Two Bills Drive

‘Clements, 48, also is being courted by the Buffalo Bills to become their offensive coordinator, and Steelers coach Bill Cowher hopes to keep Clements in Pittsburgh as a potential down-the-line replacement for current offensive coordinator Mike Mularkey…One of the lures of the Jaguars’ job is that coach Tom Coughlin is offering near-total autonomy over the offense, Clements confirmed last night.’

‘Kelly, the first USFL player to make the Hall of Fame, is dedicating his honor to his son, Hunter, who turns five next week. The boy has the rare and deadly Krabbe’s disease, and doctors had told Kelly his son wouldn’t live past 14 months with the disease, which attacks the white matter of the brain.’

Stories on those players among others at spring turkey camp.

Len Pasquarelli of ESPN speculates that Gregg Williams may be replaced by Jim Haslett of New Orleans next year. But speculations are often inaccurate especially at this time of year. Not many people were speculating the Patriots would be winning the Superbowl a year ago.

Cam Cameron, fired as coach of Indiana University, had an "impressive" interview with the Bills earlier this week. Clements looks like he’ll take the Jacksonville OC job. Another quote from the article: "Dan Henning is viewed as one of the best offensive coordinators in the NFL."

‘The Buffalo Bills allocated seven players, including practice squad quarterback David Dinkins, to NFL Europe for the upcoming spring season on Thursday.’

‘Winfield took the brunt of the financial hit. Yetts, a former Ohio State wrestler, cheated Winfield out of $1.35 million by putting Winfield’s money into his own personal and business accounts, the commission’s suit alleges. The Bills gave Winfield a $3.5 million signing bonus when they drafted him in the first round in 1999. When the cornerback looked to invest some of the bonus money, he cut ties with All Pro Sports and turned to Yetts. He returned to All Pro Sports after a background check by the Bills revealed a former NFL player had sued Yetts, U.S. News reported.’

Finally, some real use of that opportunity.

When Frank Reich was first told last Saturday of Jim Kelly’s election to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, his reaction was measured as precisely as a third down pass. “Oh, that’s great,” Reich said, happily but quietly. “That’s really great.” The response was typical Reich — calm and even-keeled, not prone to exaggeration or hyperbole.

The Hinterbichler story begins with the 1991 Super Bowl. Because the Hinterbichler family was originally from Buffalo, Erik and his older brother, Kurt, watched in dismay as the Bills lost to the Giants, 20-19, when the Buffalo place-kicker Scott Norwood missed a 47-yard field- goal attempt with seconds left in the game.

‘The Buffalo Bills announced the signing of two center prospects among four free-agent signees Wednesday.’

‘Buffalo Bills cornerback Antoine Winfield’s agent said a magazine misquoted the player about accepting gifts from an agent while at Ohio State.’

‘Clements also has interviewed for the offensive coordinator job in Buffalo.’

Winfield and his agent are at odds. Apparently, Winfield feels his agent defrauded and stole from him. The thing that I always find interesting about players is how stupid they can be. If you come to people with your hand out and they?re willing to commit a legal act to get your name on a contract, why don?t these athletes realize that they are dealing with dishonest people? You do not want dishonest people handling your money and finances.

Marv Levy talks about the 1988 draft, the year the Bills picked Thurman Thomas. Thomas was the eight RB taken that year. Anyone remember the Bears’ Brad Muster?