Archives for June 14, 2002

Grant went to Notre Dame, while father Gerald — a 10-year NFL linebacker for the Oakland Raiders and Cleveland Browns from 1970-79 — graduated from Maryland-East Shore.

‘Hill, 25, grew up in Marrero and played football at Brother Martin High School and LSU before playing strong safety for the Buffalo Bills in the National Football League. He now is a free agent and may try out for the New Orleans Saints, he said.’

Dave Moore says that people are underestimating his ability to catch passes. Moore actually made into the NFL because he caught 89 career passes from Alex Van Pelt when they were teammates at Pitt. The offensive output was enough to get Miami interested as a possible weapon for Dan Marino.

‘Next stop: preseason training camp starting July 24 at St. John Fisher College.’

A man who kidnapped former Buffalo Bill and LSU football star Raion Hill and stole his vehicle was sentenced to 50 years in prison.

Earlier this week many of the Bills players participated in an autograph signing of items that will be sold for charity via NFL Auction, an online charity-based initiative of the NFL. The first five items from that signing will be available for fans to bid on starting tomorrow. They include a Drew Bledsoe signed helmet, an Eric Moulds autographed mini-helmet, a Mike Williams autographed panel football, a Keith Newman autographed mini-football and a Ruben Brown autographed authentic football.

‘“That process happened pretty quickly for me, really in a very short time that I started to feel like this is where I belong,” said Bledsoe, acquired by the Bills in a trade last April. “Would I have been as comfortable this quickly had I gone to another organization? I can’t say, but I don’t think so. This organization, this situation, this community, this team seems to be a good fit.”’