26CornerBlitz Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Brandon on Thurman’s 34: Stay tuned With today’s announcement by Bills team President Russ Brandon that the club will be retiring Bruce Smith’s No. 78 in a halftime ceremony at the Bills home opener, he was naturally asked about whether Thurman Thomas’ No. 34 could be next in line. “Stay tuned,” said Brandon in an appearance on Bills flagship station WGR Sportsradio 550. “Today we’re celebrating Bruce, but obviously everyone knows Thurman’s place and it’ll be interesting to see what happens with that number down the road, but you can read between the lines.” Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsaikotic Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Sal Capaccio @SalSports 27m27 minutes ago Bruce Smith sacks vs opponents: Jets - 31 Colts - 25 Patriots - 21 Dolphins - 15 Oilers/Titans - 12 Eagles - 10 Browns - 10 0 retweets 0 likes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 @WGR550 Bruce Smith will be on the John Murphy Show tonight! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KDIGGZ Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Hammer time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Awesome..Cant wait to be there! Anybody else think they are doing opening night to keep people out the beer line? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hondo in seattle Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 So well deserved, Bruce is the best player that the Bills have ever had. He had 200 sacks in a 3-4!! He was a dominant force. Sometimes casual fans forget he did it in a 3-4. Amazing player! The Bills have had a lot of good players in their history but only Bruce and OJ are in GOAT conversations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 LOL great point Paul. I'm trying to figure out a way to get to this game now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 @BuffaloBillsPR .@buffalobills Managing Partner & President Russ Brandon’s statement about the #Bills retiring Bruce Smith’s No. 78 Great news and well deserved! @buffalobills 78. Forever Bruce Smith. The Bills will retire the legend's number at our 2016 home opener! http://bufbills.co/kDu4tA Awesome...... Good move by the Pegs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoloinOhio Posted May 11, 2016 Author Share Posted May 11, 2016 Awesome..Cant wait to be there! Anybody else think they are doing opening night to keep people out the beer line? its just Uncle Russ trying to sell #78 Color Rush jerseys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zlanger Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 My first Bills jersey as a kid was a Bruce Smith jersey. The first Bills game I ever went to was when the Bills played the Colts in 1996, Bills won in OT and Bruce got flagged for 3 offsides penalties lol Having the opener on Thursday night is exciting at it is, now Bruce's ceremony makes it extra special. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plenzmd1 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 LOL great point Paul. I'm trying to figure out a way to get to this game now. its only a vacation, and by extension a marriage...really nothing big as opposed to being at a Bills primetime opener! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shrader Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Has anyone worn the number since him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Romes Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 The GOAT IMO. Watching him dominate for more than a decade I remember being so thankful and feeling so blessed he was a Bill. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gugny Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 What's the over/under on days till Andre Reed starts whining? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 its only a vacation, and by extension a marriage...really nothing big as opposed to being at a Bills primetime opener! One option is to send the wife and doggie off on Thursday to the beach, fly up to Buffalo in the afternoon then fly back Friday and join them. It's crazy enough that it just might work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LewPort71 Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Great honor for Bruce. Classy move by the Bills. I was at the Ralph when Kelly's number was retired. Incredible atmosphere. People were crying and cheering at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Canadian Bills Fan Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Great honor for Bruce. Classy move by the Bills. I was at the Ralph when Kelly's number was retired. Incredible atmosphere. People were crying and cheering at the same time. I was there too that day. I was also one of those people who had tears welling up in my eyes CBF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
26CornerBlitz Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eball Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 "...after my rookie year." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bisonbrigade Posted May 11, 2016 Share Posted May 11, 2016 Number 32 is "unofficially" retired for obvious reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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