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The Buffalo Bills named Losman their starter on Tuesday, reclaiming the job he lost last year to Kelly Holcomb. Losman began last season as the starter, but went 1-3 and was benched. He would end up starting four other games after Holcomb was injured. |
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After a tough preseason debut, Losman went 15-for-22 for 184 yards with a touchdown and an interception. |
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Spikes will start against Cleveland on Saturday, his first game since injuring his right Achilles' tendon 11 months ago. Spikes was expected to play in a few series, the latest step in meeting his goal to be ready for Buffalo's regular-season opener at New England on Sept. 10. |
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The two-time Pro Bowl selection has been out since he got hurt against Atlanta in Week 3 of last season. He's looked sharp during training camp, and even increased his practice time this past week. |
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Spikes is uncertain he'll make his preseason debut in Saturday's game against th Cleveland Browns. The two-time Pro Bowl Buffalo Bills linebacker has been out since tearing his right Achilles' tendon in Sept. 2005. Speculation has wavered all week on whether Spikes was ready to make his return. "If you want a statement, man, it's a .... ah, boy," he said, unable to finish the sentence. |
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Spikes reiterated what he's said throughout training camp: he doesn't need a preseason game to prove he's ready for the regular-season opener against the New England Patriots on Sept. 10. In three games last season, he had 17 tackles, one sack and a forced fumble. |
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Price returned to practice Thursday, one day after the Buffalo Bills wide receiver was held out because of a sore triceps. Price is expected to play Saturday when Buffalo plays the Cleveland Browns. The seven-year NFL veteran is slotted as the No. 2 receiver behind Lee Evans, but has been held without a catch in Buffalo's first two preseason games. |
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Price caught 115 passes over the last three seasons. |
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Buffalo Bills coach Dick Jauron said Tuesday it was possible that Spikes will play in Saturday's game against the Cleveland Browns. The two-time Pro Bowl linebacker has been out since tearing his right Achilles' tendon in September 2005. "Physically I feel OK right now, but I need to feel how I felt this morning on Friday," Spikes said. "Then it may happen." |
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Spikes had 17 tackles, one sack and one forced fumble in three games last season before suffering the season-ending injury. |
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Price missed practice Sunday, two days after being held without a catch for the second straight preseason game. The Buffalo Bills wide receiver signed as a free agent in April after spending three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys. He's been battling Josh Reed most of training camp for the No. 2 spot behind Lee Evans. |
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Price caught 115 passes over the last three seasons. In 2002, his final year with the Bills, the 1999 NFL draft pick had a career-best 94 receptions for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns. |
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Whitner signed with the Buffalo Bills Saturday, joining the team after missing the first eight days of training camp. The rookie and former Ohio State safety had been the top drafted player still unsigned and one of three first round selections not under contract. Whitner was the No. 8 NFL draft pick and was seeking a five-year contract with a $14 million guarantee. Whitner finished last season with 73 tackles, four sacks and two interceptions. |
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The Bills had projected Whitner as their opening day starter. He's missed 14 practices as the Bills have expressed concern that he's missed valuable time. |
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Whitner and the Bills are $1.1 million apart in negotiations to sign the No. 8 draft pick, a person familiar with the talks told The Associated Press on Wednesday. The Bills' last offer included $12.9 million guaranteed on a five-year deal while Whitner is seeking closer to $14 million, the person told the AP, speaking on the condition of anonymity because negotiations are ongoing. |
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The Bills had projected Whitner to be an opening day starter when they drafted him in April. A hard-hitting player, and strong in run support, he finished third among the Buckeyes with 73 tackles and added four sacks and two interceptions as a junior last season. |
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Ricard signed Tuesday with the Buffalo Bills, who are trying to bolster a running attack led by Willis McGahee. Ricard, a five-year veteran, appeared in only two games with Baltimore last season before being placed on injured reserve because of a chronic calf injury. |
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The 5-foot-11, 237-pound running back is expected to compete with returning starter Daimon Shelton. The Bills have two other fullbacks, Joe Burns and Jon Goldsberry. Ricard has 32 career starts in 55 appearances with 173 yards rushing and two touchdowns. |
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The Bills signed Simpson on M onday. |
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Simpson, a fourth-round selection out of South Carolina, led the Gamecocks in tackles in 2005 with 103. |
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The Bills signed Williams on Monday. |
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Williams, a fifth-round pick, was a three-year starting defensive tackle with LSU. |
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The Bills signed Butler on Monday. |
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Butler, a fifth-round pick, played offensive tackle for Virginia last season. |
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The Bills signed Merz on Monday. |
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Merz, Buffalo's final draft pick in the seventh round, went from a walk-on to a starter on the offensive line at California, starting 27 games during his four-year career. |
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The Bills signed Peters to a contract extension Friday. |
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Now entering his third NFL season, Peters, 24, was originally signed by the team as an undrafted free agent out of Arkansas before the 2004 season. During his first two years with the Bills, Peters has played tight end and special teams before permanently supplanting former No. 1 pick Mike Williams at right tackle last year, starting the final nine games. |
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Clements signed a one-year, $7.2 million contract with Buffalo on Friday. The standout cornerback, who was a first-round draft pick by the Bills in 2001, has been a starter in all five seasons with the team. Clements has 20 interceptions, 11 forced fumbles, four fumble recoveries and 296 tackles in that span. |
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Thomas signed with the Buffalo Bills on Friday to serve as Willis McGahee's backup. The move reunites Thomas with Bills coach Dick Jauron, who coached Thomas when he was with the Bears from 2001-03. Thomas, who had two 1,000-yard seasons in Chicago, spent last season with Dallas and New Orleans. He has 3,424 yards in his five-year career. |
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Reyes, a free agent, was signed by Buffalo on Thursday. The 28-year-old offensive guard started 16 games for Carolina last season and will likely compete with Bennie Anderson and Duke Preston for the starting left guard spot. Reyes was a fifth-round draft pick by New Orleans in 2000. |
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Thomas, a backup cornerback, was released by Buffalo on Monday after missing all of last season with a knee injury. Thomas recorded 49 tackles, one interception, one forced fumble and one fumble recovery in 38 career games with the Bills. |
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Price signed a four-year contract with the Bills on Monday, rejoining the team he spent his first four NFL seasons with. The speedy wide receiver's contract is worth more than $10 million and includes additional incentives should he take over as Buffalo's No. 1 target. |
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Price, who struggled the past three seasons with the Atlanta Falcons and Dallas Cowboys, hopes to rekindle the magic he had in 2002 when he caught a career-high 94 passes for 1,252 yards and nine touchdowns. In 39 games since, the 29-year-old former second-round pick has just 115 catches for 1,509 yards and six scores. |
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Gibson signed with Buffalo on Wednesday after spending 2005 out of football. The mammoth guard was a first-round draft pick of Detroit in 1999 and also spent two seasons with Chicago. He has 34 starts in 38 career games. |
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