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Buffalo Bills Could Feel Impact of Darrelle Revis Trade on Draft Day
April 22nd, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The New York Jets' trade of cornerback Darrelle Revis on Sunday could force the Buffalo Bills' hand a bit in this week's NFL Draft. ***PHOTO1*** Revis was traded to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for two draft picks, The Jets get the Bucs' first-rounder this year, No. 13 overall, and a conditional third-or...

Buffalo Bills Must Fill a Big Hole in O-Line
April 16th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
While the Buffalo Bills fan base has obsessed throughout this off-season over who will replace Ryan Fitzpatrick at quarterback, one of the top free agents on the market quietly slipped out of town.  Andy Levitre, who plays the much less glamorous position of offensive guard, left the club for a five...

Buffalo Bills New Quarterback Kevin Kolb Looks to Lead Team Back to Prominence
April 9th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills officially introduced Kevin Kolb as their latest quarterback Monday, and the new signal-caller quickly set the bar high. Kolb signed a two-year deal worth up to $13 million. He's expected to compete with Tarvaris Jackson and a rookie the Bills draft later this month for the starting spot.   ***PHOTO1***...

Buffalo Bills Hope History Doesn’t Repeat at Quarterback Battle Takes Shape
April 1st, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills' quarterback situation is taking a shape similar to what Bills fans saw before the 1997 season.   In the first season after Jim Kelly retired, a second-round draft pick named Todd Collins was expected to seize the starting job. One veteran backup was retained in Alex Van Pelt, while...

Buffalo Bills Re-sign Running Back Tashard Choice
March 30th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills will keep Tashard Choice around for at least one more season to provide depth at running back. Choice announced his signing Friday on his Twitter account: "I want to say thanks to the Bills organization and to all my fans. I'm heading back to Buffalo." Choice is third string behind...

Buffalo Bills Takes QB in Latest Mock Draft
March 28th, 2013 at 10:37 AM
It's no question the Buffalo Bills will be looking hard at the quarterback position when the 2013 NFL Draft gets here. ***PHOTO1*** Sport's Illustrated's Don Banks released his latest mock draft and has the Bills taking that very position. However, the quarterback of choice may make Bills fans a little upset. 8. QB...

Buffalo Bills Quarterback Draft History Does not Bode Well for 2013
March 25th, 2013 at 1:00 PM
With only Tarvaris Jackson on the roster as of now, the Buffalo Bills have apparently put all their eggs into the basket of drafting a franchise quarterback at next month's draft. Indeed, there are options out there. Geno Smith, Matt Barkley, Mike Glennon, Ryan Nassib and E.J. Manuel all been bandied...

Buffalo Bils Release Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick
March 12th, 2013 at 7:07 PM
Yet another failed "franchise quarterback" project has come to an end for the Buffalo Bills after they cut Ryan Fitzpatrick on the first day of free agency Tuesday. The team offered him a restructured version of the six-year, $59 million deal he signed in October 2011 that reportedly was incentive-laden. But...

Buffalo Bills Saw a Show of Great Wide Receiver Depth in Indianapolis at NFL Combine
February 27th, 2013 at 12:23 PM
With the wide receiver pool already looking deep, the Buffalo Bills witnessed a show this weekend when the wide receivers started their drills.  Nine wide receivers were able to run a sub 4.4 second 40-yard dash this season, which means that speed will no longer be a rare commodity. Along with...

Buffalo Bills Better Have Plan in Place After Clearing Out Receiving Corps
February 25th, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills have, in the past few weeks, announced their intentions not to re-sign wide receivers Donald Jones and David Nelson. ***PHOTO1*** As a result, here is what the receiving corps now looks like behind Stevie Johnson: Brad Smith, 101 career catches, 949 yards Ruvell Martin, 76 carches, 1,129 yards T.J. Graham, 31 catches,...

Former Buffalo Bills Coach Pete Metzelaars Comments on Ryan Fitzpatrick
February 20th, 2013 at 2:03 PM
Former Buffalo Bills tight end and former tight ends coach Pete Metzelaars shared his thoughts with the Buffalo News on quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick this week.  "If you have a dominating defense, you can get by with an average to below-average quarterback," Pete Metzelaars told The Buffalo News. "If you don't have a...

Buffalo Bills Enter Talks with Jairus Byrd as Franchise Tag Period Opens
February 19th, 2013 at 7:14 PM
The two-week franchise tag period has started in the NFL, and the Buffalo Bills have a couple big decisions before them on whether and how to use theirs.   ***PHOTO1***   Top-tier players set to hit free agency include safety Jairus Byrd and offensive guard Andy Levitre. In Byrd's case, the Associated Press...

Buffalo Bills Sign Tarvaris Jackson as Team Opens Quarterback Competition Up
February 15th, 2013 at 2:06 PM
The Buffalo Bills didn't give Tarvaris Jackson a chance to quarterback the team in 2012, but it appears he'll have a shot to take the job in 2013. ***PHOTO1*** The Bills re-signed Jackson and told him there will be an open competition for the quarterback job. Former coach Chan Gailey didn't give...

Buffalo Bills Will not Re-sign Receiver Donald Jones
February 7th, 2013 at 6:14 PM
The Buffalo Bills will be in the market for a wide receiver this offseason after announcing Thursday they will not re-sign Donald Jones. ***PHOTO1*** "We have made the decision not to re-sign Donald," General Manager Buddy Nix said. "We’re going in a different direction, and this move today gives Donald the opportunity...

Buffalo Bills Receiver David Nelson to Be Ready for Training Camp
February 3rd, 2013 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills' presumptive No. 2 receiver said he'll be back and 100 percent for 2013. ***PHOTO1*** David Nelson told the Buffalo News his recovery is going well from a torn ligament that kept him out of the entire 2012 season. He said the early timing of the injury - which happened...

Buffalo Bills Send C.J. Spiller, Jairus Byrd, Kyle Williams to Pro Bowl
January 21st, 2013 at 7:20 PM
In a span of 24 hours, the Buffalo Bills have gone from having no Pro Bowl representation to having three players on their way to Hawaii.   Six Baltimore Ravens will skip the game due to their advancing to Super Bowl XLVII in two weeks. Three Bills were picked Monday to fill...

Buffalo Bills’ Good, Bad and Ugly by the Numbers for 2012
December 31st, 2012 at 3:30 PM
The Buffalo Bills concluded another disappointing season Sunday. Here is a look at how the season went down, by the numbers: ***PHOTO1*** THE GOOD Receiver Stevie Johnson finished with 79 receptions for 1,046 yards. He became the first Bills receiver ever to have three straight 1,000-yard seasons. he also had 111 yards Sunday...

Buffalo Bills’ Jairus Byrd, Andy Levitre Highlight Pending Free Agents
December 29th, 2012 at 7:19 PM
Guard Andy Levitre and safety Jairus Byrd are among the Buffalo Bills who may be playing their final games this weekend. The two members of the draft class of 2009 are among 16 players will will be free agents after the Bills host the Jets on Sunday. ***PHOTO1*** Levitre will start his 64th...

Buffalo Bills Place Donald Jones, Arthur Moats on Injured Reserve
December 18th, 2012 at 7:40 PM
The Buffalo Bills ended the seasons of receiver Donald Jones and linebacker Arthur Moats by placing the two players on injured reserve Tuesday.  ***PHOTO1*** Jones has missed two of the last three games with a calf injury. He was listed as going on IR due to non-football/illness, but the team did not...

Buffalo Bills Reportedly Close to Re-signing Kraig Urbik, Working on Jairus Byrd Deal
December 18th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
An ESPN report has Buffalo Bills guard Kraig Urbik re-signing with the team in the near future.   ***PHOTO1*** Urbik is reported to be signing a four-year extension. He's started 26 of 34 games for the Bills over three seasons at all five offensive line positions, including 11 starts in 11 games...