Archives for July 10, 2015

'“Smart. Tough. Gritty,” Gaines said. “I’m willing to do anything. It doesn’t really matter. I’ll do it. If I have to be on an island like” Darrelle “Revis, I’ll do it. If I have to check” Charles “Clay in practice or whether I have to check” LeSean “McCoy in practice, whatever’s asked of me, I’ll do it. I’m not going to think, ‘OK, he is who he is.’ I’m who I am as well. I’m confident in my abilities and I’m confident in what I can do.”'

'For the display, the NFL Hall of Fame has loaned Wilson’s 13 military medals from World War II to the Naval Park and Wilson’s family also donated the uniform he wore in the Navy, the American flag he received from President Obama in 2012 and other military memorabilia.'

'“Jim sat with us for a while, which was really special considering there were at least 600 children at the camp,” Bruno said. “He remembered Matthew from all the years that we’d been coming. He told us to ‘keep going, stay positive and surround yourselves with positive people who love you,’ which was really great to hear. He saw Matthew’s G-tube and told him that he used to have one too, then he kissed Matthew on the forehead, signed a football for him and gave me a hug.”'

'Williams will be joined by Hug High alum Ryan Jones, who signed with the New York Giants in April, and Wolf Pack grad Isaiah Frey, who played for the Chicago Bears and Tampa Bay Buccaneers last season, as instructors.'

'Wilson's medals are being loaned by the NFL Hall of Fame for two months. His family has added his Navy uniform and other memorabilia to the Buffalo display. Wilson died last year.'

'“Knowing the moves they made last offseason and as good a unit as we were all year long, to add on a couple of more pieces like Percy and Alex Carrington, expectations are very high for everybody,” said Marcus Easley.'