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The original Bruce Smith video is here: Not that it matters, but since people are speculating here, at 2:16 of the video above, Bruce says the player played on the Bills in the mid- to late-90's. He also there there might have been two such players on the team. Shouldn't be news, but it is, unfortunately, in this day and age still, so much so that TMZ had to "break" this story.

You mean two Tyrel(l)'s and a Tyler? 😄 Or am I forgetting some people?

Ha, ha, yep, all the weird hair threw me for a loop! [I'm still bad with faces though, no matter what!] And thanks for the compliment. Chong Li was a bad a$$. Me, not so much; but I can pretend, lol.

Awesome! And thanks for your help.

I'm bad with faces. Is that Dawson Knox in the blue shirt and red gloves, second from the right?

Both Jake Fromm and Davis Webb. I hope one (or both) of them steps up and proves he has the potential to be a good backup QB once Trubisky most likely leaves next year.

Perhaps, but I just read that Jeff Nixon set a Bills record with four takeaways in one game (three interceptions, one fumble recovery) in that game and was named SI's Defensive Player of the Month for September 1980: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeff_Nixon Pretty cool!

Some of these are gross, lol! 😅 But the top of Kelso's helmet is a good one. Why? They would be worthless, wouldn't they? They were selling the Terrell Owens. jerseys at Sports Authority for $1 after he left Philly for Dallas.

and The red helmets were named eighth ugliest uniform ever in the NFL by Bleach Report: https://bleacherreport.com/articles/889500-the-top-27-ugliest-uniforms-in-nfl-history "Buffalo Bills Red Helmet Era 8 OF 27 The Bills made the switch from white helmets to red helmets in 1984. Something about adding a red helmet to that uniform just makes it look worse. "

Yep: Guess Mahommes chose not to wear his captains jersey, which he was awarded in the playoffs last year:

Not sure if this was posted in another thread already, but:

CBS Sports seems to have a problem with this. I posted the link to one of their articles recently, and it was also for the wrong story. Fortunately, I caught and edited it right away. Re the actual article, Trapasso is very positive on Josh's supporting cast. This is what he has to say about the running backs and OL: "The Bills miraculously return their entire offensive line from a year ago, a sturdy unit at tackle and center that does feature some inconsistencies at guard. Pro Football Focus recently ranked Buffalo's blocking unit as the 13th-best in the league. Devin Singletary and Zack Moss sit atop the running back depth chart. Their collective lack of explosive capabilities have sparked negative narratives about the two young backs, but they've proven to be among the most elusive, hard-to-tackle runners in football." I hope these two units take a step up this year. No mention is made of Breida, or of the tight end situation.

For the record, here is Kelce's exact quote, from that article: "They’re definitely a contender, without a doubt,” Kelce said of the Browns, via Nate Ulrich of the Akron Beacon Journal. “It’s definitely there. Baker [Mayfield] and the gang have upped the ante, made this team an unbelievable team and a team you have to prepare for and take serious. I think that moving forward without a doubt, I can see a lot more playoff games between us, and I’ll just take it one day at a time and hope for it. I think the Browns and Chiefs are definitely neck and neck.” “It’s impressive to see where they’ve come from and where they are now because it’s a legit contender,” Kelce said, “and every team’s going to have to bring it.”"

Also, Tyrod may start for Houston.

What about Kelly's Heroes!!:

1. WammyWeenie: I had one as a kid, but my idiot friend squeezed it and burst water all over during a sleep over. 2. From the Bills Grill cookbook featuring Roland Hooks chili (lol). Again, I had it as a kid, but lost it over the years. 3. NFL helmet metal lunchbox. I had one as a kid in 1979, but who knows where it is now: [Also, since when was Tampa Bay in the AFC? LOL.] 4. The "Kelly is God" banner hung at a Bills game:

Cribs was NFL ROY in 1980 as well as a started for the Pro Bowl. Also, from wikipedia (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Cribbs): "When the NFL played an abbreviated 9 game schedule due to the strike-shortened season in 1982, Cribbs was only able to play in 7 games but nonetheless led the league with 90.4 rushing yards per game." Pretty impressive. At the same time, according to wikipedia, it does seem as if he were a me-first guy: "Cribbs was not exactly happy in Buffalo, however, as he especially disliked playing in their infamous cold-weather home games. With one year left on his contract with the Bills, Cribbs signed a contract with the Birmingham Stallions of the USFL." and "Herschel Walker made the jump from college football to the USFL, becoming the league's highest paid player at $6 million over four years. This played a factor in Joe Cribbs walking out of his contract with the Birmingham Stallions. Cribbs had signed a deal in 1983 worth $2.6 million dollars to play for Birmingham, and still five years left on the contract. At the time of his walkout, Cribbs was leading the USFL in rushing." Still, I was too young at the time to know all the details.

He had a cicada fly into his beard yesterday, lol:

Who was in the WFL for three years?

We blew a 14-0 lead at Baltimore (the Colts), which made it even worse. Another point: under today's rules, Buffalo would have had a better chance getting to the SB that year, IMO. The three division winners (San Diego, Cleveland, Buffalo) all finished 11-5. Because of tie-breakers, Buffalo was ranked third, even though they beat the Chargers (on the road) in the regular season. San Diego was ranked one and Cleveland two. Buffalo had to go to San Diego again in the divisional since Oakland, a wild card, also at 11-5, could not play a team in the same division in the divisional round, per league rules at that time. Instead, number four Oakland had to travel to number two Cleveland, leaving number three Buffalo having to go to number one San Diego. Oakland went on to beat both Cleveland and San Diego on the road and head to the SB. Under today's rules, Oakland would have gone to San Diego, despite being in the same division, and Buffalo to Cleveland. If Buffalo had won, they would hosted Oakland in the AFC Championship game. I think Buffalo would have beaten Oakland and headed to the SB.

Tyler Sullivan of CBS Sports just posted an article where he agrees with you: https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/under-the-radar-players-who-could-be-2021-stars-for-each-afc-team-marquise-brown-among-potential-breakouts/ Under-the-radar players who could be 2021 stars for each AFC team: Marquise Brown among potential breakouts Don't sleep on these AFC players heading into the 2021 season Bills: A.J. Epenesa, DE "A.J. Epenesa was arguably a first-round talent coming out of Iowa in 2020, but Buffalo was able to scoop him up in the second round. He appeared in 14 contests for the Bills during his rookie season, but played sparingly (27% of the defensive snaps). When given more of an opportunity in the later part of the season, however, Epenesa didn't disappoint. His lone start of the season came in Week 17, when he totaled a season-high three tackles for a loss along with a quarterback hit. The rookie also was a noticeable presence during the AFC Championship Game against the Chiefs. As he heads into his second season, coach Sean McDermott will likely give Epenesa even more opportunity to grow within this defense. As Buffalo looks to contend in the AFC in 2021, Epenesa could prove to be a key piece along that unit to compliment Josh Allen on the other side of the ball. "

Tennessee just went from +4000 to +2500 to win the SB, tied for the ninth choice on the board with the Denver Broncos, Indianapolis Colts and Seattle Seahawks. https://www.thelines.com/julio-jones-trade-titans-super-bowl-odds-2021/ "In AFC South futures, the Colts were -106 favorites before the trade with the Titans a +130 second choice. Tennessee is now a co-favorite at DK with Indianapolis to win the division at +110, each having an implied probability of 47.6%. So with Julio Jones going to the Titans, oddsmakers essentially see the AFC South as a coinflip. The best available price across legal sportsbooks on the Titans to win the division is that +120 price. Meanwhile, the Falcons saw a shift in price for their win total for 2021. Before the trade, DraftKings Sportsbook had Atlanta projected for 7.5 wins with the over juiced to -137 and under at +113. The Falcons are still at 7.5 wins post-trade but with an over now at +100. Odds to win the NFC South now sit at +900, third choice behind the heavily favored Buccaneers and Saints."

Good find! Here's a short excerpt from that article: https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2021/06/04/does-the-new-usfl-have-the-legal-right-to-call-itself-the-usfl/ Does the new USFL have the legal right to call itself the USFL? “I was surprised when I heard about it this morning,” Steve Ehrhart, former USFL executive director, told Domowitch. “I want to dig into it and see who they’re claiming they acquired these rights [to the name] from. Because it didn’t come from any legitimate source. “My guess is there’s some knucklehead out there who claimed he had registered the name and had the rights to it. We’re not being antagonistic. But if they want to do this, they should do it the right way and talk to the actual people, not some guy who sent in an Internet registration or something like that.” Erhart contends that the USFL still exists, and that league officials still get monthly royalty checks. Brian Woods has resurrected the USFL, with FOX as the broadcaster and equity partner. “We were only around three seasons, but the USFL was a classy, well-respected name,” Erhart said. “We always said that we didn’t want to just jump in there and sell it to somebody who was going to be underfunded and blow up and give a halfway kind of effort. So we never did give or sell or authorize the rights to anybody.” [end] I'm surprised league officials still get monthly royalty checks after all these years. They still have money to give out?

Haha, good question. According to his linkedin page, he is no longer with the XFL and is now the managing partner at Beautiful Game Group, LLC: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dougwhaley "Beautiful Game Group LLC 1 year 2 months Managing Partner May 2020 - Present 1 year 2 months COO and Managing Partner May 2020 - May 2020 1 month Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States Beautiful Game Group LLC is a modern private equity company, that intends to invest in a network of professional sports teams across a variety of global growth sports. We intend to invest in soccer, basketball, eSports, cycling and rugby teams, employing extensive industry knowledge and research, to seek to achieve sustained sporting success and enhancing brand value, with social responsibility at our core."