Archives for August 15, 2000

‘Even before Andre Reed was sent packing, Moulds had already established himself as the Bills’ go-to receiver. He led the Bills with 994 yards and seven touchdowns last season despite a nagging hamstring injury. Now healthy, he should be closer to the form of his breakout year in 1998, when he broke Reed’s franchise record with an AFC-leading 1,368 yards. He has plenty of motivation. This is the final year of the five-year contract he signed after being the Bills’ first-round draft pick in 1996. Barring injury, Moulds is looking at a multimillion-dollar payday in 2001.’

‘The Buffalo Bills 1965 American Football League championship team will be honored by the Monday Quarterback Club at a Sept. 11 luncheon at 11:30 a.m. at the Adams Mark Hotel. Luncheon speakers will include team members Ed Rutkowski, Stew Barber and Billy Shaw as well as current General Manager John Butler, broadcaster Van Miller and Buffalo News sports editor Larry Felser, master of ceremonies.’

‘The man Wade Phillips calls a worrywart can exhale now. Russ Brandon can put away the Maalox, pop open a brewski and toast a job well done. Bills training camp — the project that has gnawed at Brandon’s gut for more than a year — will conclude tomorrow morning at St. John Fisher College to rave reviews. With an estimated four-week attendance of close to 120,000 and a sponsorship haul that would make NASCAR envious, the Bills’ vice president in charge of marketing and business development clearly has scored a touchdown with football fans and his boss. "We dumped this project on Russ’ lap, and he came through with flying colors," says Bills owner Ralph Wilson. "This was no small undertaking, and Russ and his staff pulled it off without a hitch. I can honestly say I heard no complaints — not from the fans, not from the coaches and players, not from anyone. And that’s saying something."’

‘William Hood has dubbed himself the official Buffalo Bills barber.’