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The Bus Stops with You (4:06 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Enter to win a chance for the NFL PLAY 60 Bus to visit your community. Enter for a chance to win a visit from the NFL PLAY 60 Bus at your school or after-school/community center. Tell us what your community needs to help kids PLAY 60 every day and stay active and healthy – you [...]

Frandina re-joins Bills front office (3:14 PM)
BuffaloBills.Com: Orchard Park, NY – The Buffalo Bills announced that Joe Frandina has returned to the club as Director – Construction Management.  Frandina previously served 15 years with the Bills, most recently a...

Scott’s Super Bowl ticket hand-off (2:53 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: As we profiled on Buffalobills.com late last week, Bryan Scott was handing off a pair of Super Bowl tickets to the person that best displayed their passion as part of his ‘Show your Dedication’ contest on his twitter account. Here’s Bryan handing off his Super Bowl tickets to Sunday’s game to winner and Bemus Point, [...]

Searcy chops dreds (2:33 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Knowing football players can be tough to recognize with all the time they spend in helmets, it might not be a big deal, but Bills safety Da’Norris Searcy has changed his look (haircut). Searcy chopped off all of his dreadlocks that he had during the 2011 season. Here’s his twitter avatar as proof.     [...]

King: HOF WR issue not changing (11:22 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: SI.com NFL writer Peter King, who is one of 44 members on the Hall of Fame Selectors Committee, and voted for the 2012 Hall of Fame class, which excluded Bills Wall of Famer Andre Reed, has an interesting perspective on the logjam at wide receiver with Reed, Cris Carter and Tim Brown. In his Monday [...]

Latest mock has new pass rusher (11:05 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The lion’s share of the mock drafts thus far have the Bills taking Alabama DL/OLB Courtney Upshaw, but what if he’s off the board already? That’s what the latest Rotoworld draft has unfolding leaving the Bills with an interesting choice to make at 10th overall. Rotoworld’s Evan Silva has Upshaw going to the Dolphins at [...]

BDC 2/6: Weekend Clips (10:03 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY LINKS Monday, February 6, 2012 Buffalobills.com – Addressing the pass rush Additional Clips Inside the Bills Blog Pro Bowl could be scrapped A milestone Super Bowl Buffalo News Billboard – Fitz – BillBoard – The Buffalo News WGR – Source: Lindell’s Deal worth $11 mill for 4 years Sunday, February 5, 2012 Buffalo News [...]

Addressing the pass rush (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: The Bills brass has been up front about their defense since the regular season has ended. Granted there are many factors that contributed to finishing 27th in sacks, 27th in first downs allowed per...

Patriots RB Woodhead plays big in Super Bowl (12:35 AM)
Yahoo! Sports: INDIANAPOLIS - For a moment, no one was bigger than five-foot-eight Danny Woodhead.

Patriots RB Woodhead plays big in Super Bowl (12:32 AM)
Yahoo! Sports: For a moment, no one was bigger than 5-foot-8 Danny Woodhead. The New England running back's 4-yard touchdown reception in the final minute of the first half gave the New England Patriots a 10-9 halftime lead in the Super Bowl. "I was able to get open, and Tom (Brady) did a good job of putting the ball right on me," he said.

Sunday, February 05, 2012

Pro Bowl could be scrapped (12:27 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: It’s not dead yet, but after the half-hearted display in last week’s Pro Bowl, the league’s all-star game could end of being scrapped altogether. That according to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell himself in an interview with Mike and Mike in the Morning on ESPN Radio. Goodell said he has broached the subject with NFLPA Executive [...]

A milestone Super Bowl (12:21 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: At Super Bowl XLVI a Bills PR veteran will be working his 25th big game. Bills VP of Communications Scott Berchtold is working his 25th Super Bowl and 5th in his current capacity of overseeing the Public Relations efforts on behalf of the league at the media center. As PR Coordinator there are just over 100 staff and volunteers [...]

Saturday, February 04, 2012

Giants get ahead of themselves with ‘Super Bowl Champions’ home page … on Saturday (10:05 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: The "Dewey Defeats Truman" headline is the most famous example of premature jocularity in media history, but on Saturday, the New York Giants inadvertently came a little too close to that mistake for a while on their official homepage: Uh, … Continue reading ?

Reed passed over for 2012 Hall of Fame class (5:55 PM)
BuffaloBills.Com: It was by no means a lock, but 2012 was considered one of Andre Reed’s best chances to earn induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Unfortunately as has been the case each of the last five ti...

Fitz played with cracked ribs (5:10 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: There were a lot of theories as to what exactly was the reason for the slip in Ryan Fitzpatrick’s play for the Bills last season. It began in the second half of the season after their shutout win over Washington in Week 8. WR David Nelson provided a previously unknown reason why Fitz battled accuracy [...]

Bills' Nelson: Fitzpatrick played with cracked ribs (4:01 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: For anyone looking for a reason by Ryan Fitzpatrick's effectiveness took a sudden downturn shortly after he...

Bills' Nelson: QB Fitzpatrick suffered cracked ribs in Week 8 (3:55 PM)
NFL.Com - NFL.com: Bills receiver David Nelson, who said Friday that Fitzpatrick was dealing with a serious injury for the majority of the season.

Bills receiver says Fitzpatrick played through cracked ribs (3:17 PM)
Pro Football Talk - Evan Silva: Bills quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick’s 2011 performance downturn seemed to begin immediately after the team signed him to a surprise in-season extension worth $59 million. Fitzpatrick’s team went 1-8 down the stretch, and he threw only 10 touchdown passes compared to 16 interceptions in Buffalo’s final nine contests. Bills receiver David Nelson, however, believes that Fitzpatrick’s sudden, sharp…

Saturday morning one-liners (10:07 AM)
Pro Football Talk - Josh Alper: Bills DL Marcell Dareus thinks that Tom Brady is able to successfully lobby officials for flags during games. The Dolphins want Sun Life Stadium to feel more like the Orange Bowl. The Patriots focused on trying to replicate the speed of the Giants pass rush during practice. Former Jets RB Curtis Martin hopes to go…

Mock Draft Watch 3.0 (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: Below is the third edition of Mock Draft Watch – a rundown of the latest mock drafts compiled by Buffalobills.com via local and national NFL reporters and to no surprise, Alabama DL/LB Courtney Ups...

Radio Row Video: Marcell Dareus of the Buffalo Bills (5:20 AM)
Yahoo! Sports: In this exclusive interview for Yahoo! Sports, Buffalo Bills standout defensive tackle Marcell Dareus gives us the inside take on first year in the NFL, talks about his impressive versatility across the defensive line, talks about his New Era Bills … Continue reading ?

Bills reportedly sign kicker Lindell to new deal (12:54 AM)
NFL.Com - NFL.com: Buffalo Bills kicker Rian Lindell has come to terms on a new contract, according to the Buffalo News.

Hints for Finding Super Bowl XLVI Super Cars: Fan Experience (12:45 AM)
Yahoo! Sports: The 33 Super Cars that once adorned the south end of Monument Circle in Indianapolis, right in front of the great big XLVI numerals, are now spread out all over central Indiana . I spent all day on Feb. 3--from 8 a.m. to 10:30 p.m.--traveling 350 miles and taking photographs of all...

Friday, February 03, 2012

Bills re-sign kicker Rian Lindell (10:28 PM)
Pro Football Talk - Evan Silva: Joe Buscaglia of WGR 550 in Buffalo reports that the Bills have agreed to terms with kicker Rian Lindell to an undisclosed contract. Lindell was scheduled to hit free agency next month. The 35-year-old career Bill missed eight games due to a shoulder injury in 2011. Lindell hit 13-of-15 field goal tries before the injury.…

Defence will carry Giants over Patriots again (8:15 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: INDIANAPOLIS - In this new NFL age of throw first and throw again, it's easy to forget to first rule of football: Defence wins championships.

Stevie Johnson talks about the end of his excessive celebrations (7:21 PM)
Pro Football Talk - Gregg Rosenthal: Stevie Johnson joined Florio and Russ Thaler on NBC SportsTalk Friday to talk about the Bills season and his infamous touchdown celebrations. I could tell you what he said, but then you might not watch the video below. I can tell you that Florio told me after the interview that Johnson “smelled nice” but he…

Reed HOF voting history (4:50 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Here’s the rundown on how the voting has gone each of the past five years that Bills Wall of Famer Andre Reed has been a finalist for Pro Football Hall of Fame enshrinement. Reed is a finalist for a sixth time this year with perhaps his best chance of making the final cut Saturday. 2007 [...]

Capsule look at Hall of Fame finalists (4:31 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: A capsule look at the finalists for the Pro Football Hall of Fame:

Stevie still has Bills at top of list (4:31 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The Buffalo Bills still have more than a month to negotiate a new deal with top receiver Stevie Johnson, but he’s not going to be blind to the free agent process. Appearing on the Jim Rome show at radio row at the Super Bowl Friday in Indianapolis Johnson said Buffalo is still where he wants [...]

Former Bill tops George in cook-off (3:01 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills safety George Wilson was part of a three-player competition among NFL players on the Rachael Ray show for the best Super Bowl dish in her 5th annual Super Bowl cook off. But with Buddy Valastro from Cake Boss as the judge, George was not crowned the winner as the title went to a former [...]

Nelson: Buffalo needs Super Bowls (12:49 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills WR David Nelson said he and his teammates talk all the time about being the group to not only get the club back to the Super Bowl, but win one for the first time. Appearing on the Michael Irvin show on WQAM radio in Miami, Nelson addressed the frequent conversations they have about winning [...]

Fan Friday 2-3 (12:34 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Super Bowl XLVI is just a couple of days away, but Bills fans are focused on other things. Let’s get to your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. 1 - Hey Chris, Love your work.  I was just wondering if you had insights about a player like Luke Kuechly?  I have never seen a linebacker diagnose so many [...]

Bills to play primetime game in ’12 (12:03 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The Buffalo Bills will likely be playing one of their 16 games on Thursday night in primetime in the 2012 season. That according to NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, who during his annual league address at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis announced an expansion of the league’s Thursday night football schedule. “We have eight games currently [...]

McShay goes pass rusher for Bills (11:57 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay has put out his latest mock and his pick for the Bills is similar to that of a lot of other draftniks. McShay has Buffalo taking Alabama DL/OLB Courtney Upshaw. In Buffalo’s new 4-3 defense he’d likely be an end. What’s interesting are some of the prospects McShay has going ahead [...]

BDC 2/3: Appearances this weekend (10:10 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY REPORT TODAY’S APPEARANCES – Bills S George Wilson will be a guest on today’s episode of the Rachael Ray Show.  Wilson will compete against Cleveland’s Josh Cribbs and San Diego’s Takeo Spikes in the 5th annual Super Bowl Recipe Playoff.  –WGRZ (Channel 2) at 2:00 PM in Buffalo—  More info here>>> – Stevie Johnson [...]

Belichick to pull page from SB XXV? (9:55 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: While the Giants pass rush will most certainly be a focus for Bill Belichick and his offensive staff, the very talented Giants receiving corps is also a concern. Cruz, Manningham and Nicks are one of the top trios in the league with all three capable of the big play. But I believe Belichick will employ [...]

Packers elevate Tom Clements into offensive coordinator role (8:34 AM)
Yahoo! Sports: Maybe the only surprise about Tom Clements’ promotion with the Green Bay Packers is that it took so long.

Scott to hand Super Bowl tix to 'Show Your Dedication' winner (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: This Saturday Bills safety Bryan Scott will be handing over two very valuable tickets to 12-year old Lauren Hendrick of Bemus Point, NY and her dad. Hendrick was the grand prize winner of Scott’s ‘...

Thursday, February 02, 2012

Packers name Clements offensive co-ordinator (7:49 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: GREEN BAY, Wis. - The Green Bay Packers didn't have to look far to find their new offensive co-ordinator, promoting quarterbacks coach Tom Clements to replace Joe Philbin.

Clements named Packers offensive coordinator (7:30 PM)
Yahoo! Sports: The Green Bay Packers promoted quarterbacks coach Tom Clements to the position of offensive coordinator, the team announced Thursday. Clements replaces Joe Philbin, who left the Packers to become head coach of the Miami Dolphins.

Troup cleared to work out (5:04 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills DT Torell Troup is a certified gym rat, but was not able to work out on the heels of offseason back surgery… until now. Troup was so excited that he could work out again he spread the news on his twitter account. TorellTroup GREAT NEWS!!! I’m cleared to start working out upper body with machines [...]

Levy likes Reed’s HOF chances (4:59 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy has seen his top receiver Andre Reed make the list of finalists for enshrinement five straight times, but fall short of earning induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. This year marks the sixth time he’s made it to the final 15, and Levy is as optimistic as [...]

Stevie Johnson still hopes Bills re-sign him (4:29 PM)
Pro Football Talk - Evan Silva: Impending free agent Stevie Johnson has the potential to be one of the top-five wide receivers available on the 2012 open market. But he’s been a featured player in the Bills’ offense, and hopes the team re-signs him. “Of course I’m hoping Buffalo will step up,” Johnson told the Buffalo News. “If not and I…

Dareus on leadership (3:08 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: While injuries were largely chalked up as a main reason for Buffalo’s slide out of playoff contention in 2011, Marcell Dareus said it was the leadership they lost to injury that perpetuated the slide which went seven games. “The locker room felt different,” Dareus said in a SiriusXM NFL Radio appearance Thursday. ”I can’t even explain [...]

Brady says he should have picked on hotels in 'non-NFL city' (3:04 PM)
NFL.Com - NFL.com: Tom Brady apologized on Thursday for an off-the-cuff comment about Buffalo hotels. A day earlier, he said that hotels there are "not the nicest places in the world."

Marcell eager to get 4-3 ‘D’ going (2:20 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Marcell Dareus played in a 3-4 in college at Alabama, but is nonetheless excited about playing nose tackle in Buffalo’s new 4-3 scheme under new defensive coordinator Dave Wannstedt. Appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio at the Super Bowl in Indy, Dareus talked about the team’s new 4-3 front. “I can’t wait to get back and [...]

Dareus: Brady cries to refs (2:17 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills DL Marcell Dareus has only played against Tom Brady and the Patriots twice in his young NFL career, but he already has a handle on how in his opinion Brady influences officials. Appearing on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Adam Schein and Rich Gannon, Dareus was asked how you stop Tom Brady with the Patriots [...]

Dareus rates his rookie year (12:47 PM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Bills DL Marcell Dareus is on radio row at the Super Bowl in Indianapolis today and just appeared on SiriusXM NFL Radio with Adam Schein and Rich Gannon and gave a rating for his rookie year performance. “I think I had an okay year,” Dareus said. ”On a scale of one to 10 I think I [...]

Bills WR Johnson wants a deal to keep playing in Buffalo (11:31 AM)
NFL.Com - NFL.com: Soon-to-be-free-agent wide receiver Stevie Johnson told the Buffalo News Wednesday that he would prefer to stay with the Buffalo Bills.

St. Louis upgrades for Rams dome (10:41 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: The St. Louis Convention and Visitors Commission provided the St. Louis Rams with their plan to make the Edwards Jones Dome a first tier facility this week. Though the needs in many ways are different to the recommended improvements to Ralph Wilson Stadium, they provide an interesting viewpoint on keeping stadiums current with the ever [...]

WR Wayne to hit free agent market (10:14 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Colts veteran WR Reggie Wayne is expected to hit the free agent market come March 13th. That according to the Terre-Haute Tribune Star, who spoke with Colts owner Jim Irsay. Irsay was quoted as saying that their free agent priorities in terms of re-signing their own were with DE Robert Mathis and WR Pierre Garcon. [...]

Tom Brady apologizes to Buffalo hotels (10:05 AM)
USA Today: After learning that hotel had offered him free stay, Brady said: "Is that right? I appreciate that. I apologize for saying (they're not nice ...

Fitz’s win vs. N.E. next on Top 10 (9:54 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - Chris Brown: Ryan Fitzpatrick’s Week 3 performance in the comeback win over New England is the latest installment of the Top 10 Performances of 2011 and we’ve got a special guest to break the film down for us. Bills head coach Chan Gailey was kind enough to sit down with Buffalobills.com and provide insight on why Fitzpatrick was [...]

BDC 2/2: Fitz vs. the Pats (9:48 AM)
Buffalo Bills Blogs - billsdailycharge: DAILY REPORT – The Buffalo Bills yesterday announced that Joe Frandina has returned to the club as Director – Construction Management.  Frandina previously served 15 years with the Bills, most recently as Vice President of Stadium Operations, before retiring following the 2010 season.  Frandina will be responsible for overseeing and managing all aspects of the [...]

Brady sorry for Buffalo hotel remark (9:36 AM)
Fox Sports: Tom Brady is sorry for denigrating hotels in Buffalo.

Thursday morning one-liners (9:00 AM)
Pro Football Talk - Evan Silva: Is Pete Metzelaars headed for the Bills’ coaching staff? Signing free agent QB Matt Flynn for big money is a risk. Patriots QB Tom Brady is chasing perfection. Jets LB Jamaal Westerman is coming off groin surgery. The Ravens expect S Ed Reed to keep playing in 2012. The Bengals may look at running backs…

Johnson taking hands-off approach to contract (7:00 AM)
BuffaloBills.Com: As he makes his way down radio row at the Super Bowl later today Stevie Johnson is going to be asked the question dozens of times. Will you be re-signing with the Bills? Johnson has an answer prepa...