Archives for July 2005

‘The Titans reportedly were willing to surrender a fourth-round pick for Henry earlier in the offseason, but the Bills have been said to be holding out in hopes of finding a taker in more of a need situation that would give them a third-round pick for the running back. Division rivals Jacksonville and Houston have been mentioned as possibilities.’

‘Until Losman grows into the role, the Bills will ride McGahee and the defense as far as they’ll take them.’

‘Although ESPN’s John Clayton, who joined Brian Koziol Monday night on WGR 550, said that the Seahawks are tied up with Shawn Alexander and getting involved in any move for Travis Henry just wouldn’t make much sense at this point. Clayton also said that he still expects Henry to most likely end up with either Tennessee or Jacksonville. Clayton feels that the Bills probably will receive a 3rd round pick in exchange for Henry.’

‘Saturday July 30th – 12:30 PM.’

‘In the wake of Alexander’s public pronouncements last week, in which he indicated he will not play in 2005 without a long-term contract, Seattle officials have renewed their interest in Buffalo Bills tailback Travis Henry, who has been on the trading block much of the offseason.’

‘Believe it or not, Travis Henry and Willis McGahee were friends off the field last season. But on the field was a slightly different story – as far as competition goes.’

Registered Bills Backers will be able to purchase individual game tickets for 2005 home games online starting on Saturday, July 16 at 7:00 AM – two hours before the tickets go on sale to the general public.’

‘Brooker adds that the foundation would like to give to more causes but that would mean handing less money to a larger number of recipients. “How can we go to a charity and say, ‘We have less money to give you than last year’?” says Brooker.’

‘To hear Buffalo’s personnel men explain it, if they had only one school in the country to pick players from, the deep Miami program would be it. "One thing consistent with Miami kids is that they love to compete," general manager Tom Donahoe said. "They’re used to competing in practice and playing in big games and they like that and we like that about them."’

‘The Bills have spent 10 of their 12 draft picks under coach Mike Mularkey on offensive players. The former Steelers offensive coordinator may appear to be greedy, but he believes offense can be a team’s best defense.’

‘But despite all the praise, Vincent says he’s just doing what he can. "I’m part of the community," he said. "I’m not doing anything special – I’m just playing my role."’

‘Clearly, somebody is going to have to pony up for Henry. Who’s going to blink first?’

‘Sexton added, "The main hold up is that Tom Donahoe wants a compensation pick if Henry reaches a certain yardage mark for the season. They’ll squawk about it for a while then get it done the first week of training camp because the Jags can’t have any confidence in Taylor."’

‘Kayleen Follman is one of three finalists in “O Say Can You Sing,” a contest whose winner will sing the national anthem at the first Buffalo Bills game of the season. Follman, 17, was discovered by a Bills public relations representative at a Loyals game. She said the team was playing at a field near the Bills stadium, and the representative happened to be nearby. “He told me he enjoyed my performance and told me about the auditions,” the Lyndonville senior said.’

‘Indian Hills Golf Club hosted the inaugural Kelly Holcomb Celebrity Golf Tournament Friday, benefiting the Child Development Center of Lincoln County and The United Way of Rutherford County. Twenty-five celebrities came out to support Holcomb including pro players Marcus Pollard, Bradford Banta, Andy Kelly, Rocky Calmus, Hate Hybl, Chris Sanders and Matthew Tant. Holcomb knew having a tournament would be hard work, but had no idea how hard the celebrity part of the tournament would be.’