Archives for June 2000

‘Around July 10, the transformation of the sedate, private college into Billsville begins in earnest. Festival tents for vendors and corporate sponsors will take shape in the parking lots adjacent to the Fisher football stadium. Fencing to direct crowds, which could number 12,000 fans a day, will be erected. Portable restrooms, baby changing stations, shade areas and medical emergency posts are among other details germane to creating the fan-friendly camp. In addition, 70 training camp jobs earmarked for Fisher student-athletes must be assigned and the people trained. On July 17, the college plans a dress rehearsal.’

‘Len Pasquarelli says that Rhein Fire wide receiver Kevin Drake should be heading to Buffalo barring any last minute snags. Scroll down this multi-subject column to find this piece.’

‘Leif Dolonen Larsen blir spiller i den amerikanske NFL-klubben Buffalo Bills…FAKTA Buffalo Bills: Stiftet oktober 1958, Hovedtrener Wade Phillips, Quarterback er Doug Flutie, Pro Bowler og årets come-back spiller i 1998, Hjemmearena: Ralph Wilson stadion, 80 024 sitteplasser, Buffalo er en by i staten New York med 1,7 millioner innbyggere.’

This is an article about the Redskins and their salary cap issues. However, Buffalo is mentioned several times throughout the article as a team who will be dealing with salary cap troubles in 2001.

‘I blasted Wade Phillips’s decision to play Rob Johnson over Doug Flutie: "That’s like benching Bambi!"’

‘The majority of American sports fans seem to be intrigued by the problems of athletes and coaches. They find it hard to believe that people with such celebrity and wealth – or potential wealth – can get into such terrible predicaments.’

‘You Make the Call is a presentation of both real and imagined NFL scenarios, where we invite you to "make the call" based upon the Official Rules for the NFL for 1999. Good luck, because you’ll need it.’

‘The 1st castaway has been voted off Buffalo Bills Island. This pick actually came as surprise to the TBD staff, as we expected his exit much later. It appears that the wounds that were inflicted upon his once adoring fans have not healed.’

‘Running back Sammy Morris recently signed a three-year contract with the Bills. Morris and his wife Leslie also bought a house in Hamburg. They have a nine-month old daughter, Kiera. Morris and defensive tackle Leif Larsen are the only draft picks to sign with the team. Here’s a Q&A with Morris.’

‘Single-game tickets for all nine Bills home games will go on sale to the general public on Saturday, July 8 at 8:30 a.m.’

‘Linebacker DaShon Polk, the last player drafted by Buffalo this year, signed with the Bills Thursday.’

‘The Buffalo Bills have signed running back Sammy Morris, a fifth-round draft choice this year. Morris, who played fullback and halfback over two seasons at Texas Tech, was the 156th player drafted overall.’

‘Former Tech running back Sammy Morris said he expects to sign a three-year contract today with the Buffalo Bills. The signing bonus is $100,000, according to Morris…"It’s a good deal," said Morris, the Bills’ fifth-round draft pick in April. "My agent was able to negotiate was able to negotiate a bigger signing bonus than guys taken before me in the draft."’

‘More than likely, Northern will serve as a backup to Porter, the team’s third-round draft choice in 1999 whose style of play reminds the team of a young Greg Lloyd. Porter had an outstanding training camp and preseason last year, and his development is one of the reasons the team elected not to re-sign free-agent Carlos Emmons, who started the past two seasons at right outside linebacker…Northern is 6 feet 2, 240 pounds and was a starter the past two years in Buffalo. But the Bills did not attempt to re-sign him because Keith Newman, a fourth-round pick in 1999, was expected to be the starter in 2000.’

‘Beginning June 21st, for several weeks, 16 great football players will be marooned on a tropical island off the coast of Crystal Beach. Day by day Bills fans from across the world will analyse the list of castaways in search of the least worthy. The last survivor will be crowned "The Greatest Buffalo Bill of All-Time".’