Archives for August 2016

'"As a football team, we came together as a family. We support Marcell 100 percent. Our thoughts are with him. No question about it. And it's more important than four games or whatever it is.'

'"Every decision that's made — whether you get tired of me saying it or not — every decision is made on three factors, and those three things are the team first, the team second and the team third. That's all I'll say about it."'

'"I think it's just all on the field. If he's not out there being able to perform and he can't perform at the level we expect him to then that's on him. It's not a question. I always say the information makes the decision, and the information was he wasn't ready to play and guys underneath him surpassed him."'

'Shortly after the news of his release broke, Williams reacted to the release on Instagram and thanked the Bills organization for the opportunity.'

'"This is very upsetting," Hall said. "I have a 3-month-old kid and a 2-year-old, plus his 2 boys. This is the way we live."'

'Despite losing starter after starter, the Bills defense shined again. In the first quarter, the Giants offense gained only 15 yards of offense in total. Out of their first 11 drives, seven went for either no yards or negative yardage.'

'Defensively the Bills kept Eli Manning and the Giants no huddle offense in check, only allowing the Giants to gain 15 yards combined in the first quarter.'

'Reports indicate the move was a performance based decision. Williams passed his physical this past Monday, the first day he took part in full practices with the team.'

'Tyrod Taylor zipped a 13-yard touchdown pass over the middle to LeSean McCoy to cap his fourth and final series. Backup EJ Manuel then secured the win by leading two touchdown drives. Rookie running back Jonathan Williams scored on a 1-yard plunge and Manuel completed a 19-yard touchdown pass to Greg Little.'

'It comes a week after the NFL suspended the Bills' top-paid player for the first four games of the season for violating the league's substance abuse policy. Last year, he was suspended for the season opener for another violation of the policy.'

'Williams' release comes after he enjoyed an impressive rookie season. The fifth-round pick out of Florida State had 517 yards rushing and scored nine touchdowns, including two receiving.'

'In the Bills' case, they couldn't get much going against the Giants' first-string defense, who held Buffalo to just 75 yards of offense, 59 of which came on Taylor's pass to tight end Charles Clay, the Bills' leading receiver.'

'The Bills just gave Dareus a $103 million contract extension last year which included $60 million in guaranteed money. Dareus will not lose any of his future guaranteed money because of this incident. The suspension will cost Dareus about $3.3 million.'

'"Obviously, I've always said this is a performance-based business," Bills general manager Doug Whaley told reporters Saturday. "The release of Karlos Williams was strictly performance-based. He came in behind the eight ball and never caught up. And there was other guys on the roster that moved ahead of him. In light of that, we thought, 'Why hold on to him?' Why don't we give him a chance to maybe find another job out there in the league. We weren't going to hold on to him to the end, knowing he wasn't going to make the team."'

'"After careful consideration of recent events within my life, I have made the decision to enter a rehabilitation facility," Dareus said in a statement released Saturday by the team. "I feel this is the best decision for me, my family and my teammates as I move forward with my career. I appreciate the support of my teammates and the Bills organization through this process."'