Archives for June 7, 2015

'“I don’t short-change his athletic talent or speed or any of that,” Lal said. “We have all these competitions when they do weight-lifting and Hogan always seems to be top three, if not one. He’s one of the best athletes on the team, so I think he gets short-changed perception-wise that way.'

'And if the Bills’ season comes remotely close to the optimistic projections of Ryan and others, there won’t be a high enough draft pick to maybe find one that way, either.'

'It only takes a few minutes to realize how fired up tight ends coach Tony Sparano is about the players he's working with. In addition to newly signed Charles Clay, rookie Nick O'Leary and MarQueis Gray have been quick to pick up the offense. The Bills want their tight ends to be able to move around the offensive formation, and Sparano feels like every one of his tight ends is capable of doing it.'

'So clearly he is lashing out, sort of the way a child would when he doesn’t get his way. Instead of facing the music, McCoy has taken the child’s way out. The questions won’t stop, though, because of one angry media session in Buffalo.'

'The former Bills star explained he got his start in parks. "I wouldn't have become a Hall of Fame football player or even a football player if I didn't have those kind of (positive) people behind me," Reed, who grew up in Allentown, Pa., told the crowd. "Just to see this, I can see what this nation is all about. It's about coming together and doing the right thing. There are so many different things that are bad. This is something good that can turn into something great, so thanks for having me."'

'When asked why he stayed in the Buffalo area after his football career ended in 1970, Bemiller had a quick reply. “The one main thing was the great people here. I met up with some great people,” he said. “Another thing, we didn’t make enough money to move.”'