Archives for March 16, 2010

‘Selected in the fifth round of the 2002 draft by Cleveland, he spent seven years with the Browns, including the past six as a starter. In Buffalo, Davis is reunited with new Bills defensive coordinator George Edwards.’

‘”I’m very excited," Davis told Buffalobills.com. "It’s definitely a great feeling. I’m happy to be here. What closed the deal was the fact that I felt very welcome. It’s a blessing and I’m happy this whole situation is over with. Now I’m focused on helping the team achieve the next step.”‘

‘According to WDVR – Denver sports reporter Josina Anderson, linebacker Andra Davis has signed a two year deal with the Bills.’

‘During a brief availability on Tuesday, Gailey dismissed speculation that safety Donte Whitner is on the trade block by questioning why the team would weaken one of its deepest positions.’

‘”We’ve been in the process of evaluating everybody that’s on the roster and everybody that’s available,” said Gailey. “To me unless something different happens between and now and post-draft, to me it’s an open competition for the job to see what happens. We’ve got some guys that obviously have played well at times and some guys that are unproven that we don’t know, but were well regarded coming out. So to me we’ve got to see who can rise to the top.”‘

‘Davis is one of the most experienced free agent linebackers available in the 3-4 defensive system. The eight-year veteran has 93 career starts to his credit. He played for Denver in 2009 as they shifted to a 3-4 defensive alignment.’

‘Edwards (6’3″ 290) is a seven-year vet coming off one of his more productive seasons with Baltimore where he has spent his entire NFL career. After missing the 2008 campaign due to season-ending spinal fusion surgery the defensive end bounced back in 2009 to reclaim his starting role posting a career high 47 tackles, a sack and a pass break up.’

‘”I had been in contact with the Cowboys mostly prior to the Bills getting involved,” recalled Shaw. “The Cowboys wanted to play me at linebacker. We had lengthy conversations at that point in time. The Bills wanted to play me at either defensive end or an offensive line position. I really wanted to play on the defensive side of the ball as a defensive end. So that triggered a real interest for me (in the Bills).”‘