‘Bills coach Wade Phillips was asked yesterday about the status of quarterback Rob Johnson, and he said Johnson cannot be ruled out of Sunday’s game against New England. His status will be evaluated during the week when Phillips finds out whether Johnson is able to throw without pain.’
Archives for October 31, 2000
Hansen’s loss hurts Bills
‘Hansen suffered a sprained right knee late in the first half during a scrum following a Vinny Testaverde fumble. The 10-year veteran and team leader will miss at least four weeks, possibly as many as six. Hansen said yesterday he doesn’t want to put a time frame on the injury, but he did not seemed too encouraged by the way he felt. He will undergo an MRI today.’
Phillips: Flutie vs. Johnson controversy is ‘media generated’
‘"The quarterback controversy — and this is just my opinion — is media generated in that for me there’s no controversy because we got good quarterbacks that we can win with," Phillips said. "The controversy comes when I can’t find a quarterback to win with, and I have to go from one to the other and back, and then say, ‘Well, the third-team guy can come up and play for those two guys."’
Hansen to miss 4-6 weeks, depleting Bills defensive line
‘"I certainly won’t be able to do anything with it for a week to 10 days, and then the frustration will start setting in to try to get back on the field," he said Monday. "I know what the (rehab) process is. I don’t like it and I don’t wish it on anybody. "But if I want to get back in there and play, which I do, this is part of it."’