Archives for August 2016

'“My ball has always had a little extra hang-time, so it works out in my favor because that’s my natural ball," he said. "Obviously you still want to keep the touchback available, so we’re working on everything, trying to see what works in the preseason and go from there.”'

'A year ago, Kiko Alonso had a similar injury in Philadelphia and returned to the field, but it all depends on what doctors find when they perform the procedure.'

'In the first 11-on-11 workouts, quarterback Tyrod Taylor made it clear that Sammy Watkins is a go-to for him, hitting him twice on quick routes.'

'It was the defense that held the Bills back – simply put, if the defense was even average at best, the Bills’ playoff drought would’ve most likely ended. But it was tied for 19th in yards allowed per play, and most shocking of all, ranked 31st in sacks with just 31, 22 less than the previous year.'

'“I feel great about this team right now,” Ryan said Wednesday. “We’ve had some unfortunate injuries, but we have some depth. Every team is going to get our maximum effort — that’s a given. Then we’ll see how it works out.”'

'Rex Ryan is always a circus. But when his braggadocio isn’t the story of training camp, alarms should go off in Buffalo.'

'"Well, we were excited about those two guys. Obviously, we think they're rare talents and that's not going to change either based on an injury," Ryan said following practice. "It's just unfortunate that we've got to be a little more patient than maybe we wanted to."'

'Ragland was pursuing running back Reggie Bush out to the sideline during a drill in practice and he seemed to get his leg stuck in the turf and his knee buckled. It was a non-contact play, and center Eric Wood trotted over to help Ragland up with no idea he was seriously hurt.'

'Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Reggie Ragland will have surgery to repair a torn ACL and is expected to miss the entire 2016 season, the team announced Wednesday.'

'"In my mind, the team hasn't been to the playoffs in one year," Pegula said on the John Murphy Show on Wednesday afternoon. "I'm not talking about 16 [years" target="_blank"> and I don't think anybody is. We're talking about the future."'

'WR Greg Salas has a hamstring injury and CB Sterling Moore was in concussion protocol.'

'“In this business you’ve got to have a replacement ready to go and we’ve done a great job of that.”'

'Randell Johnson, Zac Brown and Brandon Spikes will likely have to fill the void.'

'Ragland went down on a non-contact injury during a harmless running play last Friday, and the coaching staff immediately called for a medic. He stayed on the ground for several minutes with the medical staff around him, and even owner Terry Pegula walked over and hovered over the scene. Eventually Ragland was helped up, and walked to the locker room under his own power.'

'With all the adversity the defense has gone through this offseason, and even the last few days, their performance in the two-minute drill against the Bills offense was not just dominant, but they barely even let the offense sniff some successful plays.'