Archives for June 5, 2012

‘”I want to be a little lighter this year because I want to be able to fly around the field and run to the ball,” Dareus told Buffalobills.com. “I want to be able to play every down.”‘

‘"All I am is a citizen who cares," Hansen said. "That being said, I’m excited about it. I have a burning desire to do it. I wake up in the middle of the night thinking about things I’ve got to do, kind of like I did when I was playing football."’

‘”Twenty? Thirty maybe,” Smerlas says. “I remember one time I got hit so hard I was tasting Italian submarine sandwiches. I didn’t know where I was for four or five plays. Then in practice, I’d get knocked out, you get up and see stars, lose your balance. But you don’t miss a play.”‘

‘”We have been informed by Nixon Peabody that releasing the rate information contained within the retainer agreement would, in fact, cause it substantial injury to its competitive position,” Second Assistant County Attorney Jeremy C. Toth wrote in response to The News’ request. “Consequently, we have decided to honor their request and redact the rate information.”‘

‘”I think the expectations are a lot higher this year. They did win a lot of games at the start last season, but this year, with the moves they’ve made in free agency and in the NFL Draft, – particularly on defense – they’ve made a number of improvements so that expectations are obviously higher,” Reed said.’

‘”I feel it,” said Gailey, who was in Batavia Monday to play in the 26th annual Jim Kelly Celebrity Classic at Terry Hills. “A lot of people will stop and tell me, but you just feel it. Just from what everybody’s saying. I think everybody senses that we’re headed in the right direction.”‘

‘”Thanks to all the celebrities for coming out,” Kelly said in his introductory remarks. “For driving, flying from everywhere in the country to be here today.”‘

‘”You talk about players and how quickly you expect them to develop, he’s one that I really expect to benefit from the offseason program, the minicamps, training camps,” Wannstedt remarked. “And this is a defensive scheme where our middle linebacker should make a lot of tackles and you’ve got to have a guy that’s capable of it and he is.”‘