http://buffalowdown.com A Buffalo Bills Blog Fri, 11 Jul 2008 19:53:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en We couldn't resist using a classic Eddie Murphy line, especially on the day his latest bomb, Meet Dave, is released. Anyway, the Bills are getting their own ice cream flavor from Perry's Ice Cream. More from the Bills' official site: The Buffalo Bills and Perry's Ice Cream are predicting a fan ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/07/11/the-ice-cream-man-is-coming/ Upon hearing that Trent Dilfer is retiring, we couldn't help but feel bad for Jim Kelly. I mean, freakin' Trent Dilfer gets to retire a Super Bowl Champion, yet Kelly doesn't? Where's the justice in that? It just doesn't feel right even writing that. Dirty. Maybe we Bills fans should start ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/07/10/dilfer-demand-send-the-bling-to-kelly/ http://buffalowdown.com/2008/07/02/trent-edwards-talks-about-getting-ready/ http://buffalowdown.com/2008/06/20/bills-fantasy-outlook/ The Rochester Democrat and Chronicle is reporting that Buffalo Bills legends Jim Kelly and Thurman Thomas will be involved in an arena football league team in Buffalo that expects to begin play in 2009. The team will play in the AF2 (a feeder league to the AFL), with Kelly and ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/06/01/bills-legends-have-a-hand-in-new-buffalo-football-franchise/ Bills third string QB Gibran Hamdan was named the top Arab American Athlete by middle east magazine NOX. Hamadan, who is half Arab and Half Palestinian graces the cover of the magazine this month. The journeyman QB was originally signed to Buffalo’s practice squad last season, but was activated to ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/27/bills-third-string-qb-best-arab-american-athlete/ Seeing as how OTA's are finished for the week, and there isn't much Bills stuff going on, I figured you guys would enjoy a video.  It's like in elementary school when your teacher was too lazy to do a lesson plan the night before.  This is Marshawn Lynch on "The Mayne ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/24/marshawn-lynch-with-espns-kenny-mayne/ The Bills hit 50,000 season tickets sold this week for the upcoming 2008 season. The mark is up roughly 2,000 from last season, and is the highest total since 1993, the year that Buffalo last appeared in the Super Bowl. You really have to hand it to Buffalo fans when ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/23/buffalo-fans-grabbig-up-tickets-and-notes-from-otas/ Proof that it’s a slow Bills news day: Dolphins DE Jason Taylor was trumped by figure skater Kristi Yamaguchi on last nights season finale of ABC’s Dancing with the Stars. Who needs mini camps under a new coach (which he is missing due to his obligation to ABC) to learn a ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/21/jason-taylor-dont-dance-and-your-daddy-dont-rock-and-roll/ Being a Bills fan isn’t the easiest thing in the world to do. It takes a certain kind of person to handle what not only the Bills, but all Buffalo sports teams will do to a persons heart. They can’t just be flat out bad. Every year, they’ll show a ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/20/being-a-bills-fan-aint-easy-but-dont-we-love-doin-it/ It’s being reported by ESPN that the Bills have made a contract extension offer to WR Lee Evans. The deal would prevent Evans from becoming a free agent after next season. You have to applaud Buffalo for making a move on Evans this early. They went through this off season neglecting ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/19/lee-evans-contract-offer-and-the-first-day-of-otas/ The NFL confirmed yesterday that the tapes turned over by former Patriots video assistant Matt Walsh did indeed have Buffalo Bills footage from the 2001 season. Several other teams were represented, including all AFC east teams. You don’t have to be a hardcore football fan to know that the Pats ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/08/the-patriots-tapes-do-give-them-an-advantage-and-the-numbers-here-prove-it/ May 3rd 1979 - " With the first overall pick, the Buffalo Bills select linebacker Tom Cousineau out of Ohio State University". It was 31 years ago this week that Tom Cousineau was made the first pick overall by the Buffalo Bills in the NFL draft. Cousineau is in exclusive company, ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/07/225/ The Bills released rookie FA linebacker Joe Brockington today.  This is extra sad for me, as I am a fan of the Irish, and he was the lone ND alum that had the tiniest chance to make the roster.  The only other player from Notre Dame that is on the ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/06/bills-release-lb-brockington/ A little game we came up with over here at the Buffalowdown starring one of our favorite safetys : Rodney Harrison. I think you guys will enjoy it.  "He's getting old, and he can't use HGH anymore, so Patriots safety Rodney Harrison really has to put in over time in ... http://buffalowdown.com/2008/05/05/play-the-rodney-harrison-work-out-game-exclusively-on-wwwbuffalowdowncom/