Archives for April 29, 2017

'“I was never somebody to hoot and holler and try to motivate people that way,” he said. “I was always sort of a guy to go about my business. The reason why I’m having this success is because I’m working and I’m striving for excellence and it’s all about a process with me."'

'In 50 career games at East Carolina, Jones caught a staggering 399 passes for 4,279 yards (but averaged only 10.7 yards per catch) and 23 touchdowns.'

'How good are his hands? The analytics website Pro Football Focus charged Jones with just six drops on 164 catchable passes last year.'

'The shirt looks to be inspired by the famous police chase involving former Bills running back O.J. Simpson in the white Ford Bronco. Only in the image on his shirt, it's not the Bronco being followed by police, but rather a bunch of Broncos tailing a police car.'

'So history shows they're not likely to find a legitimate No. 1 wideout that late in the draft, at least for this scouting department. Jones certainly has impressive numbers. He set an FBS record with 158 catches for East Carolina last season and 399 receptions for his career. But he didn't do it against the best competition and he scored only eight TDs last season.'

'Dawkins is expected to compete with Jordan Mills and others for the starting spot at right tackle.'

'Dawkins was arrested in March 2015 with teammate Haason Reddick for an assault outside a Philadelphia nightclub. Although he wasn't suspended, he served in a diversionary program. Dawkins and Bills coach Sean McDermott largely sidestepped questions about that incident Friday.'

'For Jones, they made a deal with the Los Angeles Rams to jump from the 44th spot in the second round to 37th. The Bills also gave the Rams the 91st overall pick, in the third round, which they acquired from the Kansas City Chiefs to move down from 10th to 27th to grab White Thursday night. Buffalo also picked up the 149th overall selection, in Saturday's fifth round.'

'McDermott simply didn't see anyone at the position that convinced him needed to be on the roster this year, even as a backup. The plan is clearly to allow Tyrod Taylor to function as a bridge for the QB the Bills will likely pursue next year, when they have two first-round picks (including the one they picked up from Kansas City to allow the Chiefs to move up to No. 10 to take Texas Tech quarterback Patrick Mahomes).'

'"My whole deal, I want to be one of the best to go down and play defensive back," White said during a news conference Friday after arriving at One Bills Drive. "And I feel like, early in my career, for me in my rookie year to match up against those guys is a good stepping stone and it's a good learning curve. I feel like I'm going to come and I'm going to compete well and I'm going to try to make it hard for those guys, I know that.'

'"I just want to be different," White said. "My mindset is different. Growing up, I had a lot of family members and a lot of my best friends go the wrong route. I didn't want to do that. You'll hear me say over and over again, my purpose is to motivate and inspire.'

'I just feel I can bring some depth to this secondary. We already have some great players, some players that I’ve watched for some time in Micah Hyde – I watched him when he was in Green Bay. I’ve watched a lot of (Ronald) Darby when I was in college and he was at Florida State. He was another guy. And then we have Jordan Poyer here too. There’s definitely some guys that I’ve watched at LSU and I’m looking forward to just coming in and adding to the great players that we already have.'

'Recent history suggests not all of them will be around long. According to research from the website spotrac.com, the Bills have relinquished nearly 71 percent of the 55 players who they have drafted since 2010, the most in the NFL. "Relinquished" could mean the player signed as a free agent with another team, or was cut, traded or retired.'

'The fifth-year option would cost the Bills $13.258 million, which is guaranteed against injury. The franchise tag is expected to be roughly $3 million more.'

'Prices for individual game tickets at New Era Field will be categorized into five tiers – platinum, gold, silver, bronze and preseason – based on the Bills' opponent and time of the year.'