Archives for October 23, 2015

'Was Bradham expecting the food to be a bit better? "Yeah, I was," Bradham said. "I didn't know anything about the food. It's kind of mind-blowing."'

'"Yeah, obviously I know coach Marrone and coach Hackett are both on their staff," Manuel said. "I'm not necessarily playing against them, though. I'm playing against their defense. That's my main focus is preparing for Jacksonville's defense. The other stuff is kind of an afterthought."'

'Rex Ryan declared both Watkins and Taylor out following the Bills' Thursday practice in which neither player participated. Ryan also said wide receiver Percy Harvin (hip/personal), defensive tackle Kyle Williams (knee), running back Karlos Williams (concussion) and offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson (concussion) will not play against the Jaguars. That means the Bills will need only one more inactive player for the game Sunday.'

'Harvin has a three-year contract, the second two years of which is voidable. The Bills are paying him $6 million for 2015, and he has caught 19 passes for 219 yards and a touchdown in five games.'

'What will not be so fantastic Sunday is a Bills lineup that won’t have quarterback Tyrod Taylor, running back Karlos Williams, or receiver Sammy Watkins.'

'“In Buffalo, there aren’t as many people living there that have a favorite NFL team other than the Bills. It’s an important fabric of what that community is all about.”'

''We would have played him this week had it been healed, but it hasn't healed,' said Ryan. 'I noticed he was more arm. He wasn't stepping into his throws, especially early in the practice.'

'"When coaches come in, they always say 'being loyal.' And he left unexpectedly," Gilmore said. "It was kind of a shock. I don't know what the reason was for, but we're happy we got Rex. He's a loyal coach."'

'"We would have played him this week had it been healed, but it hasn't healed," said Ryan, who added that Taylor looked a bit off in practice on Wednesday. "I noticed he was more arm. He wasn't stepping into his throws, especially early in the practice."'

'Harvin did not travel with the team because of what coach Rex Ryan described as a personal issue on Wednesday. He still wasn't around Thursday, when the Buffalo News reported Harvin might contemplate retirement because he's frustrated by hip and knee injuries.'

'Defensive tackle Kyle Williams was also ruled out by Ryan. Williams is nursing a left knee injury.'

'Bills 19-17.'

'Buffalo Bills wide receiver Percy Harvin has grown increasingly frustrated with hip and knee injuries that are expected to sideline him indefinitely but he is not contemplating retirement, a source told ESPN.'

'"He did a nice job [Wednesday" target="_blank">. We split the reps with [EJ Manuel" target="_blank">," Ryan said Thursday. "But as we came back in the evening, our medical people, our doctors, were looking at him. He still has some soreness in that knee.'

'The Bills, who signed Harvin to a three-year deal this offseason after tenuous stints with the Jets, Seahawks and Vikings, are "comfortable with the possibility of moving on without" Harvin, a league source told Carucci. Meanwhile, coach Rex Ryan told the media on Thursday that, "I'm not going to say any more on [Harvin" target="_blank"> because I don't know where he is right now."'