Archives for July 25, 2008

‘…a judge has issued a bench warrant for the arrest of former Buffalo Bill’s defensive end Anthony Hargrove after he ignored a judge’s order to do 200 hours of community service at the Boys and Girls Club of Rochester.’

‘”We’re moving in the right direction, which is positive,” Evans said Friday at the opening of training camp in suburban Rochester. “Both sides are talking. Both sides are positive. That’s really good. I am hopeful.”‘

‘In for Jason Peters at left tackle was Kirk Chambers who was the team’s swing tackle last season and started in place of Peters in Week 17 at Philadelphia last season. "Kirk last year when he was called upon did a real nice job for us and proved to be a real good pickup for us on the field and off," said head coach Dick Jauron. "He fits us. He fits our guys. He likes it here and wants to be part of it and when called on last year did a nice job and we’re confident."’

‘The team has had little contact with the left tackle in the past few months regarding his contract dispute. He was already fined $8,638 for missing the team’s two mandatory minicamp practices last month.’

‘The 26-year-old tackle was not present when the team opened training camp on Friday. Peters also missed all of Buffalo’s voluntary and mandatory offseason training activities.’

‘As training camp begins today, it looks as if only first-round pick Leodis McKelvin will be unsigned by the Bills.’

‘The fact that Peters still has three years left on a contract that pays him an average of about $3 million per season is clearly a sticking point with Brandon.’

‘Terrence McGee, Bills cornerback and kick returner, made a special visit on Tuesday at the High School Player Development (HSPD) program at the Bills Fieldhouse in Orchard Park, NY. He showed his support of the program, provided tips and high-fives to the athletes and even assisted with some of the drills. In addition, former Bills offensive line coach Jim McNally helped coach the lineman on Tuesday.’

‘"If he’s not here we’ll move on," said Brandon.’

‘Consider it frightening or comforting, but either way there are relatively few matters that will affect everything else. While they won’t be easy to address, the problematic areas are themselves simple in nature; as it is with every team, the Bills getting better starts with knowing what broad matters can be made better.’

‘”As always, we want these guys to get every snap they can,” said Russ Brandon, Bills chief operating officer. “We hope everybody is on the field [today] at 8:30.”‘

‘”He hasn’t been here to date,” Brandon said, “and it’s difficult to have discussions with someone who’s not here and has elected to not participate in what we’re trying to do.”‘

‘”I think the coaches were impressed,” Omon said. “I don’t think they were expecting me to be as mobile as I am.”‘

‘The rental trucks and SUVs trickled in to St. John Fisher College all afternoon. Players could report as early as 11 a.m. and rookies usually come in first but it was veteran wide receiver Josh Reed who was setting the tone. “The guys are hungry you can tell when everyone left they were going to work hard we want to see if when everyone gets back that’s what they did.”‘

‘”I’m really excited to be back,” said guard Derrick Dockery. “I’m excited about our year. I think we have a really good chance, an opportunity to be really good this year.”‘