Archives for February 28, 2014

‘If they move things up, camp would open at St. John Fisher College in Pittsford on Sunday, July 20.’

‘Ticket packages with prime seat locations to the Hall of Fame Game are on sale now exclusively through NFL On Location at ProFootballHOF.nflonlocation.com or by calling 877-611-3947.’

‘The NFL traditionally announces the regular-season schedule some time in mid-April. Home and road opponents for each team are already known; only dates are to be determined.’

‘The contest will be played a day after the Hall of Fame inducts seven new members, including one each from the Bills and Giants.’

‘This is the first time the Bills and Giants will meet in the Hall of Fame Game. The Giants played in the very first Hall of Fame Game in 1962 and followed with three other trips in 1972, 1985 and 2002. Buffalo will be making its fourth trip to the game, having also played in 1974, 1989, and 2009.’

‘The game (8 p.m. ET on NBC ) will be played at Pro Football Hall of Fame Field at Fawcett Stadium in Canton, Ohio one day after the Hall of Fame’s Class of 2014 is formally enshrined. Two of the seven members of the Class of 2014 have ties to the participating teams.’

‘”Being in Canton as a rookie while Mr. Wilson was being inducted into the Hall of Fame was an honor,” Eric Wood told Buffalobills.com. “It was awesome for me going back to a stadium to play my first time in a Bills uniform where I played in two high school state championships. This year will be fun to be there in Canton while Andre Reed, a great player for the Bills and a guy I have become friends with, is inducted into the Hall of Fame.”‘

‘”We went to the same high school and played two years in college together,” Gilmore told Buffalobills.com. “In my hometown we stay like five minutes away from each other. So he’s always hitting me up and asking me what the pre-draft process is about.”‘

‘The New York Giants and Buffalo Bills will kick off the 2014 preseason in the NFL/Hall of Fame Game on Sunday, August 3 at 8:00 PM ET on NBC.’