Archives for June 5, 2006

‘Kingsbury spent the last 13 weeks of the season with New York, and made one appearence against Denver. He was drafted out Texas Tech by New England in the sixth round of the 2003 draft.’

‘Quarterback Kliff Kingsbury was claimed off waivers by the Buffalo Bills on Monday after quarterback Craig Ochs was injured playing in NFL Europe.’

‘The Bills today announced the acquisition of quarterback Kliff Kingsbury. Kingsbury was claimed from the NFL waiver list and replaces quarterback Craig Ochs, who is currently on the Bills’ NFL Europe injury list.’

‘For Bills rookie free agent Matthew Rice there is more to life than football, but that’s not going to alter his determined approach to earn a roster spot with Buffalo come September. Buried on the depth chart, Rice knows he’s no longer the big man on campus that he was at Penn State. "It’s all part of starting again at the bottom floor and trying to work my way up," said Rice.’

‘The Bills defense again ranked second in 2004 and Buffalo went 9-7. But the bottom fell out last year and the defense ranked 29th. "My first couple years there, we were cap strung but we competed," Gray said. "We were in the middle of the road defensively and then we were really good for a couple years. Last year, things broke apart when we lost Takeo [Spikes to injury] and Pat [Williams to free agency] and other core players. It taught me that I have to make sure in the future to stand on the table for your core players. The scheme you teach is just a starting point. You need players to make it happen." Gray said he was undecided about returning to Buffalo if Mularkey had stayed.’

‘It’s believed that Posey has the inside track on winning the job this summer, but Crowell showed enough on the weak-side last year to be a strong consideration to take Posey’s position outright.’

‘The Buffalo Bills, which recently renewed a sponsorship deal with Northtown Automotive Cos., are using the legendary coach-turned-general manager as a marketing tool. That’s why late last month, Levy was the focal point of a television commercial shoot inside the home locker room at Ralph Wilson Stadium.’