Archives for July 8, 2008

‘The Buffalo Bills announced Tuesday that tickets will be made available for the first two night practices during the Verizon Wireless Training Camp at St. John Fisher College in Rochester beginning Friday, July 11th at 9:00 a.m. Tickets for all night practices are complimentary.’

‘Johnson, signed Tuesday, becomes the fifth of Buffalo’s 10 draft picks to sign a contract.’

‘"I feel more comfortable with my role amongst this team and knowing people’s names now and knowing personalities and knowing myself a little bit better too," said Edwards. "It comes down to relationships in this sport and a lot of it is based on trust. You’ve got to trust that Jason Peters is going to make that block, you’ve got to trust that Lee Evans is going to run 18 yards. Last year at this time I was just trying to stick on as the three here. I was a third round pick from California just trying to get used to Buffalo. Now it’s a much different role and a much different responsibility."’

‘Buffalo has half of their draft class under contract as seventh-round pick Steve Johnson signed with the club on Tuesday. The wide receiver was the second of three seventh-round selections by the Bills.’

‘In the midst of a rocky quarterback transition, Lynch played at a calmly established level, a truth reflected in how many times per contest his number got called. With this team’s maturing passing aspect, he could find his per-game carries decline yet see his average increase, as he’d reap the benefits of bearing the load during the building of this offense’s foundation. Lynch did much of the work to improve this year’s offense last fall.’

‘”Later on down the line, hopefully one year I’ll be able to be out there,” Everett said.’

‘Johnson and Lynch were able to start the Family First Football Camp last year as Lynch entered his rookie year as a first-round draft pick. Now Johnson is a full-fledged partner as an NFL quarterback. “We’ll have more kids this year — about 400 from elementary school age to high school,” Johnson said. “It was a lot of fun last year, and it will be more fun this year. I’m looking forward to it.”‘