Archives for May 1, 2016

'Based on some of the reactions to the pick, some would think he's done something to personally wrong some of the fan base.'

'"I mean, this guy, he's got some stuff to work on, but he doesn't have any muscle memory already ingrained in him that's bad," general manager Doug Whaley said right after the pick was made. "So we got a piece of clay and we can mold him and with our offensive staff, I'm very, very happy to know that we got some qualified guys to help mold him."'

'Williams will compete with Mike Gillislee and James Wilder, Jr. to be the third-string running back in 2016.'

'While there isn't a way to validate his claims, everyone can agree on one thing: he's very, very fast. Listenbee ran a 4.39 40-yard dash, but did so with a double sports hernia. The 4.39 time was the second-best time at the 2016 NFL Combine, and with that injury, it makes it all the more impressive.'

'Seymour ran a 4.39 40-yard dash at the 2016 NFL Combine — the same time as the Bills' other sixth-round selection, wide receiver Kolby Listenbee. To make the roster, he'll likely need to compete with free agent acquisitions Corey White, Sterling Moore, and Javier Arenas.'

'The 6-foot-2, 239-pound Gronkowski will be the fourth brother to have gotten some time in the NFL. Besides Rob, his older brothers Dan and Chris also spent some time playing professional football. He'll likely have to make his mark on special teams in order to crack the 53-man roster in Buffalo.'

'The Buffalo Bills have extended an invite to Licata to participate in the team's rookie minicamp on a tryout basis, a league source confirmed to 7 ABC. The three-day minicamp takes place this coming weekend, from Friday, May 6 through Sunday, May 8.'

'That's the carrot. If Jones can learn to read NFL defenses, manage a pro offense and smooth out the accuracy issues, his physical traits are almost unmatched.'

'“I assumed they were very interested based on my visit,” said Jones. “Coach Ryan was extremely honest with me. We had six Ohio State guys up there on the visit. He kind of told us straight to our face, particularly me and Adolphus (Washington), ‘Hey if we get a chance to get both of you guys when our picks are up we’re going to draft you guys.’ Just being around a guy like that from the beginning who is putting it all out on the table and let us know he didn’t bring us up there for no reason was a great showing.”'

'“He doesn’t have that much experience and he got benched this year,” said Bills Director of Player Personnel Jim Monos. “He’s an easy guy to write off, he really is. We put a lot of work in on him and felt very strongly that he has a chance.”'

'“Even though I missed a year,” Williams said in March, “it was more of a break. It wasn’t something that built up a lot of rust.”'

'“Oh, he’s downhill, straight ahead, great vision instincts inside the tackles. He’s not a 4.4 blazer; he’s a 220, just downhill back,” said Monos.'

'The Bills sixth-round pick is a speedster who can stretch the field to say the least. A deep threat specialist, Listenbee ran a 4.34 40 time at the TCU pro day. He also had a 35 ½-inch vertical leap with both numbers strong indicators of his explosion. His average of almost 20 yards a reception (19.9) demonstrates his big play ability.'

'“It was definitely amazing,” Listenbee said over a conference call after being drafted. “I feel like it was a harmony, you know what I’m saying. The coaches and stuff, Sanjay (Lal) was really cool, I had the president, the GM, the (chief) of personnel, all of them, we had dinner and stuff. I enjoyed myself really. I loved it over there.”'

'Seymour sprained his knee in the Trojans game against Idaho and sat out two games after that. Then he sprained it again when USC got ready to play Wisconsin and missed that game. In all, he appeared in 11 games for the Trojans in 2015 and started four of them.'