Archives for September 25, 2014

‘Of his time in Buffalo, he admitted, “We were so comfortable (there) and really enjoyed it. When I first signed, everybody I knew was scratching their head ‘Why would you ever want to live there?’ I don’t think there are a lot of people (out of the area) who think highly of it. But we were welcomed with open arms right away and fell in love with the people. We really loved our four years there and made a lot of lifelong friends that we’ll keep in touch with forever.”‘

‘”He intimidates a lot of players, and rightfully so,” Bills center Eric Wood said Wednesday. “He makes countless tackles for loss, sacks, batted balls, forced fumbles, whatever it may be. We have a lot of respect for him and we’ll key in on him.’

‘As of today, it’s being sold at Tops Friendly Market locations. With each case sold, 100% Natural Beverages will make a $1 donation to Hunter’s Hope Foundation.’

‘In the 19 games Marrone has been here, the Bills have trailed at some point in 16, and have won just five. Only two of those were of the fourth-quarter comeback variety – the 24-23 victory over Carolina in Week 2 last year when Manuel hit Stevie Johnson for the dramatic winning touchdown, and the 23-21 Week 7 win at Miami when the defense forced a Ryan Tannehill fumble in the final two minutes and Dan Carpenter kicked the deciding field goal.’

‘”I’m not worried about my reputation,” Williams said. “I just feel I have to step up and play and be held responsible for the other 52 guys on the field. That’s all I’m worried about.”‘

‘”I’m still trying to convince my 7-year-old, in this game at least, to be a Texans fan and not a Bills fan,” Fitzpatrick said on Wednesday. “And my youngest daughter was born in Buffalo, so we’re kind of a torn household right now, but I’m trying to convince them that we have to root for the Texans now.”‘

‘Bills coach Doug Marrone said Manuel was dealing with soreness and was added to the injury report as a formality. Meanwhile, Marrone said wide receiver and special teams ace Marcus Easley will be out for the game against the Houston Texans.’

‘”You could tell right away he had a passion for hockey and football,” O’Brien said. “He put his money where is mouth was on hockey. He gave them I think it was $120 million to build a beautiful hockey rink at Penn State and he’s given money to the football program, too. He loves Penn State. That was my relationship with him, he was definitely passionate about both sports.”‘

‘Added Watkins: “Yeah, I mean, we’re basically brothers. He took me in.” Once they had bonded, he said, “We were together about 99 percent of the time.”‘

‘”Four years of my life being in Buffalo, had a great time, great people, great city,” Fitzpatrick said about what his time in Buffalo meant to him. “It’s definitely extra special for me to go against some of my lifelong friends. Guys that I’ll be friends with far after football. Really excited about it, really excited about getting out there and playing them.”‘

‘Not only are they family; their families are family. Their parents became friends when the two were at Clemson. In fact, when Watkins was selected with the fourth-overall pick this spring, one of the phone calls he received was from Hopkins’ mother, Sabrina Greenlee.’

‘”Their front four, they’ve got one of if not the best in the game in terms of the way they’re able to not only stop the run but also get after the quarterback in the passing game,” Fitzpatrick said. “They wreak havoc up there.”‘

Texans’ Hopkins, Bills’ Watkins looking forward to Sunday reunion (Houston Chronicle)

Rookie Nix to sit out rest of season (Houston Chronicle)

Fitzpatrick looking forward to facing former team (Houston Community Newspapers)

Myers set for 100th start for Houston (Houston Community Newspapers)

Houston’s Fitzpatrick eager to face former team (AP)

Texans sign NT Pickett; Nix to IR (The Sports Network)

Texans put Nix on IR, sign Pickett (The Sports Xchange)

Foster day-to-day, will be game-time decision for Texans (Fox Sports Southwest)

Texans’ rookie NT Nix placed on injured reserve (Fox Sports Southwest)

New NT Pickett ready to help stop run (CSN Houston)

Friends Hopkins, Watkins ready to face each other (CSN Houston)

Sunday evaluation looms for Foster, Lechler (CSN Houston)

Texans Fitzpatrick Eager To Face Bills (KILT-AM)

Foster Limited In Texans Practice Wednesday (KILT-AM)

Texans Send Third Round Pick To IR; Sign Pickett (KILT-AM)

Tale Of The Tape: Buffalo Bills At Houston Texans (KILT-AM)

Chris Myers to crack century mark in starts (HoustonTexans.com)

New NT Ryan Pickett ready to help run defense (HoustonTexans.com)

O’Brien, Marrone share love of sarcasm (HoustonTexans.com)

Arian Foster “did some things” on Wednesday (HoustonTexans.com)

D.J. Swearinger to wear brace 3-4 weeks (HoustonTexans.com)

Wednesday Injury Report: Bills at Texans (HoustonTexans.com)

Texans sign Pickett, place Nix on IR (HoustonTexans.com)

Texans Quotes: September 24 (HoustonTexans.com)