Archives for March 2011

‘The Bills could get Alabama’s Marcell Dareus or Auburn’s Nick Fairley No. 3 overall, or trade down a few spots and wind up with North Carolina’s Robert Quinn, who might turn out to be the best of them all. Buffalo also has the No. 34 pick and another very good DE could drop to them in that spot.’

‘Wilson made the biggest interception of the Bills’ season in 2010, picking off a Carson Palmer pass in the end zone for the pivotal play in a win at Cincinnati. He was the Bills’ Walter Payton Man of the Year winner in 2009. He’s also the lead representative for the Bills with the NFL Players Association.’

‘Character matters. But if youthful indiscretions disqualified a player, half the NFL would be ineligible. Kelly had character issues. Just about every star on the Bills’ Super Bowl teams had character issues. Roethlisberger wasn’t a hard worker when he went to the Steelers, and he had worse character issues than Newton.’

‘”I’ve come a long way from being an undrafted rookie to now to get a multi-year deal to reward me for the work that I’ve put in,” said Wilson. “It just shows that anything is possible through hard work. And in no way will I relax or have a sense of satisfaction or achievement. Now it’s time for me to go out and show them that I’m worthy of it and that I should be in this position. I’m ecstatic.”‘

‘Posluszny and Whitner under the rules of the soon to expire CBA would normally be unrestricted free agents. However, under a new CBA it’s possible that Posluszny, who has four accrued seasons and Whitner, who has five accrued seasons could still be restricted free agents.’

‘The moves temporarily secure the players’ rights, though it’s unclear what their status will be under a new collective bargaining agreement after the current one expires on Thursday night.’

‘”People just feel more comfortable buying online for the merchandise we sold there,” said Marc Honan, the Bills’ senior vice president of marketing and broadcasting.’