BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -The NFL map will include Canada now that the Buffalo Bills will play an annual regular-season game in Toronto starting this year.

Citing the ``tremendous amount of interest'' the Bills generate across neighboring southern Ontario, NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Friday that the team will play a regular-season game in Toronto in each of the next five seasons.

The plan also includes three Bills preseason games - one every other year starting this season - in Toronto during t

Reed was the main receiving threat on the prolific Buffalo Bills of the late 1980s and early 90s. A key to the team's four straight AFC titles, he went from Kutztown State in Pennsylvania to Jim Kelly's top target in Buffalo, and gained 13,095 on 951 catches, third all-time when he retired.

Three of the most im

``It could be a whole lot worse.''

The Buffalo Bills tight end was playing special teams when he tackled Domenik Hixon on the second-half kickoff Sept. 9. His helmet struck Hixon's helmet and shoulder pad, and he immediately fell face-down on the turf. He lay motionless for what seemed like hours as m

That's where it gets murky. Even though the fiery Williams claimed his people skills had improved since his failed tenure as head coach of the Buffalo Bills, there were too many temperamental episodes over the last six months to suggest otherwise. Snyder gave Williams every chance to make a case by meeting with him four times about the job, but the owner eventually decided he wanted someone different to

Lofton played 16 seasons, catching 764 passes for 75 touchdowns and a then-record 14,004 yards. He was a four-time All-Pro, made eight Pro Bowls and played in three Super Bowls with the Buffalo Bills. He played for Green Bay, the Raiders, Buffalo, the Los Angeles Rams and Philadelphia.Copyright © 2005 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. The information contained in the AP News report may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redi

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Jim Overdorf was promoted to Buffalo Bills senior vice president of football administration, giving him control over contract negotiations and salary cap decisions.

The move announced Thursday was part of a minor front office restructuring that follows Russ Brandon's promotion to chief operating officer. Brandon's promotion came after the Bills elected not to fill the general manager's role after Marv Levy stepped down at the end of the season.

For Overdorf, the promotion mean

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) -NFL commissioner Roger Goodell was expected to announce plans Friday for the Buffalo Bills to play an annual regular-season game in Toronto, starting this year.

The announcement, to come during Goodell's state of the league address during the Super Bowl festivities in Glendale, Ariz., would make the Bills the NFL's first team to play annual regular-season games outside the United States.

The Bills proposed the plan at the NFL owners meetings in October as part of their desire to ex

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Tight end Teyo Johnson signed with the Buffalo Bills on Tuesday, attempting a comeback after missing all of last season with an injury.

Selected by Oakland in the second round of the 2003 draft, Johnson has three years' NFL experience but has not played since being released by Arizona during the 2005 season. He has 26 catches for 288 yards and three touchdowns in 30 games.

Johnson hurt his calf and was released by Denver in August after reaching an injury settlement with the t

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) -Nathaniel Hackett was hired as the Buffalo Bills' offensive quality control coach Monday to be reunited with quarterback Trent Edwards.

Hackett spent the past two seasons in the same role with Tampa Bay, and was previously an assistant at Stanford during Edwards' first three years at the school. Drafted in the third round, Edwards won the Bills starting job as a rookie this past season.

Hackett joins a revamped offensive staff under first-year coordinator Turk Schonert, anothe