By Buffalo Bills, posted 27 04 2012
On what he likes about the selection of South Carolina DB Stephon Gilmore:
Buddy Nix: We talk about needing corners with some size and adding speed to our team. I think we did both with (Gilmore). (Gilmore) has been a 40 game starter in a pretty good league. He has good ball skills, he has great speed, and he is a good tackler. He was high on our draft board from the start. I thought when corners started going that there might be a good chance he would not be there. But we were fortunate, I think, to get him. He will help our football team.
On what Gilmore’s forty speed was:
BN: He was high 4.3’s.
On how Gilmore was used in college and how physical of a corner he is:
BN: That is a big thing now. The way they spread you out, the offenses do. First of all, you have to be big enough to match up against the (Patriot’s) tight ends—especially in our division. What they will do, and the same thing we do, is spread you out with five receivers and...
By Buffalo Bills, posted 27 04 2012
QB RYAN FITZPATRICK
On what he wants to accomplish on the first day back:
Just getting everybody back in and seeing what kind of shape everybody’s in. Really catching up with guys, seeing how their offseason was. A lot of the guys had different surgeries and injuries that they had to heal up from. Some of it is just seeing how they’re doing. We’ll get in, we’ll have a team meeting and get to talk to the guys some more, interact with the coaches. It’s really one of those deals where we’ve got the new guys so getting a chance to speak with Mario (Williams) and some of the other guys and everybody just getting acquainted with each other.
On what his reaction was to the team signing DE Mario Williams:
I was in Costa Rica for a wedding and there was only internet access in the lobby, so with the three day ordeal that it was every 20 minutes I was walking down to the lobby looking at my phone. Finally when it happened obviously I was...
By Buffalo Bills, posted 27 04 2012
ORCHARD PARK, NY – The Buffalo Bills today announced that G Kraig Urbik (pronounced ER-bick) and G Chad Rinehart accepted their tenders and signed their contracts. In accordance with team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Urbik started all 13 games played in 2011 for Buffalo, including five at center. The 6-5, 324-pound Wisconsin product joined Buffalo off of waivers from Pittsburgh on September 5, 2010. He was a third-round (79th overall) draft choice of the Steelers in 2009.
Rinehart appeared in each of Buffalo’s 16 games in 2011, making 12 starts. The 6-5, 321-pound Northern Iowa product entered the NFL as a third-round (96th overall) draft choice of Washington in 2008. Rinehart was signed to the Bills’ practice squad on October 18, 2010 before being promoted to the 53-man roster on December 7th.
By Buffalo Bills, posted 17 04 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
BUFFALO BILLS TO HOST SEATTLE SEAHAWKS IN TORONTO ON DECEMBER 16
Fifth annual Bills regular season game to be played at Last season, the Bills shut out the Washington Redskins 23-0 to earn their first regular season victory in Toronto.
ORCHARD PARK, NY – The Buffalo Bills will look for their second consecutive regular season victory in Toronto when they host the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday, December 16, 2012.
The game is scheduled for 4:05 pm at Rogers Centre. The game will be televised in Canada on Sportsnet and FOX in the United States.
Last season, the Bills shut out the Washington Redskins 23-0 to earn their first regular season victory in Toronto.
The ticket on-sale date and ticket prices for the 2012 Bills-Seahawks game will be announced at a later date.
Fans interested in reserving tickets...
By Bills Toronto Series, posted 21 02 2012
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TORONTO, ON
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 2012
BILLS TORONTO SERIES 2012
PRE SEASON GAME MOVED TO BUFFALO
The BILLS TORONTO SERIES announces that the pre-season game scheduled to be played at Rogers Centre in 2012 has been moved back to Ralph Wilson Stadium. The move was necessitated due to a potential scheduling conflict at Rogers Centre. The regular season game scheduled to be played in 2012 will continue as planned, with details of the time and opponent being announced in April as part of the NFL’s 2012 schedule announcement.
Bills Toronto Series subscribers will receive a full refund in the amount of the original pre-season game ticket price paid for the 2012 pre-season game. Details of this refund are being communicated directly to the Bills Toronto Series subscribers.
BTS subscribers, please contact 416-341-1440 or email VIP@billsintoronto.com for further information.
By Bills in Toronto, posted 24 11 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, November 23, 2011
BILLS CLAIM RB TASHARD CHOICE
Jackson placed on injured reserve
Orchard Park, NY – The Buffalo Bills today announced that the team has claimed RB Tashard Choice.
Choice joins the Bills after being released by the Washington Redskins on Tuesday. Choice spent three weeks with the Redskins. Choice started the 2011 season with the Dallas Cowboys where he produced 75 yards on 28 carries in the first six games of the season. He was released by Dallas on October 28 and signed with Washington on October 31.
Choice originally joined the NFL as a fourth round draft pick (122nd overall) in 2008 out of Georgia Tech. He has played in 55 career games (four starts) and produced 1,146 rushing yards and eight rushing touchdowns in his NFL career. He also has 499 receiving yards on 65 receptions.
Choice...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 24 11 2011
Head Coach Chan Gailey – Wednesday, November 23, 2011
On any injury updates with RB Fred Jackson.
Fred’s not good. I know he’ll miss this one, and then we’ll have to decide what happens from there.
On RB CJ Spiller stepping in:
It’ll be his opportunity. We’ve had a lot of guys that have taken opportunities and done well with them and I fully expect that from him.
On Jackson’s injury:
He got kicked or kneed or something (in the calf).
On if Jackson will be back before the end of the season:
I don’t know about that. We’ll have to wait and see.
On how much the game plan changes with Spiller starting now:
It changes a little bit. You’ve got 10 other guys that have been doing things. You can’t change everything they’re doing and you don’t...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 22 11 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Tuesday, November 22, 2011
BILLS PROMOTE WR AIKEN AND SIGN WR HAGAN TO 53-MAN ROSTER
WR Jones and CB McGee Placed on Injured Reserve
Orchard Park, NY – The Buffalo Bills today announced that the team has promoted WR Kamar Aiken and signed WR Derek Hagan to the 53-man roster. In accordance with team policy, terms of the deals were not disclosed.
Aiken has spent the first 11 weeks of the season on the team’s Practice Squad after joining the Bills as an undrafted free agent in July. The 6-2, 213-pound Central Florida product totaled 121 catches for 1,924 yards and 17 touchdowns in his collegiate career. Aiken will continue to wear No. 88.
Hagan entered the NFL as a third-round (82nd overall) draft pick of Miami in 2006. He has spent time on the rosters...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 22 11 2011
HEAD COACH CHAN GAILEY – Monday, November 21, 2011
On RB Fred Jackson:
He’s banged up, but we’ll have to wait and see. I don’t know if I can give you a good answer right now. He’s hurting and I doubt he would practice early in the week. We hope to have him late in the week.
On if SS George Wilson’s injury will keep him out awhile:
I don’t know. It’s starting to heal, but it’s not there yet. I think if he can make some progress it’ll be a slow progress. Maybe we’ll get him back this week, maybe we won’t.
On WR Donald Jones and if there’s a chance he’ll play the rest of the season:
It looks like it’s more long-term than short term for him. (There’s an) Outside chance.
On if CB Terrence McGee had surgery:
Yea, he had surgery today.
On if Injured...
By Bills in Toronto, posted 18 11 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – Thursday, November 17, 2011
BILLS SIGN T WELCH TO PRACTICE SQUAD
Orchard Park, NY – The Buffalo Bills today announced that the team has signed T Thomas Welch to the Practice Squad.
Welch joins Buffalo’s practice squad after being released by New England on November 8th. The 6-7, 310-pound Vanderbilt product entered the NFL as a seventh-round (208th overall) draft pick of the Patriots in 2010. Welch spent the 2010 season on Minnesota’s practice squad before being signed the Vikings’ 53-man roster on December 14th.
Buffalo released G Keith Williams from the Practice Squad
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