Archives for November 18, 2023

‘“The minute that I hired Joe, I got a couple of texts from people down there saying ‘He reminds me of you,” McDermott said Friday.’

‘“Terry’s been great,” McDermott said. “I’ve said this before: He’s the best owner in the NFL. That started Day One since I’ve been on the job (in 2017) all the way up to this week and through this week. He’s been phenomenal, supportive and yet, at the same time, having good conversations around the whats and the whys, whether it’s positive or negative, and been supportive all the way through it. We have a good, strong relationship. It’s a good deal with (general manager) Brandon (Beane), myself and Terry.”’

‘McDermott said there’s an “outside chance” that defensive tackle DaQuan Jones (pec) could return this season. McDermott was less optimistic on Matt Milano (leg), saying “I don’t think Matt has a chance at this point, based on what I know.”’

‘“I think that’s when it will get fun for folks and they’ll start stopping by more to look and gawk,” said Steve Ranalli, president of the Erie County Stadium Corp., the state entity overseeing the compliance and oversight of the project. “Once that steel comes up next year, I think people will really see the stadium take shape.”’

‘John Rauch was coach of the Raiders that day. The next year he was coach of the Buffalo Bills, and he brought in Ridlehuber as an insurance policy at running back. The Bills lost an October game to the Houston Oilers in which O.J. Simpson suffered a concussion. The Bills decided to hold him out of the next game against the Boston Patriots, so Rauch called up Ridlehuber from the taxi squad.’