Archives for March 2015

'The News also learned that the Bills did not, as expected, sign tight end Charles Clay to an offer sheet Friday, but, according to a source close to the situation, still fully intend to do so.'

'What an offseason it has been for the Bills, and this latest addition could make a mammoth difference in the Buffalo offense.'

'He makes an ideal slot receiver in a Bills offense that has already added LeSean McCoy at running back and is hot on the trail of free agent tight end Charles Clay.'

'Although Harvin had an outstanding Super Bowl, including an 87-yard kickoff return for a touchdown to start the second half, he quickly wore out his welcome in Seattle. By last October, he was a Jet. Now, he's a Bill.'

'A seventh-round draft choice from the University of Miami, Henderson was paid the rookie minimum of $420,000 in salary, with a $50,880 bonus. He was on the field for every Bills offensive play last season, and 15 percent of special teams snaps. That earned him the biggest bonus for last season, the NFL announced Friday.'

'A source close to the situation told ESPN.com that Harvin's new pact is a one- year deal.'

'Watkins tweeted about the news (edited): "We got Percy_Harvin. That's who I always tried to play like on the field. Now I'm ballin with him."'

'Harvin was drafted in 2009 by the Vikings and was selected as the AP offensive rookie of the year after his rookie season. He was traded to the Seahawks in March of 2013. After winning a Super Bowl with Seattle, he was traded to the Jets in October of 2014 for a conditional draft pick.'

'Williams’ extension likely helped to provide the club with more cap space in 2015 to leave the team in a more flexible fiscal situation.'

'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."'