Archives for May 15, 2012

‘”Day one it was all I could do to think about getting the ball to the quarterback and thinking about the plays and footwork and the defense and that stuff wasn’t really happening,” he said. “I had some narrow tunnel vision, but as the days went on I didn’t have to think about the snap, it became automatic, so I could start looking to see where the defensive tackles were and then I could see where the linebackers were. The last day I felt real comfortable to see what the whole defense was doing.”‘

‘"I’ve been having fun so far. It’s great to see the city finally. Sitting in the hotel room, I didn’t really think too much about Buffalo, didn’t have a chance to really see anything," he said. "But now that I’m out and getting a chance to go places, it’s nice. I like it."’

‘Selected in the seventh round of the 2010 draft by Houston, Dickerson appeared in seven games for the Texans before being released by the team.’

‘For many of the first year Bills, this is the first time out into the community. Third round pick T.J. Graham was really enjoying the day, “It’s been fun. I’ve been excited to get out of the hotel room, get away and do something different. This is my first time out and I’m having a lot of fun, visiting places I wanted to see and meeting people in Buffalo and the kids too, this has been fun.”‘

‘The Bills only had one roster spot open, so they also released two players to make room. Former Richmond quarterback Aaron Corp and Mercyhurst safety Ian Wild.’

‘”I’m a physical linebacker and I like to take pride in that. I feel like it sets the tone that it’s defense, being able to just know your toughness and our physicality and discipline. It all goes hand in hand.”‘

‘During rookie camp, Brooks has been working on the left side with top draft choice Stephon Gilmore on the right. When Brooks makes a play he loves to hear it from the crowd. “It just excites me knowing that the fans are behind you that just gives you more confidence to go out there and do what you do and that’s what I fed off of. At LSU the fan base was amazing so hopefully I’ll be able to come up here and the fans give me that same energy and I give the same energy back to our fans and hopefully get us a Super Bowl.”‘

‘There were 21 prospects taking part in Bills rookie minicamp this past weekend on a tryout basis. In all likelihood only one or two might get a call back. For Dorin Dickerson and Nick Saenz the three days of work gave them an opportunity to further pursue an NFL career. Both were signed by Buffalo on Monday.’