Archives for August 2014

‘”The treatments so far have completely eliminated Mr. Kelly’s pain, and his level of function has essentially returned to normal. Further, on physical examination, there is no evidence of cancer,” Dr. Peter Constantino said in a statement released by The New York Head & Neck Institute at Lenox Hospital in Manhattan.’

‘”The treatments so far have completely eliminated Mr. Kelly’s pain and his level of function has essentially returned to normal,” Costantino said.’

‘”The treatments so far have completely eliminated Mr. Kelly’s pain, and his level of function has essentially returned to normal,” said Dr. Peter Costantino. “Further, on physical examination, there is no evidence of cancer.”‘

‘A full scale brawl got going on the goal line between Eric Wood and Bryan Johnson. Most of the players got involved, but Doug Marrone wasn’t impressed, “I don’t think there’s any place in this game for any kind of scuffles. We put some new plays in and we fumbled the snap at the one yard line, so that’s what happens when those things occur.”‘

‘”When you have a quarterback you want a guy that is decisive and not only with his decision making on the field, but with his decision making even when he is spitting out an offensive play” Whaley said. “A guy that can command the huddle and has a presence around him, which we saw at Florida State. That’s something we’re looking for and we’re starting to see it. A guy who looks comfortable and has a presence about him as far as the whole essence of being a quarterback.”‘

‘At Wednesday’s practice, the Bills had their biggest training camp fight since Aaron Maybin drew the ire of his teammates for a hit on Fred Jackson back in 2010.’

‘The first 30,000 kids ages 14 and under to enter the gates will receive a pair of Bills sunglasses courtesy of Independent Health. The Kids Day events kick off at 12:30 p.m. in lot 4 with a youth-themed tailgate party including interactive games, face painting, a magician, and the introduction of Stampede, the brand new Buffalo Bills Drum Corp.’

‘The Bills placed LB Stevenson Sylvester on injured reserve on Wednesday.’

‘”My heart went crazy. I don’t know how,” he said. “It felt like it was ready to jump out of my chest. It started when we were just jogging out routes. I was out of breath and didn’t know why. Then we went to do routes on air and I remember I ran an in route in the red zone and I caught it and I was just gasping for air. My heart was racing.”‘

‘”I’m working towards it,” Gilmore told Buffalobills.com. “I’ve still got a lot to do to get where I want to be. It’s one thing to get to where I was last year or my rookie year, but I want to be way better than that, so I’m just trying to put the work in to be that guy. I’m trying to do whatever it takes to be good.”‘

‘”I’ve definitely got all the abilities,” Dixon said. “I’m just getting everything right mentally, so I’m not making mental errors. I’m getting in my playbook and executing when my number is called. Once I get that part down, the sky’s the limit.”‘

‘”The hardest thing, and I speak from experience, you go into the locker room on the day of the final cut and you don’t know whether you’re going to make the team or not. Your life’s going to go one of two different ways. Either you’re going to be an NFL football player … everyone in your family, everyone that’s followed you your whole career is going to be congratulating you, thanking you and it’s just going to be a great experience for everyone. Or you find yourself saying, “What’s next? What do I do? Do I continue to play? Do I move on with my life?'”‘

‘”If I do, or when I do, that’ll be something I have to take up with them,” he said. “I’m not really discussing that. … When we get to that point, we’ll get there. When I talk with them and I hear from them, that’s when I’ll have a better understanding of what’s going on.”‘

‘”I would say today was an in-season Wednesday practice for us,” quarterback EJ Manuel said. “It went great going against a scout team. We did a great job. I don’t think we had the ball on the ground at all throughout the team period and the 7-on-7s. We had all completions, so I’m very excited about that, obviously want to keep that going.”‘

‘Jim Kelly is battling cancer that spread to his maxillary sinus cavity and adjacent tissues. He’s received treatments to fight countless microscopic tumors that spread up the infraorbital nerve in his head and are close to the carotid artery. He was at Lenox Hill Hospital in Manhattan for an MRI, the results of which were not immediately available late Tuesday.’