Archives for May 3, 2012

‘”I knew it would be tough, coming from Division III, to get drafted,” he said. “But I’m excited. I guess it’s just another step in my journey.”‘

‘Clark chose to accept the Bills invitation, in part because of the proximity to his home, but also because of the team’s prior evaluation of his abilities. “I ranked pretty highly on their pre-draft board,” Clark said.’

‘”We kind of scheduled that ahead of time that this is where we are going to be at. I know it is the biggest time of your life, but it is also a major impact on your sister’s life,” said T.J.’s father Trevor Graham. “We all need to be here as a family when the draft is going on and when your sister is accomplishing these things because you can still watch her compete and we can still answer the phone and we can still be together as a family. Rather than him being in one place and we are in another place it allowed him to be at the Penn Relays supporting his sister and his sister supporting him.”‘

‘The result: Half of those who responded said they want the Bills to share the costs with the state. Of the rest of the respondents, more people thought that the Bills should pay for the renovations than thought the state should pick up the whole tab.’

‘The Bills are looking to create more competition for the No. 2 quarterback job behind starter Ryan Fitzpatrick. Buffalo signed Tyler Thigpen to a three-year contract last July. Thigpen, 28, saw almost no action last season, entering only in mop-up duty in a loss at San Diego. Thigpen is a former seventh-round draft choice who has played five seasons and has 12 career starts. He went 1-10 with a Kansas City team that finished 2-14 in 2008. He has just one start since, for Miami in 2010.’

‘After completing a wildly-successful career as a walk-on point guard for the Bulls and graduating last year, Mulkey briefly played professionally in Morocco. Since then, he’s returned to UB to work on his master’s degree, which is when his attention turned to the pigskin.’

‘Young evidently flew out of town afterward. Don’t hold your breath, Bills fans.’

‘He said he likes Buffalo’s 3-4 defensive scheme, and he feels like he can fit in well at a hybrid defensive end/outside linebacker position.’

‘What’s unclear is what the Bills think about Young and whether he fits in their plans. The Bills and the player’s representatives provided no update after Young met with coaches and held an on-field workout at the team’s facility Wednesday.’

‘Jackson was ranked 83rd overall after his breakout 2011 season, which was on a record-setting pace before a cracked fibula in Week 11 ended his season after just 10 games. At the time of his injury Jackson was leading the league in yards per carry average (5.5), second in total scrimmage yards (1,376) and third in rushing yards (934). He was also fourth among running backs in receiving yards (442) and had more receptions of 25 yards or more than any other back in the NFL (6).’