage resulted in a 49-yard pass from Ponder to Hankerson. The South used the ground game to get inside the five-yard line, bu |
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| Bills make Wannstedt assistant head coach |
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01/21/2011 |
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| Orchard Park, NY (MySportsbook) - The Buffalo Bills have named former University of Pittsburgh head coach Dave Wannstedt as their new assistant head coach/inside linebackers coach. The 58-year-old Wannstedt has spent the past six seasons as the head man at Pitt. He was forced to resign last month from that position. "We are extremely pleased to have Dave Wannstedt join our staff," said Bills head coach Chan Gailey. "Dave and I have known each other for quite awhile. I respected him when I worked for him, |
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| Bills hire Wannstedt as assistant coach |
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01/21/2011 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - Dave Wannstedt is back in the NFL after being hired to be the Buffalo Bills' assistant head coach in a job that reunites him with good friend and colleague Chan Gailey. The Bills announced the hiring on Friday after the two sides met for most of the day to negotiate the contract. The team did not divulge terms of the deal, though a person familiar with talks told The Associated Press that the contract runs for more than one season. The person spoke on the condition of anonymity be |
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| AP Source: Wannstedt to join Bills as assistant |
NFL Football |
01/21/2011 |
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) - A person familiar with negotiations has told The Associated Press that Dave Wannstedt has agreed to a multiyear deal to become the Buffalo Bills assistant head coach. The person said the deal was reached Friday, and spoke on the condition of anonymity because it had not yet been announced by the Bills. Wannstedt spent the past six years coaching the University of Pittsburgh, where he was forced to resign last month. In Buffalo, he'll be reunited with Bills head coach Chan Gailey.< |
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| Browns hire Dick Jauron to lead defense |
NFL Football |
01/21/2011 |
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| efensive coordinator for the Jacksonville Jaguars for four years (1995-98) and head coach of the Chicago Bears for five seasons after that. He was defensive coordinator for the Lions from 2004-05, taking over as interim head coach for his final five games in Detroit. That led to a head coaching job with the Buffalo Bills, who fired him nine games into 2009, his fourth season at the helm. Overall, Jauron compiled a 60-82 record as an NFL head coach. He was on Holmgren's staff in Green Bay in the early 1990s. |
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