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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 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 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...

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 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 Roster Expected to Morph More as Season Opener Nears
September 2nd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills pared their roster down to the league-mandated 53 players Friday, but every indication Saturday was those same 53 players will not be there come the season opener Sept. 9 at the New York Jets. Among the biggest surprises was the team's decision to keep three quarterbacks plus QB/WR...

Buffalo Bills Release Vince Young After Acquiring Tarvaris Jackson from Seattle Seahawks
August 27th, 2012 at 2:24 PM
The Vince Young experiment failed to get off the ground in Western New York, as the team traded for Tarvaris Jackson on Monday and released Young. Just a week ago, coach Chan Gailey said Young had a leg up in the contest for backup quarterback against Tyler Thigpen. But Young went...

Buffalo Bills Acquire Quarterback Tarvaris Jackson from Seattle Seahawks
August 27th, 2012 at 8:04 AM
The Buffalo Bills have agreed in principle to acquire quarterback Tarvaris Jackson from the Seattle Seahawks for a draft pick. The deal was done pending a restructuring of Jackson's contract, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll said. Jackson figured to be the third-stringer in Seattle, as rookie Russell Wilson has been named the...

Buffalo Bills Name Cordy Glenn Starting Right Tackle, Vince Young Backup QB
August 21st, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The Buffalo Bills have a new starting left tackle and backup quarterback, as coach Chan Gailey said Cordy Glenn and Vince Young have earned those two jobs. ***PHOTO1*** Glenn was drafted in the second round out of Georgia to immediately contend for a starting spot. Last season's left tackle, Chris Hairston, is...

Buffalo Bills Should End Backup QB Race Today, Give Vince Young the Job
August 19th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The race for the Buffalo Bills backup quarterback job is essentially over, with Vince Young doing enough to send Tyler Thigpen to the unemployment line. Neither quarterback overwhelmed during the Bills' 7-6 preseason loss to the Washington Redskins. But in Friday's 36-14 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Young showed a glimpse...

Buffalo Bills Quarterback Vince Young Sacked Financially, Owes Big on Loan
August 12th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
If Buffalo Bills quarterback Vince Young fails to make the team's lineup, his football career possibly coming to an end would be the least of his worries. TMZ reported that Young took out a $1.88 million loan in May 2011 to help give him some cash during the NFL lockout. He...

Buffalo Bills Backup Quarterbacks Offer Cringe-Worthy Opening Performance
August 10th, 2012 at 2:00 PM
While the Buffalo Bills have only played one game - a preseason game, at that - their backup quarterbacks are already showing they won't be able to be counted upon should starter Ryan Fitzpatrick get injured. The Bills' offense as a whole looked pretty pathetic in Thursday's 7-6 loss to the...

Former Buffalo Bills Quarterback Jim Kelly Among Jefferson Award Honorees
June 18th, 2012 at 7:50 PM
Buffalo Bills and Buffalo Sabres legends are among the 18 honorees of this year's Jefferson Awards for community service. ***PHOTO1***  Buffalo Bills Hall of Fame quarterback Jim Kelly will receive a Jefferson for his work fighting Krabbe disease. he founded the Hunter's Hope Foundation to combat the illness, which claimed the life...

Buffalo Bills’ Brad Smith Focusing on Quarterback Position at Offseason Practices
June 17th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
Buffalo Bills QB/WR Brad Smith may soon erase the WR prefix from his name on the stat sheet, as nearly all the work he had during the Bills' three-week OTAs was behind center. ***PHOTO1*** Bills' coaches wanted Smith - who ran Buffalo's limited Wildcat formations in 2011 - to get more time behind center entering 2012 so that they could better utilize him for...

Buffalo Bills, with Vince Young, Have Best Backup Quarterback in AFC East
June 4th, 2012 at 9:00 AM
The AFC East welcomed Tim Tebow into the mix this offseason, but the Buffalo Bills instantly became the team with the division's best backup quarterback when they signed Vince Young. ***PHOTO1***  Granted, Tebow already has secured more headlines with the New York Jets than Young could with the Bills even if he guides the team to the Super Bowl. But his play...

Buffalo Bills Look to Tweak Ryan Fitzpatrick to Ensure Succesful 2012
June 3rd, 2012 at 9:00 AM
For the Buffalo Bills, 2011 truly was the cliched tale of two seasons - and quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was a main part of the reason why. Through the first six games last season, Fitz went 4-2 - including guiding the Bills to a defeat of the New England Patriots for the first time in nearly a decade...

Buffalo Bills Quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick in Bottom Third of NFL QB Rankings
May 21st, 2012 at 8:02 PM
Buffalo Bills quarterback didn't get much love in a recent NFL.com ranking of the league's top quarterbacks, coming in at No. 24 out of 32 on the list. ***PHOTO1***  The ranking said of Fitz: "Look at his stats and you see a late-career bloomer. Look at his stats after his first 16 NFL games and...