Archives for May 21, 2016

'The Bills' front office clearly agrees, because in the process of creating desperately needed salary-cap room to retain offensive linemen Cordy Glenn and Richie Incognito, it moved $7.5 million of Clay's $24.5 million in guaranteed cash into latter portions of his deal. As a result, Clay will count $9 million against the cap in 2017, 2018 and 2019, according to sports salary website Spotrac.com.'

'The other former Buffalo players on the list are wide receiver Terrell Owens (No. 2), who was with the team in 2009, and running back Marshawn Lynch (No. 39), who joined the Bills as a first-round draft pick in 2007 and remained with them until 2010 before joining the Seattle Seahawks.'

'The guy seems unfazed by the criticism to which he and the rest of the Bills' organization have faced as a result of the Lawson situation. And Whaley is welcoming the elevated expectation that he is helping to create by touting the immediate impact he's expecting from the Bills' top three picks.'

'“That’s part of the deal with Shaq. We drafted him for the long haul success, not for one season. They say me and Doug Whaley share the blame. You’re damn right we do. We’ll share the blame, that’s fine. Oh, by the way, there should be another end to [the story" target="_blank">. Let’s see what kind of kind of player this kid is over the long haul. And we will stand by drafting this guy.”'

'“I don’t think you want Darby and Gilmore switching sides of the field because they were so good in their respective positions. They feel Gilmore is Revis caliber because they got lucky and found another good corner. Or they scouted him and got another really good corner.”'