Archives for May 12, 2016

'“On behalf of Terry and Kim Pegula and the entire Bills organization, we feel this is a tremendous opportunity to honor Bruce and his Hall of Fame career," Bills managing partner and team president Russ Brandon said via the team's official press release. "We believe it’s going to be a great night for Bruce, his family and Bills fans everywhere.”'

'"It’s something that… it’s a tough question to answer. We have a lot of different honors here. The ultimate honor is to be on the Bills Wall of Fame, something that we take very seriously with our committee. It was really something… once the sale went down, it was on my list of things to discuss with Terry and Kim [Pegula" target="_blank">, and also the organization. It really wasn’t about time, it was about being the right time — and the right time is now."'

'"Two people had quite an impact on turning him around. One was his coveted teammate as it turns out, Darryl Talley, who really sort of gave him that proverbial kick in the butt to get going," Levy started.'

'“I want people to remember the effort and dedication and commitment that I put into playing this game, trying to make the fans feel proud and give them a source of entertainment for three hours every week and just that things will to continue to get better,” he said. “To be a champion, to be the best and bring that energy that was one of the missing pieces to a great and historical sports town for so many years.”'

'“It feels good,” Seymour told Buffalobills.com. “It’s definitely a dream come true, so now that I’ve got this out of the way and can focus now on doing what I really love. I’m just blessed to be here and thankful.”'

'"We will be honoring Bruce Smith, one of the greatest players in Bills history, during our Thursday night home opener in a special halftime ceremony in which we'll retired his jersey number. On behalf of Kim and Terry Pegula and the entire Bills organization, we feel this is a tremendous opportunity to honor Bruce and his Hall of Fame career. We believe it's going to be a great night for Bruce and his family and Bills fans everywhere."'

'With each of Buffalo’s top two draft choices set to line up at the second level in the Bills front seven on defense it’s hard to argue that the linebacker position has experienced the greatest influx of talent.'