Archives for March 13, 2015

'The Bills were expected to present Clay with an offer sheet by Thursday, structuring it in such a way that the Dolphins would be discouraged from matching it to retain him. The offer never came, and Clay decided he wanted to return home, the source said.'

'Michael P. Caffery said he hopes to resolve the case through a guilty plea to a noncriminal charge. If no deal is reached with the Erie County District Attorney’s Office by April 7, he said, the case will proceed to trial May 19 in Hamburg Town Court.'

'The Bills, who have already cut their former starting tight end, Scott Chandler, and lost one of his backups, Lee Smith, to Oakland in free agency, are down to Marqueis Gray and Chris Gragg as tight ends on the roster. One name that surfaced as another potential tight end target was nine-year veteran Anthony Fasano, even though he's not even an upgrade over Chandler.'

'"I know both of those guys have played in this league and had success in this league," Taylor said. "I'm looking forward to competing with those guys. I'm looking forward to us pushing each other, making each other better and like I said, just making the team better."'

'The charges against Dareus include reckless endangerment, reckless driving, unlawful speed contest and leaving the scene of an accident. Dareus rejected a previous deal to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge of reckless driving, according to the Associated Press.'

'"I'm really excited to come back to Birmingham and revitalize the park I played in as a child," Dareus said in the release. "I want the kids who play here to know that they have the same opportunities to succeed as I did. And what better way to do that than to give them a safe and clean environment in which to play."'

'Taylor signed a two-year contract Thursday, a day after arriving in Buffalo to meet team officials. He's the second quarterback the Bills have added this week, after acquiring veteran Matt Cassel in a trade with Minnesota.'

'Dareus' attorney Michael Caffery said Thursday he and the Erie County District Attorney's office are still "trying to work it out" following a brief appearance in Hamburg Town Court.'

'Wynn's deal reportedly is for two years and $2.2 million. The seven-year veteran has played for five NFL teams but seems to have found a home in Buffalo, where he is expected to push for a starting spot.'

'According to Aaron Wilson of NationalFootballPost.com, Easley signed a new four-year deal to remain with the Bills that will pay him a total $7 million over the span of the contract. It also will pay out a signing bonus of $1.7 million, and comes with a guaranteed $2.2 million.'

'"With the addition of Matt Cassel, we just signed Tyrod Taylor and EJ Manuel, now we have three guys… we'll see what happens."'

'“Coming back to Buffalo was always option number one,” Easley told Buffalobills.com. “The interest was mutual on both sides. Doug (Whaley) told me that he wanted to bring me back. There was never any doubt that I wanted to come here.”'

'“It came very fast,” Taylor told Buffalobills.com. “I didn’t know what to expect going into the free agent market. There was interest from a couple of different teams. I felt this was the best fit for me moving forward so I signed the papers today.”'