Now the NFL is called by many the “No Fun League” as it at times finds new reason to fine those play football in NFL jerseys. The latest reason it found to collect money from players is using a different strip of eye black from what is called the “standard” strip. Truly, the Buffalo Bills running back Fred Jackson was just fined $5,000 for the very reason.
Jackson painted “DIII” under his eyes during last Sunday’s game against the Atlanta Falcons and got to know that he would have to pay $5,000 for that Wednesday. Complaining about the fine after Wednesday practice, Jackson said he was surprised by the punishment because he’s been wearing “DIII”—which stands for his Division III college football background—since the Coe College product first broke into the league with Buffalo in 2007.
And he had previously never received any kind of warnings on using non-standard strip from the league, who declined to comment, neither explained what rule the running back violated, but said all player fines will be confirmed on Friday.
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Wednesday, December 30, 2009
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
T.O. may enter Hall of Fame with his 1000 catches
As the Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens became the sixth player to reach 1,000 catches in last Sunday’s 31-3 loss to the Atlanta Falcons, he achieved a significant milestone in his 14th year of wearing NFL jersey as a professional football player and may also earn the honor to become a Hall of Famer.
“He’s done some of the things that hall of famers have done,” Hall of fame defensive back Ronnie Lott said, referring to Owens’ statistics, consistency and ability to perform in the clutch. Lott particularly noted T.O.’s 122 yards receiving while coming off ankle surgery in Philadelphia’s loss to New England in the 2005 Super Bowl. “He’s made those kinds of sacrifices, and he’s done that over a body of work,” Lott said. “And when you do something like that for that long, you’ve got to believe that his game and his play on the field has been spectacular.”
Owens also has had impressive performance in numerous other categories. He sits fourth with 14,886 yards receiving, 49 shy of passing Tim Brown. He’s third with 143 touchdowns receiving and fifth with 146 total scores. If he plays two more seasons as he intends to do, it’s likely that he could end up competing with New England Patriots’ Randy Moss to finish second behind Jerry Rice in yards receiving and catches.
“He’s done some of the things that hall of famers have done,” Hall of fame defensive back Ronnie Lott said, referring to Owens’ statistics, consistency and ability to perform in the clutch. Lott particularly noted T.O.’s 122 yards receiving while coming off ankle surgery in Philadelphia’s loss to New England in the 2005 Super Bowl. “He’s made those kinds of sacrifices, and he’s done that over a body of work,” Lott said. “And when you do something like that for that long, you’ve got to believe that his game and his play on the field has been spectacular.”
Owens also has had impressive performance in numerous other categories. He sits fourth with 14,886 yards receiving, 49 shy of passing Tim Brown. He’s third with 143 touchdowns receiving and fifth with 146 total scores. If he plays two more seasons as he intends to do, it’s likely that he could end up competing with New England Patriots’ Randy Moss to finish second behind Jerry Rice in yards receiving and catches.
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Bills CB McGee is done for the season
The Buffalo Bills cornerback Terrence McGee was scheduled to have surgery to repair his right rotator cuff Wednesday, three days after he was hurt in Sunday’s 17-10 loss to the New England Patriots. One day before the surgery, he was placed on the injured reserve, becoming the 16th Bills player placed on the season-ending list.
McGee was hurt early in the third quarter when he attempted to break up a pass to Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss. Leading with his right shoulder, McGee hit a leaping Moss in the hip as the receiver hung on for a 16-yard catch. And that’s not the end of the team’s injury woes as the Bills prepare to play at Atlanta this weekend.
As starting quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Trent Edwards both hurt their ankles last weekend, the Bills suddenly found that they are unclear who’ll start at quarterback against the Falcons. Thus they decided to sign back veteran Gibran Hamdan, who is in his fifth year of wearing NFL jersey and was released by the Bills in November after spending the past three years with the team. Hamdan’s coming back provides the Bills another option other than untested second-year quarterback Brian Brohm for the job of starting quarterback.
McGee was hurt early in the third quarter when he attempted to break up a pass to Patriots wide receiver Randy Moss. Leading with his right shoulder, McGee hit a leaping Moss in the hip as the receiver hung on for a 16-yard catch. And that’s not the end of the team’s injury woes as the Bills prepare to play at Atlanta this weekend.
As starting quarterbacks Ryan Fitzpatrick and backup Trent Edwards both hurt their ankles last weekend, the Bills suddenly found that they are unclear who’ll start at quarterback against the Falcons. Thus they decided to sign back veteran Gibran Hamdan, who is in his fifth year of wearing NFL jersey and was released by the Bills in November after spending the past three years with the team. Hamdan’s coming back provides the Bills another option other than untested second-year quarterback Brian Brohm for the job of starting quarterback.
Wednesday, November 11, 2009
Bills activate WR Hardy from PUP list
On Wednesday, on the last day of the 21-day the NFL allows the Buffalo Bills to decide whether to add wide receiver James Hardy to the 53-man roster or put him on injured reserve for the remaining season, the team decided not to waste the weapon and clear a roster room for him by releasing third-string RB Xavier Omon.
Hardy, a second-year receiver, ended his disappointing rookie season wearing Bills jersey with a torn ACL last December. However, the Bills’ coaches still believe that the 2008 second-round pick have the potential to be a major threat weapon in the red zone and will develop into a big-time target.
His being activated will fill in the hole caused by Terrell Owens’ absence if the No.1 receiver could not play this Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans after missing practices with a hip strain.
Hardy, a second-year receiver, ended his disappointing rookie season wearing Bills jersey with a torn ACL last December. However, the Bills’ coaches still believe that the 2008 second-round pick have the potential to be a major threat weapon in the red zone and will develop into a big-time target.
His being activated will fill in the hole caused by Terrell Owens’ absence if the No.1 receiver could not play this Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans after missing practices with a hip strain.
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Fitzpatrick will remain Bills starter for one more week
The Buffalo Bills Coach Dick Jauron announce Monday that Trent Edwards will miss his second straight game since suffering a concussion, that means backup quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick will remain the Bills starter for one more week.
But Jauron refused to commit to who will start once Edwards is healthy enough to play. “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,” Jauron said. However, Jauron forgot to even mention Edwards when reviewing his list of injured players, indicating that Fitzpatrick may be the starter for longer time. That would be reasonable even Edwards has been cleared to work out this week, because the team must take a conservative approach in dealing with a player who sustained his second concussion in a little over a year.
Fitzpatrick, signed by Buffalo as a free agent this offseason has won five straight games, including three wins last year while he was playing in the Cincinnati Bengals jersey as replacement to injured starter Carson Palmer. And in the last two games playing in place of Edwards, Fitzpatrick went 21 of 47 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Perhaps he is not as good as Edwards, but he has managed to impress people with efficiency in protecting the ball, with taking shots down field and producing scoring drives by taking advantage of a turnover-happy defense.
But Jauron refused to commit to who will start once Edwards is healthy enough to play. “We’ll cross that bridge when we come to it,” Jauron said. However, Jauron forgot to even mention Edwards when reviewing his list of injured players, indicating that Fitzpatrick may be the starter for longer time. That would be reasonable even Edwards has been cleared to work out this week, because the team must take a conservative approach in dealing with a player who sustained his second concussion in a little over a year.
Fitzpatrick, signed by Buffalo as a free agent this offseason has won five straight games, including three wins last year while he was playing in the Cincinnati Bengals jersey as replacement to injured starter Carson Palmer. And in the last two games playing in place of Edwards, Fitzpatrick went 21 of 47 for 239 yards with two touchdowns and an interception. Perhaps he is not as good as Edwards, but he has managed to impress people with efficiency in protecting the ball, with taking shots down field and producing scoring drives by taking advantage of a turnover-happy defense.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Bills rookie TE Nelson missed practice with strained shoulder
After hurting shoulder in the first quarter of Buffalo’s win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers last week, the Buffalo Bills rookie tight end Shawn Nelson skipped the team’s practice Friday, making his status for Sunday’s game questionable.
So the Bills will be preparing for playing against the New Orleans Saints with only two tight ends: Derek Fine and Jonathan Stupar. The injured also includes reserve defensive lineman John McCargo, who has missed Friday’s practice because of a calf injury, and receiver Josh Reed and cornerback Terrence McGee, who are both questionable because of ankle injuries.
Those who are likely bu have not been confirmed to play against the Saints include starting center Geoff Hangartner, cornerback Leodis McKelvin and receiver Roscoe Parrish. They are not confirmed to play because of injuries.
So the Bills will be preparing for playing against the New Orleans Saints with only two tight ends: Derek Fine and Jonathan Stupar. The injured also includes reserve defensive lineman John McCargo, who has missed Friday’s practice because of a calf injury, and receiver Josh Reed and cornerback Terrence McGee, who are both questionable because of ankle injuries.
Those who are likely bu have not been confirmed to play against the Saints include starting center Geoff Hangartner, cornerback Leodis McKelvin and receiver Roscoe Parrish. They are not confirmed to play because of injuries.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
LB Pat Thomas was released by Bills with leg injury
Linebacker Pat Thomas has been missing most of the Buffalo Bills training camp and unable to compete for a backup job because of a nagging lower leg injury, which also became of the reasons for his being released by the Bills.
The four-year NFL player spent last season with the Kansas City chiefs and played 12 games. A one-year contract brought him to Buffalo in March, but he missed part of the team’s spring minicamps and most of training camp. Before the announcement was made, Thomas had been cleared for this week’s practice.
The move was made before practice Wednesday, with left for the Bills exhibition finale against the Detroit Lions. Starting defensive end Chris Kelsay did not appear on the practice field and was ruled out for Thursday night’s game, too, but for a different reason-he will be with daughter who is having surgery in Chicago.
The four-year NFL player spent last season with the Kansas City chiefs and played 12 games. A one-year contract brought him to Buffalo in March, but he missed part of the team’s spring minicamps and most of training camp. Before the announcement was made, Thomas had been cleared for this week’s practice.
The move was made before practice Wednesday, with left for the Bills exhibition finale against the Detroit Lions. Starting defensive end Chris Kelsay did not appear on the practice field and was ruled out for Thursday night’s game, too, but for a different reason-he will be with daughter who is having surgery in Chicago.
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Unsigned 49ers rookie Crabtree caused slow pace of contract talks between Maybin and Bills
According to former NFL linebacker LaVar Arringto, unsigned first-round draft pick Michael Crabtree is one of the factors that slow down contract talks between rookie defensive end Aaron Maybin and the Buffalo Bills.
Arrington, who is also Maybin's publicist and friend, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Crabtree's stalled negotiations caused Maybin to miss the first two weeks of training camp and the Bills' preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans last weekend, because Maybin's value is hard to determine with Crabtree, or to be exactly, four of the five players selected ahead of Maybin, remaining unsigned.
It was said that Maybin is growing frustrated tired of defending himself against critics who question why he's not signed. Bills linebacker Kawika Mitchell and safety Donte Whitner supported him by posting tweets of their own.
Arrington, who is also Maybin's publicist and friend, told The Associated Press on Tuesday that Crabtree's stalled negotiations caused Maybin to miss the first two weeks of training camp and the Bills' preseason opener against the Tennessee Titans last weekend, because Maybin's value is hard to determine with Crabtree, or to be exactly, four of the five players selected ahead of Maybin, remaining unsigned.
It was said that Maybin is growing frustrated tired of defending himself against critics who question why he's not signed. Bills linebacker Kawika Mitchell and safety Donte Whitner supported him by posting tweets of their own.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Titans prepared for AFL Legacy Games by throwing back to original Oilers
The Hall of Fame Game will be held on this Sunady and marks the beginning of the “AFL Legacy Games”. There will be totally 16 games to be played during the 2009 season in commemoration of the 50th anniversary celebration of the inaugural season of the American Football League.
The Tennessee Titans will play with the Buffalo Bills in Canton, Ohio. They planned to throw back by breaking out helmets worn by the Houston Oilers in 1960. The Oilers moved from Houston to Tennessee in 1997, and then became the Titans in 1999.
The Houston Oilers were champions of the first and second AFL seasons in 1960 and 1961. Hall of Famer George Blanda was then a quarterback of the Oilers. The Buffalo Bills won championships in 1964 and 1965, becoming one of the only two teams who were two-time champions of the AFL beside the Houston Oilers.
The Tennessee Titans will play with the Buffalo Bills in Canton, Ohio. They planned to throw back by breaking out helmets worn by the Houston Oilers in 1960. The Oilers moved from Houston to Tennessee in 1997, and then became the Titans in 1999.
The Houston Oilers were champions of the first and second AFL seasons in 1960 and 1961. Hall of Famer George Blanda was then a quarterback of the Oilers. The Buffalo Bills won championships in 1964 and 1965, becoming one of the only two teams who were two-time champions of the AFL beside the Houston Oilers.
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