Archives for April 2004

‘Tennessee visits Wilson Stadium on August 21st also at 7:00. That game is Kid’s Day. Kids 14 and under will be let in for $8.00. It’s $6.00 for season ticket holders.’

‘The Bills’ regular season schedule is set to be announced on Wednesday when the NFL releases its entire schedule.’

‘Sunday, August 15 DENVER 7:00 PM

Saturday, August 21 TENNESSEE 7:00 PM

Saturday, August 28 at Indianapolis 8:00 PM

Thursday, September 2 at Detroit 8:00 PM’

‘WR Reggie Williams – Washington

DE Will Smith – Ohio State

QB Phillip Rivers – N.C. State.’

‘Tune in to the NFL Network at 5 p.m. ET and also log on to NFL.com to see your team’s 2004 slate.’

‘They traded down from No. 14 to No. 21 to take cornerback Nate Clements in 2001 and dealt the 14th pick to New England in 2002 for quarterback Drew Bledsoe. The Bills regained a first-round pick last year in the Peerless Price trade with Atlanta and surprisingly took running back Willis McGahee with the 23rd pick.’

‘He was chosen in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL draft by Buffalo, where he played for three seasons, including the 1993 season when the Bills played in Super Bowl XXVIII.’

‘”Football is such a different game than basketball, or baseball or hockey,” Donahoe said. “We have a lot of fifth-year, red-shirt seniors who come into our league who are physically and mentally not ready for the NFL. You don’t even want to think about a high school kid and his ability. Would there be an exception here and there? There always is. Herschel Walker may be one; Randy White. But how many of those guys are there in the whole history of football?”‘

‘Donahoe says the club doesn’t necessarily have to get a man that will play right away. He did mention that they already have a franchise quarterback in Drew Bledsoe, but they want to draft another one. Donahoe said if a franchise quarterback was available between picks ten and 13, it would be hard to turn that player down.’

‘The Buffalo Bills brass sat down with the media Monday to discuss the upcoming NFL Draft. Team President and General Manager Tom Donahoe, Assistant General Manager Tom Modrak and Head Coach Mike Mularkey fielded questions concerning the Bills needs.’

‘Buffalo conducted a three-day mandatory veteran camp March 24-26 and the team will hold 14 days of organized team activity that begins in late May and extends into mid-June. Mularkey anticipates some veterans will take part in the rookie orientation camp.’

‘After playing significant roles in their team’s season openers, quarterback Greg Zolman (Rhein Fire) and safety Kahlil Carter (Scottish Claymores) were quiet in their week two NFL Europe matchup this past weekend.’

‘He was asked at the time whether he felt a common bond with the Bills, who also have a history of finishing just short in the quest for that elusive championship. “I haven’t looked at it that way,” he said. “Hopefully this will be the year we both break through.”‘

‘The players are split up into three groups for the positional strengthening program. The offensive line and defensive line are one group, the second group contains the wide receivers, quarterbacks, defensive backs, and kickers. The final group contains the linebackers, tight ends and running backs.’

OLB Takeo Spikes had a history of hamstring problems — until he signed with the Bills last year. On the advice of Bills strength and conditioning coordinator Rusty Jones, Spikes changed his diet and stretching routine. The result was a player who didn’t miss so much as a practice last season.