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    Training camp 8/24

    in The Stadium Wall Archives

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    41 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

    I think those are spots 4 & 5. Davis is much more likely to make the team than Roberts (for example). The Bills may keep 7 this year but I think Roberts is on the bubble if it’s 6. They just have too many talented receivers to keep a pure punt returner (albeit a very good one). 

     

    Agreed.   If it comes down to Roberts or Hodgins for #6, I hope they go with youth and an ability to grow vs. the veteran -- even if that runs counter to how McD likes to roll.      

    Masai Ujiri Prevented by police from taking the court moments after the Raptors win the NBA title

    in Off the Wall Archives

    Posted · Edited by Lurker

    It's maddening.    Just so damn maddening.

     

    I hope this video burns Strickland to the ground...

     

    https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2020/08/18/new-video-appears-to-show-alameda-sheriffs-deputy-initiated-scuffle-with-raptors-president-after-warriors-nba-finals-loss/

     

    "...In February, Strickland decided to sue Ujiri for assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress and two counts of negligence, alleging that he had suffered “physical, mental, emotional and economic” injuries in the confrontation’s wake.

     

    In a statement Wednesday, sheriff’s spokesman Sgt. Ray Kelly said the department had closed out its part in the case last July after an investigation that drew on resources from Oakland police and the Alameda County District Attorney’s Office. Kelly distinguished between the public case, which ended with a citation hearing last November, and the private matter of Strickland’s suit against Ujiri.

     

    “There’s been a snippet of video released publicly that doesn’t tell the story of the entire investigation,” Kelly said. “That story will have to come out through the process. We stand by our original statements.”

     

    Kelly confirmed that Strickland remains employed by the department and said the deputy is on leave recovering from injuries sustained during the incident.

    Mastagni Holstedt founder David P. Mastagni told this news organization in June 2019 that, “This is an unprovoked significant hit to the jaw, causing a serious concussion, a temporal mandibular joint injury, a serious jaw injury. The officer is off-work, disabled and wants to get back to work.”

     

     

    https://www.ktvu.com/news/new-video-sheriffs-deputy-the-undeniably-initial-aggressor-in-toronto-raptors-shoving-match

     

    "But in February, Strickland filed a federal lawsuit against Ujiri, the Raptors, Maple Leaf Entertainment at the NBA alleging Ujiri shoved him so hard on the court that he suffered physical injuries to his head, jaw, chin and teeth.

     

    Strickland also filed a workers' compensation claim alleging Ujiri “circumvented” the security checkpoint and then tried to “storm” the court and “hit him in the face and chest with both fists.” 

     

    Strickland also claimed Ujiri had a “violent predisposition” and acted with an “evil motive amounting to malice,” according to his suit and workers' compensation claims. 

     

    Neither Strickland, who has not been back to work in more than a year,  nor his attorney, David Mastagni, were available for immediate comment. 

     

    Even more WTF:

     

    "Strickland's past criminal history is also troubling, legal analysts have said.  

     

    In March, KTVU broke an exclusive story revealing that in 1994, Strickland was arrested and later convicted of insurance fraud, raising questions about his integrity." 

     

     

     

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    Bills are expected to sign DT Justin Zimmer and DT Tanzel Smart

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    Posted · Edited by Lurker

    2 hours ago, Logic said:

     

    I find any notion that third year 3rd rounder Harrison Phillips could be cut to be unrealistic. 

     

     

    I didn't say cut.  I said make the roster (which includes I/R, the kind that allows players to return after week 8 or season ending).     Reading between the lines on Frasier's comments from yesterday, I think they're worried about getting Harry up to speed in an abbriviated training camp:

     

    https://billswire.usatoday.com/2020/08/15/things-we-learned-buffalo-bills-coordinators-brian-daboll-leslie-frazier/4/

     

    “So far in these walkthroughs, he’s done everything that we would expect him to do. We gave him a bit of a break yesterday, he took some time off… so far, so good,” Frazier said. “Now the real test for him will be once we get the pads on and we’re going live and he’s in situations where he has to really take power and be able to plant and drive and push off and those kind of things.”

     

     

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