Archives for March 12, 2013

‘”My first five years started out up and down,” McKelvin said. “I showed flashes of me being a good cornerback, showed flashes of being there in position with foes coming in there and making plays over my back. I’ve never been a guy that was out of place or been a person that’s been burnt or anything like that. I’ve been beat by spectacular plays. As far as the return game, I’ve always been a great returner.”‘

‘Speaking at the NFL Scouting Combine last month in Indianapolis, general manager Buddy Nix said, “We will try to be active in free agency. We’re not going to go crazy and overspend and get ourselves in a bind where we can’t keep some of our own, but we will be a player.”‘

‘”We’re excited that Leodis remains on our roster,” said Bills coach Doug Marrone. “Obviously, he is one of the most exciting kick returners in the game today, but we’re also counting on him to be very competitive for the starting corner position opposite Stephon Gilmore. We feel he could play an important role in our defense moving forward.”‘

‘”I see myself going out there and competing for the starting spot,” he said to reporters on Monday. “The contract says what it says, but I’m just going out there to compete and do what I gotta do to compete and make this team be better.”‘

‘How might they go about addressing all those needs? Here’s a position-by-position look at how they might be approaching the start of the new league year.’

‘San Diego Chargers – With the rumors very short on the Chargers and Levitre, this is more of a logical fit than anything. First, the rumor: Kevin Acee of the San Diego Union Tribune wrote on Twitter that the Chargers have indeed expressed interest in Levitre. On the logical side? Levitre is a Santa Cruz, CA native, which is roughly a seven-hour drive down to San Diego. He’s a California guy both born and raised.’

‘This was the only offer I was really looking into. They did a good job of coming after me and did a good job of doing it before the deadline of whenever the teams could talk to me. Buffalo was always the place I wanted to be. Like I said, I have my nephews and my brother up here. They are in school and he is working. It was like a no-brainer for me to come back.’

‘”This feels awesome,” McKelvin said moments after signing his multi-year contract extension. “It feels great to have a chance to stay with one team for pretty much your entire career. It’s a great feeling that I don’t have to move my family or anything like that. It’s great to be with one organization and have them have my back and come back and show my loyalty that I want to be here.”‘