Archives for September 1, 2016

'“It’s been great, because honestly I haven’t even held onto it,” he added. “I think, especially in this, my 11th year, that’s been something that’s been really good for me, just going out and playing. I’m a regular human being. People can say things from the outside in, but that’s never affected me.”'

'"I wish I had to do it all over again, but the fact of the matter is we don't," he said. "But this year's a brand new one. And like I've said, I have a funny feeling we'll be a lot better."'

'Humber was cut by New England on Tuesday, and has seven years of NFL experience split between Indianapolis and New Orleans. At 5-foot-11 and 232 pounds, Humber established a niche playing special teams.'

'Gay's release leaves Dan Carpenter as the team's kicker.'

'But so is the mediocrity that can no longer carry the family name. Rex Ryan has been an NFL head coach for seven seasons. Care to guess how many winning seasons he's had? The unavoidable answer: Two. Just two seasons, all the way back in 2009 and 2010, when teams he led finished above .500.'

'In order to claim Lewis, the Bills have released undrafted rookie guard Jamison Lalk.'

'The Bills also announced that the team has released K Jordan Gay. Gay was the kickoff specialist for the Bills for the last two seasons.'

'Go ahead and call me negative but all these setbacks put together don't much matter to me. If Tyrod Taylor has another strong season and the defense bounces back, the Bills should be pretty good. New England makes it next to impossible for an upstart to win the AFC East, so it would help if the Pats looked, for a change, earthly. The biggest reason for the Bills having the nation's longest playoff drought is the Patriots.'

'So, who has the best chance to make the roster with a big performance? Five different things to track as players are fighting for their roster lives…'.

'Lewis, 25, has been with the Seahawks the past two seasons appearing in 16 games with 13 starts. In 2014 he started in place of then Seahawks starting center Max Unger, who was injured at the start of that season. After making four starts in 2014, Lewis also started nine times last season for Seattle.'

'Humber, 29, has largely been a special teamer and inside linebacker in his NFL career, which began with Indianapolis in 2009. He spent parts of six seasons with the New Orleans Saints, including three under Bills Assistant head coach Rob Ryan when he served as the Saints defensive coordinator.'

'“Very (important),” Jones said. “Just to gain experience and being out there just competing. So to have the experience under my belt, hopefully prepare me for the season whenever you know, my number is called.”'