Archives for June 2004

‘”We’re negotiating with four teams,” agent Peter Schaffer said on Friday, confirming that the Bills are among them. “When we find what we feel is the best situation for Jason, we’ll have a decision. But there’s no timetable.”‘

‘Most recently, he led the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe in receiving with 28 receptions for 455 yards.’

‘A standout wide receiver from University at Buffalo, Haddad most recently played with the Frankfurt Galaxy of NFL Europe where he led his team in receiving with 28 receptions for 455 yards. Prior to his NFL Europe experience, Haddad spent the 2001 and 2002 seasons with the Indianapolis Colts before being released prior to the 2003 season.’

‘"I was extremely excited to find out that Buffalo was interested in me," Haddad said. "Coming back to this area is a great feeling and I just want to get out and put that jersey on and make plays for this team."’

‘"When I get home, I try to relieve my wife of some of the duties she has to partake in while I’m gone," Brown said. "I’ll just try to clean up the house or take the kids somewhere just to give her a chance to relax."’

‘”We felt that right now we have some (cap) room with what Drew did and we made some offers to see if the guys were interested, but it’s not a case of where it’s going to drag through the whole summer. Either they are interested or they’re not."’

Q: I was wondering what you had to say about Willis McGahee’s recent development. Do you think he’ll be ready to take some carries this season or will we have to wait another year to judge if he was worth a first-rounder?

A: Gauging McGahee’s development is difficult, if not impossible, because all anyone has seen him do with the Buffalo Bills so far is stretch and run around in a jersey and shorts.

His agent is working on another NFL tryout. Since his last regular gig with the Buffalo Bills back in 2001, McDaniel has had tryouts with the San Francisco 49ers in 2002 and the San Diego Chargers in 2003. "I’m keeping my options open," he said. "If it happens that’s great. If not I will do my best to make it work out in the AFL."

‘This is a tentative schedule and is subject to change.’

‘Though Andre is no longer a star receiver for the Buffalo Bills, he’s still a star in his household.’

‘"They’ve progressively gotten better and better," Mularkey said. "Especially offensively, whether it’s a new system or not, you’re always behind. Yesterday was probably the best practice these guys have had. If you can move it on our defense, that’s pretty good. So I’m very pleased with where we are at right now."’

Preseason Opener Live: The preseason opener against Denver on Sunday Aug. 15th at 7pm will also be the inaugural live broadcast by the NFL Network. The crew of Kenny Albert, Dan Fouts, and Terrell Davis will broadcast the game. The NFL Network will be showing every preseason game that is not being nationally televised by one of the broadcast partners. Only a handful of them will be live, the rest will be on tape delay. The Broncos game will be at Ralph Wilson Stadium and will be the debut of Mike Mularkey’s head coaching career. The NFL Network is seen in 20 million homes, mostly on Directv.

‘”We’ve been here since March and it can definitely take a toll,” said backup defensive tackle Justin Bannan, who hails from Fair Oaks, Calif. “It’s good for the guys to get away, to go back to where we’re from, to keep doing the training and keep in shape, but do it somewhere else and rejuvenate your mind. It’s more mental than anything. This will allow us to come back ready to go.”‘

‘The last couple days, we’ve finished installing and now we’re going back and reviewing. So it’s the second time through it in the last few weeks for us, so we were able to be a little bit sharper. When you’re just doing things for the very first time it’s hard to be extremely sharp, but we’ve made some strides.’

‘As far as the players, it progressively got better and better and they know that, especially offensively where you’re going to be behind no matter what if it’s a new system or what. Yesterday was probably the best practice these guys have had. If you can move it on our defense, that’s pretty good. I’m very please with where we are at right now.’