Two Bills Drive

Dennis Erickson was hired Tuesday by the San Francisco 49ers to replace Steve Mariucci as coach, a surprising end to a search that stretched nearly four weeks. Erickson will be introduced at a news conference on Wednesday.

February 15, 1993 – ASSISTANT GM BOB FERGUSON RESIGNS

Bills' assistant general manager Bob Ferguson and director of pro personnel left the Bills to join the Denver Broncos as their director of football operations/player personnel.

This month, fullback Phillip Crosby shares some blocking tips and explains what it's like for a fullback in a 3rd-and-1 situation.

‘The Buffalo Bills will open their preseason in early August on the road with games at the Baltimore Ravens and the Tennessee Titans, the team said Tuesday.’

The Bills will open the preseason with games at Baltimore and Tennessee before returning home to face the Rams and Lions at Ralph Wilson Stadium.

‘The franchise label would effectively keep Price off the free agent market when his four-year contract expires on Feb. 28. Transitioning him gives the Bills an opportunity to match any offer he received from other suitors.’

‘Former Bengals coach Dick LeBeau hasn’t yet told the Buffalo Bills whether he will accept an offer to be an unspecified defensive consultant with the club, Bills media relations director Scott Berchtold said.’

On Saturday, February 8, the former first-round draft pick by the Bills in 2001 signed autographs, posed for photos and greeted fans at the Buffalo Auto Show. Also on hand to visit with fans were members of the Buffalo Jills squad.

"I think we have a strong league," Wilson said. "We just have to make the right decisions – the owners and the commissioner – down the road to keep it strong. The revenue-sharing keeps the small-market teams in business. Without revenue-sharing, Buffalo couldn't have a team because we couldn't keep up."

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‘Besides Spikes, top-notch outside backers whose contracts are up include Chicago’s Rosevelt Colvin, Philadelphia’s Shawn Barber, Seattle’s Anthony Simmons and Indianapolis’ Mike Peterson.’

Bills played in three of record 25 overtimes winning two on passes of Bledsoe to Henry and Peerless Price and losing one on opening kickoff to Jets.

‘Jauron has considered other options in case Blache gets the job. One Internet report said former Bengals head coach Dick LeBeau, who is Jauron’s good friend, is holding off on accepting a defensive assistant job with Buffalo until he finds out for sure whether there would be an opening for a defensive coordinator with the Bears. Bears linebacker coach Gary Moeller has been a defensive coordinator, as well.’

Guard Joe DeLamielleure, who distinguished himself with the Buffalo Bills and Cleveland Browns, has selected the recently retired Buffalo News sports writer/columnist Larry Felser. “Although I didn’t always agree with what he said, Larry was always honest and fair,” DeLamielleure said.