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Archives for March 2018

Jim Kelly undergoes surgery to remove oral cancer, reconstruct jaw

‘”We successfully removed Mr. Kelly’s cancer from his upper jaw and lymph nodes from his neck,” Dr. Mark Urken, head and neck surgeon at Mount Sinai West, said in a statement. “We then reconstructed his upper jaw. Mr. Kelly is resting comfortably post-operatively.”‘

Bills add WR/PR Kaelin Clay

‘Clay was with the Bills to start last season after they acquired via trade with the Carolina Panthers in exchange for cornerback Kevon Seymour. He was released by the team on October 23. The Panthers claimed him off waivers the next day and brought hi back to Carolina, where he returned 17 punts for 147 yards, including a 60 yard touchdown in week 12 against the Jets. He also caught five passes for 57 yards in nine games for the Panthers.’

Bills add CB Phillip Gaines

‘Gaines, 27, served the past three seasons as a Chiefs reserve cornerback. This past season he was behind starters Marcus Peters and Steven Nelson on Kansas City’s depth chart.’

Bills bring back WR Kaelin Clay

‘Clay, 26, spent the first half of the 2017 season with the Bills, after the team acquired him via trade with Carolina in exchange for CB Kevon Seymour and a 2019 seventh-round pick.’

Kelly’s surgery to remove oral cancer successful

‘”We successfully removed Mr. Kelly’s cancer from his upper jaw and lymph nodes from his neck. We then reconstructed his upper jaw. Mr. Kelly is resting comfortably post-operatively,” said Dr. Mark Urken, Head and Neck Surgeon at Mount Sinai West.’

Bills Today: Starting QB will be open competition

‘“We’ve got open competition at the position. We’ve got two good players at the position,” McDermott said. “Two, good, young players and we’re excited about both of them. Both have done a lot of winning, albeit at the college level. Both quarterbacks have a lot of room to grow and are very encouraged about the opportunity to compete to start for the Buffalo Bills.”’

Bills clearing the decks with big dead salary cap total

‘The base salary cap for all teams is $177.2 million in 2018. Dead cap money will account for 25 percent of the Bills’ cap. That’s tops in the NFL, and it will be the third most dead cap space in the league by percentage in the last five years, according to financial figures from Spotrac.com.’

Report: Bills to host Dolphins DE Terrence Fede on free agent visit

‘Fede, 26, has spent the first four seasons of his pro career with the Dolphins. He has appeared in 51 games over that time, including all 16 in 2017, but has not started any of them. He has 55 tackles, one sack and one safety. Fede played 172 defensive snaps for Miami in 2017, but was a key member of the Dolphins’ special teams, taking 335 snaps. That was 75 percent of the team’s total and ranked as fourth most on the team.’