‘Tight end Brady McDonnell signed with the Buffalo Bills on Wednesday after spending last season on injured reserve with the New York Giants.’
Archives for April 2002
Bills Sign Brady McDonnell
McDonnell was made an offer and decided to accept it. The 24-year-old McDonnell (6-3, 268) signed with the New York Giants as an undrafted rookie free agent last April out of the University of Colorado. He suffered a knee injury during the 2001 preseason and spent the entire regular season on the team?s injured reserve list.
Scouts Are Left to Guess on Defensive Backs
Donohoe talks about the art of drafting DBs.
Bills Announce Preseason Dates
The Bills will face three of their four preseason opponents again in the 2002 regular season – the Colts are the only exception (all times EST).
08/09 Fri Cincinnati at Buffalo, 7:30 pm
08/16 Fri Minnesota at Buffalo, 7:30 pm
08/24 Sat Buffalo at Indianapolis, 7:00 pm
08/29 Thu Buffalo at Detroit, 8:00 pm
Draft Prospects continue with running backs
RB William Green (Boston College) is expected to be one of the first running backs drafted in this year's draft on April 20-21.
Kicker open-minded about visit to Buffalo
‘Dawson knows an offer, if made, probably won’t come near the surprising four-year, $4.7 million deal Kris Brown received to jump from Pittsburgh to Houston. "It definitely helped define the market,” Dawson said. "So as a fellow member of the market, that did make me feel quite good. But I’m here to be fair."’
Browns kicker Dawson visits Bills but has no deal
‘Dawson has until April 15 to receive an offer sheet. Otherwise he would remain with the Browns.’
New duds on the way for Bills
‘The Buffalo Bills confirmed Tuesday they will be sporting new uniforms this season and also interviewed five players they think might look good in them.’
Compensatory picks add four selections for Bills, help others
@ No doubt Buffalo will experience addition by subtraction, gaining four draft picks in the April 20-21 draft as compensation for free agent losses a year ago that included All-Pro DE Marcellus Wiley.
Five Free Agents Visit Buffalo
Five more free agents visited One Bills Drive on Tuesday. Read the transcripts from their interviews with the media:
Five players visit Bills
‘Five more free agents visited Ralph Wilson Stadium on Tuesday: outside linebacker Eddie Robinson of Tennessee; kicker Phil Dawson of Cleveland; tight end Brady McDonnell of the New York Giants; strong safety Billy Jenkins of Green Bay and fullback Richard Huntley, formerly of Pittsburgh.’
Robinson shows interest in playing with the Bills
‘Robinson said he hasn’t planned to visit any other teams, and also hasn’t ruled out returning to play in Tennessee, where he still resides.’
Bills uniform to undergo changes
‘Although final design changes have yet to be determined, it will be the first modification to the Bills uniform since the mid-1980s, when they switched from blue to white pants for road games.’
Bills Statement On Uniforms
‘The Bills today announced that the team has decided to modify its uniforms in time for the 2002 NFL season.’
Complete list of free agent visits
The Bills have been busy entertaining free agents during the offseason. Here is a complete list of the players that have visited Buffalo during the past month.