Archives for September 3, 2013

‘”They’re athletic. I give a lot of credit to the New England Patriots,” he remarked. “I haven’t played against Aqib Talib yet. I checked him out on tape: long, athletic and tries to play with vision. They play as one unit. I’ve got a lot of respect for Chung, I know him. I know him personally. McCourty, he’s been a Pro Bowl player, but I still think we can take advantage of their defense.”‘

‘Jackson and Williams each have been named a captain for their third straight season, while this will be the first year Wood has that designation. Jackson and Williams are the longest-tenured players on the roster, first getting to Buffalo in 2006. The trio were selected as captains by their teammates.’

‘Carrington and Pears were joined by cornerback Stephon Gilmore and guard Doug Legursky on the non-participant list. While the latter two will not play against the Patriots in Week 1, the reasons for the new additions not practicing have yet to be revealed.’

‘Obviously the big thing is at quarterback. Again EJ (Manuel) was out there taking reps with the first group and again it’s going. We’re going through a process, nothing right now that seems to slow him down. Couple of things that we’re testing as the week goes on to see where he’s at. Mentally we feel fine, it’s just a matter of physically. He went out there and did a nice job, so that’s where he is. Jeff (Tuel) also took first team reps too. We’re not worried because we’re kind of doubling the reps so we’re not getting shortchanged anywhere as go and we’ve had extra reps. We’ll probably have more reps as the first team than we’re going to have during the season. That’s where we are with that.’

‘Leonhard visited the Bills during their 2012 training camp last summer before ultimately signing with Denver where he played in all 16 games, but had just one start. The veteran safety was most recently in New Orleans camp, but was just released during final cuts.’

‘Fred Jackson, Kyle Williams and Eric Wood were the veteran players picked by their teammates to lead the squad.’

‘Coughman (6-4, 313-pounds) entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the Seattle Seahawks in 2012 and spent a portion of his rookie season on the team’s Practice Squad. He joined the Dallas Cowboys on May 13, 2013 before being released prior to the regular season. Coughman played nine games during the 2011 season with the Toronto Argonauts in the Canadian Football League after a collegiate career at Shaw. He will wear No. 72.’