Rookie Byrd eager to get reps with Buffalo Bills

Rookie DB recovers from hernia surgery Jairus Byrd has known for a couple months that the Bills were scheduled to play the Chicago Bears in a preseason game at Ralph Wilson Stadium. It was going to be a special night for the Bills' second-round draft pick because not only did he figure he'd be making his home NFL debut, but across the field would be his father Gill, a former NFL standout and now an assistant defensive backfield coach for the Bears. a href="http://www.democratandchronicle.com/article/20090818/SPORTS03/908180324/1021/Rookie-Byrd-eager-to-get-reps-with-Buffalo-Bills">Rochester D&C