Archives for April 1, 2004

‘The hope is to raise $100,000 from the gala. To buy tickets for the July 23 event, call 1-877-984-HOPE.’

‘The 6-3, 304-pound Brown started 136 games with the Bills. He missed the regular season finale in 2003 due to what the club termed “personal problems.”‘

Free agent guard Ruben Brown, the eight-time Pro Bowl performer released by the Buffalo Bills last month, has agreed to join the Chicago Bears on a three-year contract.

Hunter Kelly is doing far better than anyone could have hoped. “I just never met anybody with the will he has,” Jim Kelly said today as he announced plans for the second-ever Hunter’s Hope Candlelight Ball in Rochester.

‘Sources said Wednesday night that the last issue involved whether the contract would be for one or three years, but it was not considered a sticking point. It’s expected that Brown will earn a salary approaching $1 million, slightly over the veteran’s minimum of $760,000.’

The Group gathers at the Native New Yorker Restaurant on Alma School road and Guadalupe road in Mesa Arizona.

‘”I know when I was a player I called my own plays and if I could hand it off to the running back, that takes a lot of pressure off the quarterback and it opens up a lot of things downfield,” Clements said. “I played most of my career in Canada and you only have three downs to get a first down, but I think every year I played I had a running back who ran for over 1,000 yards, so even in a passing league you still had to run the ball.”

‘There have been no negotiations between the Bears and Brown’s agent, Eric Metz, because it’s basically a take-it-or-leave-it proposition.’