Archives for August 26, 2003

‘Thus far, McGahee has been limited to individual stationary drills on the sideline during practices.’

‘The Bills announced that the team has released the following players…De’Mond Parker…Andre Rone…Brandon Spoon…’

‘Under NFL rules, McGahee could begin practicing between the end of week 6 and the end of week 9 of the season. The Bills would then have a three-week window to determine whether to activate McGahee or sit him out for the rest of the season.’

‘Winning one against the Pats will give this team much confidence, and the Bills will continue their rise from 3-13 two years ago to. . . .11-5, No. 3 seed in the AFC.’

‘Few people are going to spend between $30 and $48 per ticket to take their kids to a pre-season game. But at $8 it was not only affordable, but also an excellent entertainment option for kids who had plenty more to do than merely watch the game. Any number of youth who normally would never get to see the Bills in person got to experience live pro football. And when some of them get older, they might just become season ticket holders. The whole idea is a no-brainer.’

‘"We’ve got a lot of guys with some depth at positions that we haven’t had for a couple of years here and coming down to the fourth game, we don’t know enough about," Williams said. "There was a time when people thought you could do it in two games but it would be awful hard."’

‘The Buffalo Bills NFL Alumni Foundation Inc. has a full schedule of events for Sept. 6-8, including its 16th annual Celebrity Golf Tournament at Brierwood Country Club to benefit Literacy Volunteers of Buffalo and Erie County.’

‘” I see myself fitting in in a bunch of different places on defense and on special teams,” he said.’

‘Jett, who was let go by the Oakland Raiders last February, didn’t catch a pass in three pre-season games for the Bills, who signed him in early June.’