Archives for July 2000

Chat transcript with DB Travares Tillman, the Bills 2nd round draft pick.

‘The 6th castaway has been voted off Buffalo Bills Island. The voting was clear cut once again. A great Bills player, who had a shortened career due to a knee injury, has been asked to pack his bags and head back to the mainland.’

"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.

‘Starting at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, fans can purchase tickets in person at the Ralph Wilson Stadium box office, the Bills’ downtown office in the Statler building, Central Ticket Office, 228 Delaware Ave., all Wegmans stores (in the video departments) and at the Bills’ Rochester office at Pittsford Plaza. Tickets also may be purchased with a credit card through the team’s Web site, www.buffalobills.com or at 1-877-228-4257. The team warned that telephone users "may experience delays and busy signals" because of a high volume of calls.’

‘The Bills lost some key defensive veterans to free agency, but they believe they have plenty of young talent to compensate. One young player Buffalo has high hopes for is second-round pick Travares Tillman. Ask Tillman about his upcoming rookie campaign when he chats Wednesday at 5 p.m. ET. Send in your questions now!’

‘Local publisher David Jones (of Shout! Newspaper) is tired of dealing with customer complaints about mail delivery, especially during the peak football season when he tries to get his football newspapers in fans’ hands before Sunday games. Now he wants to do something about it.’

‘6–Buffalo. Rob Johnson and Doug Flutie. Of the teams with excellent 1-2 QB punches, only the Bills have any controversy regarding which one should start. That could be a season-long problem.’

‘Demand is expected to be high during the opening weekend of sales and fans using the 1-877-BBTICKS may experience delays and busy signals due to the volume of calls. Last season, seven of the team’s eight regular season home games sold out.’