‘“With my career and my life, health is one of the biggest things,” Dawkins said to the crowd. “You have to be healthy to play football, you have to be healthy to smile and be happy and give off positive energy.”’
Archives for May 4, 2023
Famous Bills receivers Eric Moulds, Bob Chandler among Greater Buffalo Sports Hall inductees
‘Chandler caught 295 passes for 3,999 yards over nine seasons for the Bills, from 1971 to 1979. He was second-team All-Pro for the Bills in 1975 and ’77. Then he went on to help the Oakland Raiders to a Super Bowl title in 1980, catching 49 passes and 10 TDs that year. Chandler died from a rare strain of lung cancer at age 45 in 1995.’
State, Erie County will spend millions more on existing Bills stadium complex while new one is being built
‘As part of the existing lease deal, both Erie County and New York State will continue to chip in between $2.2 million to $2.4 million a year for maintenance, repair and other capital improvement costs. The Bills are also contributing more than $900,000 a year, as a percentage share of ongoing stadium costs.’
Buffalo Bills’ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium game date revealed ahead of NFL Schedule Release?
‘A Bills fan did a Google search for Tottenham Hotspur Stadium events and Buffalo’s game appeared on the list for Sunday, October 8 at 2:30 p.m. London time. That would be 9:30 a.m. EST in the United States.’
Beane was asked to reveal who was taking in trade up
‘Beane also said that he originally had a deal in place with New York Giants general manager and his former assistant GM Joe Schoen to move from the Bills scheduled pick No. 27 to to the Giants’ No. 24. Schoen, however, couldn’t make the deal once the board fell a certain way, which led to Beane calling Baalke and the Jaguars.’
Thursday marks approval day for new Bills stadium deal in Orchard Park
‘”Starting this out, it’s all a journey. It’s definitely a marathon, it’s not a sprint,” said Erie County’s Commissioner for the Department of Public Works, Bill Geary on Wednesday. “The expectation is we can get through this, but there are so many different aspects to know, like what Chair [April] Baskin did with the community benefits agreement. There’s so many other aspects of this stadium that are going to have residual effects in this community for years to come, long after I’m gone, and most of the people that are here today. We should be proud of that, and we should also know the Buffalo Bills, as a franchise, will be here for 30 years.”‘
Erie County Legislature expected to vote on Bills stadium deal
‘The plan to create a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills is in place, and now, all it needs is the approval of the Erie County Legislature.’