Archives for September 11, 2015

'A team source had told The News that the Bills wanted to get the extension done before the start of the regular season. If not, they intended to break off talks, allow Dareus to play out the final year of his current contract and were prepared to place a franchise tag on him after the season, if necessary.'

'The Bills probably won’t have too much trouble replacing Jackson on the field. They have backs — a decade younger — who can back up starter LeSean McCoy. However, Jackson was a captain, a leader, the voice of reason. The mere sight of safety Aaron Williams sporting Jackson’s No. 22 jersey at practice is enough proof of what he meant in this locker room.'

'“I just wish I would have been a better player,” Ryan said. “When you go back and look at that contract, it’s like ‘Oh my goodness.’ Obviously having him here and you’re going to have a big D-tackle sitting there with me for a long time and that’s fantastic.'

'Jerry Hughes is just happy people think he tastes good. I suspect you’d feel the same if you had a sandwich named after you at your place of employment. Hughes’ chicken and waffle sandwich was the highlight of Delaware North’s new menu offerings at Ralph Wilson Stadium.'

'He estimates each Bills telecast earns the local stations just over $100,000 per game.'

''"Marcell Dareus is a Pro Bowl player, but I like to think of myself as a good player, too, so I'll go out there and play to my skill set, feel like I'm fast, athletic, strong, and go out there and do what I can to help the team win," Bryant said the other day.'

'The contract extension has an average yearly value of $15.85 million, which isn't far off the $19 million per year that the Dolphins gave defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh in free agency last year. Dareus' deal also reportedly includes $60 million in guaranteed money, the highest guarantee for a non-quarterback in NFL history.'

'"The kids got everything," Ryan conceded. "But we have to make it miserable when people come in here and our fans, I'm calling our fans out — we need you. This guys the number one fantasy quarterback for this week, he's the play, he's the go to guy, everybody wants him."'

'The most significant terms — from a player viewpoint — is the guaranteed portion. Dareus will get $42.9-million guaranteed immediately. That, in 2017, escalates to $60-million guaranteed — the most any non-quarterback has ever been guaranteed on an NFL contract.'

'They have the same last name, and they have the same biological father. But Jaylen and Sammy Watkins never grew up in the same home, never attended the same high school or college and until now – with an asterisk – never have played on the same sports team.'

'"Naw, I mean hell, he is a little freaky I guess," he added. "Hell, I don't know. I like everything about my wife. She’s got great feet, too. She’s got everything nice. What the hell?”'

'Enemkpali is currently on the Bills practice squad. Rex Ryan claimed Enemkpali the day after he punched Smith in the face, but waived the former Jet during final cuts. Buffalo then added him back to their practice squad.'

'Ryan recently posed for a photo — to promote the North Shore Animal League’s latest campaign — inside his Buffalo office. What appears to be a picture of his wife’s feet in a digital frame displayed prominently on his desk is clearly visible in the background.'

'Enemkpali, currently on the Bills practice squad, faces the ban without pay under the league’s personal conduct policy. He plans to appeal.'

'Take a close look at the framed photo behind Ryan. It would appear to be a blonde woman showing off her feet to the camera…'.