Archives for July 2014

‘The injury could open the door for rookie third-round pick Preston Brown to earn a spot in the lineup sooner than expected. He and third-year linebacker Nigel Bradham will likely be the leading candidates battling for Alonso’s spot in the lineup.’

‘Alonso has dealt with a knee injury before–four years ago.’

‘”I can’t afford a lawyer,” he said. “I get $800 a month on Social Security to live on, and no one’s going to help me out because it takes a lot of time and money to get sued by a billionaire college. It’s ridiculous, I’m upset over it. I was hoping they would drop it and let us go on our way with our new name.”‘

‘Buffalo Bills linebacker Kiko Alonso, one of the team’s rising young players, tore his ACL while working out in Oregon and is expected to miss the season, a source told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter.’

‘Messages left with Alonso’s agent Stephen Caric were not immediately returned.’

‘Supreme Court Justice Timothy Drury’s decision Tuesday clears the way for the lawsuit to move forward.’

‘Dareus’ lawyer Michael Caffery turned down the prosecution’s offer to plead guilty to reckless driving during a brief appearance in Hamburg Town court. Caffery instead said he intends to obtain more details on the prosecution’s evidence in a bid to reach a resolution before a potential trial.’

‘Alonso, 23, started all 16 games after being drafted in the second round out of Oregon and finished with 159 tackles, two sacks and four interceptions.’

‘Alonso was already recovering from offseason hip surgery before he hurt his knee.’

‘Dareus appeared before Hamburg (N.Y.) Town Justice Gerald Gorman who set the nonjury trial for Sept. 9. If convicted of the most serious of the charges — reckless endangerment in the second degree — Dareus could face up to a year in jail.’

‘”We have learned tonight that Kiko Alonso injured his knee while working out in Oregon. We do not have the details at this point, but early indications are that it may be significant.”‘

‘”He’s a guy we have to get the ball to a whole bunch,” Hackett said. “Good players just naturally start getting the ball, whether you call a play for him or not. I think it just showed here in practice with what we’ve done. It might not necessarily be his number, but EJ just finds him. Throws it to him early, he goes up and catches it. It’s so exciting.”‘

‘It is not known whether the 45-year-old Rogers — son of the late Ted Rogers, who founded Rogers Communications Inc. — might yet wind up as one of the minority investors under Bon Jovi and Tanenbaum.’

‘Dareus is expected in town court in the Buffalo suburb of Hamburg on Tuesday.’

‘Last season the Bills kick return game had one of the fastest players in the league bringing the ball back in Marquise Goodwin. There were others who pitched in – T.J Graham and Leodis McKelvin – but no matter who had the ball in their hands the results were not what the coaching staff was looking for. Buffalo finished 27th in average drive start (20.7 yard line) and 29th in kick return average. Special teams coordinator Danny Crossman is expected to have an open competition for the role of primary kick returner and there are a handful of candidates, including C.J. Spiller and Sammy Watkins, vying for the role.’