Archives for February 21, 2007

‘The Buffalo Bills and The Barnes Firm teamed up this season to give away over $21,000 in scholarships in the Classroom Scholarship Program. Each week during the regular season, including the bye week, five Western New York classrooms were awarded a $250 scholarship to help purchase supplies and project materials.’

‘"I had been negotiating the deal all through the year," Bolar said. "(McGee) knew that. He would call me from the locker room and ask me what the numbers were." "Terrence, you’ve got to realize what your dealing with," said Bolar. "Young man better realize the real world out here. And honesty takes you a lot further than lying."’

‘"Chris Houston corner, Arkansas," said Mayock. "A lot of people have him in the second round right now. I gave him a first round grade. I think he’s going to go in there and run a sub-4.4 40-time, bench press 24 to 28 times, which is unheard of (for a cornerback). I think people are going to be going, ‘Wow!’"’

‘The lawsuit alleges that through forged documents and unauthorized secret wire transfers, Curry, a financial adviser with Houston-based Opulent Management, invested a significant amount of McGee’s money in property in the Dominican Republic and diverted an additional $600,000 – without McGee’s authorization – to purchase shares of stock in a non-existent company called Corporate Community Inc. in Austin, Texas.’

‘Gray was named co-defendant for several reasons, primarily because he tried to talk McGee out of firing Bolar in 2005, according to the report. Gray and Bolar also invested in real estate together, according to McGee’s lawyer, J. David Sampson, a Buffalo-based partner with Underberg & Kessler LLP.’

‘"I really didn’t know what I wanted to do with my life," he says. "I worked different jobs, I taught school, I drove a truck for a catering service, I was a security guard." And by his own admission, Green says he was hanging around with the wrong people.’

‘The player’s Buffalo-based lawyer, David Sampson, accused Craig Curry of misappropriating the funds between November 2005 and last September, shortly after McGee signed a four-year contract extension that included a $5 million bonus.’

‘Other than possibly adding another rookie receiver, Losman will be working with the same aerial weapons next year. The jury’s still out, obviously, but perhaps that will be a positive for the young QB.’