Archives for July 28, 2008

‘The newest member of the Buffalo Bills Wall of Fame, Steve Tasker, will be the guest speaker at the Links Charity Pro-Am dinner at Moon Brook Country Club on Aug. 4 at 6 p.m.’

‘The Bills aren’t saying they refuse to re-negotiate holdout left tackle Jason Peters’ contract. What they are saying is that they want the young Pro Bowler to show good faith.’

‘It took longer than team officials hoped but the Bills have all their draft picks signed. The club’s top three picks — CB Leodis McKelvin, WR James Hardy and DE Chris Ellis — are being counted on to contribute as rookies, with McKelvin and Hardy in the running for starting jobs. McKelvin, the 11th overall pick in the draft, missed the first two days of camp before signing a five-year deal worth $19.4 million. Hardy’s deal is four years in length and will pay him an average of $1 million. Ellis’ four-year deal is worth around $2.8 million.’

‘With his No. 1 receiver, Lee Evans, not able to take part in team drills during the offseason after minor offseason shoulder surgery, QB Trent Edwards wanted to make sure the two were on the same page before training camp opened. His solution? A mini-working vacation in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., in early July. Edwards, Evans and fellow receivers Roscoe Parrish and Justin Jenkins all worked out together in the Florida heat. “It was more for a young quarterback, for him, to get back into the feel of things,” Evans said. “We ran as many routes as possible, just to get our timing and feel down together. We actually worked on a field with no lines so it was all feel and timing we worked on.” Edwards said the three days helped him get to know Evans better personally. “That’s all part of becoming a better football team and developing better chemistry,” he said.’

‘”I didn’t want any rest,” McKelvin said a day after signing a five-year contract potentially worth $19.4 million, including $12.6 million guaranteed. “I mean, I’ve got to get extra work in. … You come in as a rookie, and they have high expectations of me. I’m just coming in and trying to do my best to help out the team.”‘