Archives for May 19, 2001

‘Rogers was selected by Buffalo…in the second round of the 1994 draft. He started 11 games last season and 79 of 101 in seven seasons with the Bills, but in San Diego he is expected to split time with Gerald Dixon on the strong side.’

‘The Buffalo Bills freed up salary cap room for their rookies Friday. Guess how they did it? By releasing Antowain Smith. Big surprise there.’

‘The move cleared $1.25 million — Smith’s base salary — in cap space. Approximately $352,000 in unaccounted bonus money will count toward Buffalo’s 2001 cap, a "hit" the team could’ve spread out over two seasons had Smith been released on June 1. The amount wasn’t significant enough to take advantage of the loophole.’

‘Fearing injuries to players, former coaches Marv Levy and Wade Phillips eliminated full-speed contact from their camp practices. But the energetic Williams, 42, is from a different school.’

‘In his career he has 500 tackles, 21 1/2 sacks, two interceptions, six forced fumbles and six fumble recoveries.’

‘"We liked what we saw in minicamp from our young running backs and want to give them every opportunity possible," said Bills president and general manager Tom Donahoe after waiving Smith.’

‘Rogers, who turns 31 on May 30, started 11 games last season and had 74 tackles, five sacks, one interception and forced three fumbles. The 6-3, 245-pounder missed the final five games of the season with a torn groin muscle.’