Archives for May 26, 2017

'“Hope for Haiti was closer to my heart because of what all they do,” Dareus said. “It was more than just about my money. I wanted to see firsthand what they were doing, and they welcomed me on board.”'

'WGR's Sal Capaccio profiled Hodges back in April, and said that he is considered as a very good coverage linebacker. Hodges may be a good replacement for linebacker Zach Brown, who left this offseason to sign with the Washington Redskins. Sal says that Hodges has a similar frame to Brown, standing at 6’ 1” and 243-pounds.'

'“It feels good,” the 31-year old nine-year veteran said after practice. “Coming back slowly but surely. Out here getting comfortable, it’s taken a little time off, but feels good.”'

'“Terrance is what I would label a young riser in this business,” Bills general manager Brandon Beane said in a statement at Buffalobills.com. “(Minnesota general manager) Rick Spielman has had a great staff, well respected guys around the league. Terrance worked his way up to a Southeast area scout. The southeast is well known as a prime talent area. He’s done a great job. Rick gave him a great recommendation. (Minnesota assistant general manager) George Paton as well when I called those guys. Every reference that (Bills assistant general manager) Joe (Schoen) and I called on said that Terrance has what it takes, he just hasn’t had the opportunity.”'

'The last two times we've seen the Bills at practice, rookie Dion Dawkins has lined up at left tackle in place of the still rehabbing Cordy Glenn. With Glenn still unable to take part in team drills Thursday, that trend continued once again… but to this point in time, we haven't seen him take a single rep at right tackle — which was the position he was drafted to compete for.'

'"I think it's what's kept me going. It's my number one priority above everything else. It's what grounds me with how I play and why I'm playing," Peterman said.'

'Though he played inside in San Francisco he has quality coverage skills as he was a converted safety in college at Penn State. In fact his coverage ability was seen as the strongest attribute in his skill set when the Minnesota Vikings made him a fourth-round pick in the 2013 NFL draft.'

'“Terrance is what I would label a young riser in this business,” Bills GM Brandon Beane told Buffalobills.com. “(Minnesota GM) Rick Spielman has had a great staff, well respected guys around the league. Terrance worked his way up to a Southeast area scout. The southeast is well known as a prime talent area. He’s done a great job.'

'Cooper, who was named the club’s BLESTO scout, spent six years in the Bills scouting department, the last two as an area scout. He returns for his second stint with the team.'

'“It was pretty good,” Jones told Buffalobills.com. “It helps when we’re in the upbeat tempo because the defense can’t do as many things and we have a wide open playbook when we’re in two minute. So it’s pretty good to be out there running the show and telling guys what to do and getting a feel for what you want to see on the field.”'

'“We were going through the evaluation process and we were trying to determine where guys were so with Ragland we went back to his training camp tape and we saw some good things,” Frazier said in an appearance on the John Murphy Show.'