Archives for July 6, 2012

‘”That gave me a big shot of confidence to know I came out and did well enough to have (Nix) say those words, but that didn’t put anything in stone,” said Hairston of Nix’s comments. “This league is ever changing, the roster is ever changing, and things aren’t set in stone. I just have to do my best to solidify myself in a position.”‘

‘The point is, our tax dollars pad Wilson’s profits. We should, by rights, at least have access to the product. Particularly when eyeballs on the TV screen equal advertising dollars for the league and, consequently, for the Bills. The take from the league’s multibillion-dollar broadcast rights fees are split equally among the 32 teams – and is, by far, the largest revenue stream for each.’

‘”I feel great. I’m in great shape,” Wood said before the Bills broke for the summer. “Obviously I haven’t tested it in any practice or anything, but a lot of that is just being cautious. We don’t want to do anything now that’ll set me back. The goal is to be back for the first game. I trust the guys in the training room to get me back to that.”‘

‘"With the pieces we have, it’s going to be fun,” Edwards said. “Having a guy like Mario Williams out there next to you, he’s obviously going to draw a lot of attention and force a quarterback to do stuff. It’s going to make us all better. I’m looking forward to being around guys that really make everyone better."’

‘”I want to talk with the youth about getting an education and staying with the right people and being in the right situations,” said Spiller in an interview with The Gazette. “I just want to tell my story to them. I want to be real with them, that’s important with young kids, you have to be the real you.”‘