Buffalo Bills News: QB Tyler Thigpen agrees to pay cut
Despite speculation that he might be cut, Buffalo Bills QB Tyler Thigpen remains on the team’s roster and has agreed to a pay cut for the 2012 season. Thigpen had been embroiled in a battle with Vince Young for the backup quarterback position with the Bills this offseason. Young was released by Buffalo but the team quickly acquired veteran Tarvaris Jackson from the Seattle Seahawks...
Bills backup QB Thigpen accepts pay cut
Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Tyler Thigpen has accepted a $1 million pay cut, restructuring his contract to improve his chances of staying on the team.
Thigpen confirmed the move Monday, a day after ESPN.com first reported he took a pay cut.
Thigpen said there were several reasons behind the decision, and added he was glad to still be in Buffalo. He's now scheduled to make...
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September 03, 2012
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Backup QB a question for Bills in preseason finale
Quarterback Tyler Thigpen will get a majority of the playing time in the Buffalo Bills' preseason finale.
It is Thigpen's final shot to win the backup job, and the newly acquired Tarvaris Jackson will take over in the fourth quarter of Buffalo's game at Detroit on Thursday.
Jackson will be judged on his potential as well, coach Chan Gailey said Tuesday. Buffalo acquired...
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August 28, 2012
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Bills QB Tyler Thigpen Has A Small Tear In Abdomen
Bills quarterback Tyler Thigpen said he has not participated in the last two days of OTAs this week according to Chris Brown of Buffalobills.com. Ive got a small tear in my abdominal, Thigpen said. Its about a centimeter. Ive been dealing with it, but weve got to rest it and get it right. Source: The Redzone Attached Thumbnails
Doink! Thigpen's video drawing plenty of views
The hit heard around the football world Sunday wasn't the shot put on quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick by former Bills linebacker London Fletcher in the second quarter, it was the one taken by backup quarterback Tyler Thigpen.
While warming up to possibly replace Fitzpatrick in the lineup, Thigpen wasn't looking and took a football right off the helmet. Bills safety George Wilson...
Video: Tyler Thigpen Gets Hit In The Head By Football While warming Up
When Buffalo Bills starting QB Ryan Fitzpatrick went down briefly with an injury in Sunday’s game vs. the Redskins, his back up Tyler Thigpen was preparing for the possibility of entering the game to fill in. Then this happened: Coincidentally Fitzpatrick remained in the game and Thigpen on the bench. Was Thigpen too distracted by almost [...]
Bills QB Tyler Thigpen Takes Football Off Side of the Head While Warming Up
Ah the life of the backup quarterback. They’re equal parts cheerleader and assistant quarterbacks coach, with the emergency preparedness of a noble boy scout, and while most don’t get to see any action outside of garbage time, at least they are paid handsomely for their efforts.
But every once in a while the unthinkable happens, and the opportunity arises during a crucial moment...
Tyler Thigpen Gets Hit in the Head With a Football
As boring as the title of this post may seem, what we are about to show you may bring a laugh if you've been having a bad day (I'm looking at you Broncos fans).After Ryan Fitzpatrick took a bad hit from London Fletcher in the Bills match-up versus the Redskins, Tyler Thigpen looked like he would get in. The backup from Coastal Carolina did not see a pigskin coming towards...
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October 30, 2011
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Video: Tyler Thigpen gets hit in the head with a football
Tyler Thigpen is 1-11 in his 12 career NFL starts and has spent the first seven games of this season backing up the Buffalo Bills' new $59 million man, Ryan Fitzpatrick. For a brief moment in Sunday's game, it appeared the Coastal Carolina product was going to get a chance to redeem himself on the field when Fitzpatrick took a vicious hit from Washington Redskins linebacker...
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October 30, 2011
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Buffalo Bills Backup QB Uses His Head On Sideline
Buffalo Bills backup quarterback Tyler Thigpen had visions of glory swirling through his head one minute then chirping birds circling it a moment later after he was doinked in the head by an errant throw on the sidelines during Sunday's game against the Washington Redskins.
After the Bills starting quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick was slammed to the ground by Redskins linebacker...
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