Dallas Cowboys OLB Anthony Spencer is scheduled to become a free agent, but reports out of Dallas are that the Cowboys are considering the franchise tag for him. That according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Spencer has never had more than six sacks in a season, but there are some NFL personnel people that believe he’s been miscast in Dallas’ 3-4 defense and would benefit...

Former Bills QB, and former Bills QBs coach and offensive coordinator, Alex Van Pelt has landed an assistant coaching job in the NFC. Van Pelt was named the running backs coach of the Green Bay Packers. He was most recently the quarterbacks coach in Tampa (2010-2011). Van Pelt and head coach Mike McCarthy are good friends from their days at Pitt. McCarthy was a young coach assisting...

Most of the mock drafts of late have the Bills taking a pass rusher with the 10th overall pick, which is more than understandable knowing it’s one of Buffalo’s most pressing needs. This mock draft that we came across has the Bills taking aim at the other side of the ball. FootballsFuture.com has Buffalo taking Stanford OT Jonathan Martin. Here’s what they wrote...

With a free agent wide receiver list expected to be littered with veteran talent, one of the more prolific wideouts of this generation has announced his return to the game after sitting out the 2011 season. Randy Moss announced online that he’s interested in playing football again. He’s 35-years old so he’s likely not going to be all that attractive to some...

With Nike taking over uniform and outfitting responsibilities with the NFL for 2012, they’re beginning to unveil some of the design elements for the upcoming NFL season. The latest is their new ‘Vapor Jet Gloves’ design for the skill position players. Here’s a look.

With the tragic passing of singer Whitney Houston over the weekend at age 48, a lot of Bills fans called from memory the singer’s stirring national anthem prior to Super Bowl XXV between the Bills and Giants. Amidst the start of the Gulf War and everyone at the stadium in Tampa decked out in red, white and blue partly due to patriotism and partly due to the fact that both teams...

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One of Buffalo’s newest receivers, David Clowney, who is profiled on the home page at Buffalobills.com today, is going to be in Buffalo on a permanent basis starting next month. He’s hoping he can connect for some on the field time with QB Ryan Fitzpatrick. “I’m going to be here. I have to report here March 1st,” Clowney told Buffalobills.com. ”Once...

Obviously having spent three NFL seasons in New York with the Jets, new Bills WR David Clowney is very familiar with Brad Smith. In fact the two flip flopped roles in the Jets receiving corps during the regular season. “He and I would always flip flop between number three and number four based on the game plan that particular week,” recalled Clowney. “Me and Brad have...

We’ve already relayed to you how San Diego WR Vincent Jackson is likely to hit the free agent market. Now there’s another from the star-studded group of free agent wideouts that might be available come March 13th. According to the National Football Post, New Orleans’ Marques Colston could become a free agent by the mid-March mark as the Saints have a couple of other...

South Carolina DL/OLB Melvin Ingram is getting more buzz a couple of weeks out from the NFL Combine. It’s because there are rumblings that his 40 time is going to push him up draft boards even further. Already considered a lock to be a mid-first round pick, Ingram could leapfrog the likes of Alabama’s Courtney Upshaw when it comes to the top pass rushers as he has every...

Let’s get to another week of your questions from AskChris@bills.nfl.net. Keep them coming! 1 - Hi Chris, Thanks, as always, for your helpful, informative coverage of our team.  Setting injuries aside, it appears to me that the Bills have a potentially powerful offense. But no matter how good an offense is, it will not overcome a weak defense—note the Packers.  Consequently...

According to an ESPN report there are five NFL teams already expressing interest in CB Stanford Routt including the Bills. ESPN Dallas Calvin Watkins is reporting the following. *Update: The Vikings are one of five teams that have inquired about Routt. The others, including the Bills and Titans, are the Kansas City Chiefs and Dallas Cowboys. At this point, Routt’s only scheduled...

Bills RB Fred Jackson, who is patiently waiting on a new contract with Buffalo, is going to be in town for just about the rest of the NFL offseason. There will be a few short trips made here and there with his wife, but other than that Jackson is going to be training in Buffalo this winter and spring “Yeah I’m going to be here the whole time,” Jackson told Buffalobills.com...

DAILY REPORT RB Fred Jackson, K Rian Lindell and P Brian Moorman visited Women’s and Children’s Hospital yesterday to deliver ‘Baskets of Hope.’  Check out the video from WIVB >>> DAILY LINKS BuffaloBills.com – Reed out of patience with HOF Selectors BuffaloBills.com – Corto released BuffaloBills.com – Jackson staying patient awaiting contract...

Recently released Oakland CB Stanford Routt will reportedly pay a free agent visit to Buffalo on Monday. The 28-year old cornerback was released by the Raiders Thursday as the new regime under GM Reggie McKenzie did not see him as a part of their future plans. Per the report Routt graded out as one of the top cover cornerbacks in the league in 2010, but slipped from those lofty performance...

Andre Reed, appearing at the Buffalo Auto Show Thursday also appeared on Bills flagship station, WGR Sportsradio 550 and expressed his disappointment in not gaining induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame last Saturday. “You move on in life and you live another day. It’s not on my time, it’s one somebody else’s,” he said. ”I love the game of football. I’ve played...

Buffalo’s need to improve their pass rush is obviously no secret as yet another draft prognosticator has the Bills landing a pass rusher with the 10th overall pick. The Sporting News Russ Lande has Buffalo getting North Carolina DE Quinton Coples, which would be a huge boost to their pass rush. At 6’6″ 272 pounds Coples has prototype size and talent to match. Here...

North Carolina pass rusher Quinton Coples looked like a man among boys at the Senior Bowl by most accounts. Many draft prognosticators have him off the board no later than the seventh pick (Jacksonville)… until now. NFL.com draft analyst Chad Reuter has Coples making it all the way to the Bills with the 10th pick. Here’s what was written. Pick No. 10  QUINTON COPLES DE...

DAILY REPORT -- The Buffalo Bills have announced that the team has released S/LB Jon Corto. – Bills RB Fred Jackson and former Bills WR Andre Reed will make an appearance at the Buffalo Auto Show today. Reed at 3-4 PM and Jackson at 5-6 PM. – Check out the latest installment of the Top Ten Performances from 2011 as linebackers coach Bob Sanders breaks down Chris Kelsay’s...

Chris Kelsay had a monster game in the Week 16 win over Denver and it’s our next installment in the Top 10 Performances of 2011. Linebackers coach Bob Sanders walks us through some of Kelsay’s better plays from his 10 tackle, 3 sack performance against the Broncos, including the responsibility of flipping back and forth from OLB to DE through the course of the game.

Former Bills QB Frank Reich has landed a new NFL coaching job with the Arizona Cardinals. Reich was named wide receivers coach for Arizona and goes to the Cardinals after spending the past six seasons with Indianapolis, including last season as the Colts wide receiver coach. He began his coaching career with the Colts as an intern in 2006-07 before serving as an offensive staff assistant...

The college scouting staff has arrived at One Bills Drive this week as they begin preparations for the NFL Combine at the end of the month as well as the 2012 NFL draft. During this time, Bills GM Buddy Nix, Asst. GM/Director of Player Personnel Doug Whaley and Director of College Scouting Chuck Cook spearhead the process of setting up a preliminary draft board prior to the Combine...

Bills new QBs coach David Lee did speak with Ryan Fitzpatrick by phone after being hired and enjoyed the conversation. But before Lee can help make Fitzpatrick a more effective quarterback he’s got to master Chan Gailey’s offense. “I had a real good visit with him,” said Lee. ”Don’t know when I’ll get to see him you know we got these new rules...

With the Chargers publicly saying that WR Vincent Jackson will not be franchise by the club, there’s more and more sentiment pointing to the deep threat wideout hitting the free agent market. That according to NFL.com’s Jason LaCanfora, who said the following on NFL Total Access on the NFL Network. “I don’t see any way he’s back there,” LaCanfora said.�...