Buffalo Bills News and Rumors
Bills Take Georgia OT Cordy Glenn in Round TwoMatt Loede, billsgab.com The Bills went with a pick on their offensive line in round two, as the team selected Georgia OT Cordy Glenn with the 9th pick in the second round. Here’s a scouting report on Glenn: Strengths: Simply overpowers at the line of scrimmage, can take his ma… |
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Bills can go best on board nowApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Having successfully addressed their three primary needs on the first two days of the draft, Buffalo’s personnel department can now breathe a bit easier. “I’ll sleep better tonight than I did last night,” said Bills GM Buddy Nix after taking a corn… |
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Bills forced to wait for GlennApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com After watching the Bills move up two slots in round three to land speed WR T.J. Graham, you have to believe the offensive tackle they would’ve considered in Round 1, who was still on the board in Round 2 was someone they wanted to move up to secure as w… |
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Third-round notes in AFC EastApr 27, 2012
The AFC East made some interesting additions in the third round of the NFL draft. Here is a recap: The Bills finally drafted a wide receiver by taking T.J. Graham of North Carolina State. Buffalo passed up better prospects in the second round, but you c… |
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Glenn thought he’d go earlierApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills second round pick Cordy Glenn thought he’d come off the board sooner than he did in the 2012 NFL draft. When asked if he felt he’d be picked in round one he answered in the affirmative. “Yeah, I did actually,” said Glenn via conference call.… |
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Comparing prospects to spouses?Apr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills National Scout Darrell Moody had the line of the day when he was asked about the seemingly mixed opinion across the league on what the ideal position was for Buffalo’s second round pick OT Cordy Glenn. “I think football players are a lot like sp… |
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Bills, Dolphins grab offensive tacklesApr 27, 2012
The Buffalo Bills and Miami Dolphins boosted their offensive lines in the second round. With back-to-back picks, Buffalo selected offensive tackle Cordy Glenn and Miami selected Jonathan Martin, another offensive tackle. Both teams had major needs at th… |
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Cordy Glenn goes off the board to the BillsApr 27, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com After a restless night in the green room, Cordy Glenn decided he had enough of New York. We’ll find out if Buffalo is more to his liking. Glenn’s extended wait to find out his NFL home ended when the Bills made him the 41st pick of the 2012 Draft. Gle… |
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Report: Bills trying to move upApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills GM Buddy Nix is not a fan of surrendering draft picks, but NFL.com’s Jason LaCanfora is reporting that the Bills are trying to move up higher in round two. @JasonLaCanfora Hearing the Giants and Bills among teams exploring trading up, with OL in m… |
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Gilmore jersey numberApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills first-round pick Stephon Gilmore has made a jersey number selection. Gilmore will wear jersey number 27. They’re on sale now at the Bills shop online. Here’s a preview of his practice jersey. |
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Bills hold best hand in AFC EastApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Taking a look at the picks held by the clubs in the AFC East it looks like the Bills and Dolphins are holding the best cards with Day 2 and Day 3 to play out while New England uncharacteristically is devoid of picks. The Patriots have just two draft cho… |
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Gilmore meets MerrimanApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills first-round pick Stephon Gilmore met a ton of people today in his first full day in Orchard Park as a Buffalo Bill including a couple of new teammates. One of those was Bills DE Shawne Merriman (see below) “I met a couple of them… |
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Wideout depth plentifulApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com As many as three or four receivers could come off the board at the top of round two before the Bills are even on the clock at 41, but it doesn’t sound as though that will prompt any alarm bells at One Bills Drive. As Bills GM Buddy Nix sees it there wil… |
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Nix leery of run on OTs in rd. 2Apr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills GM Buddy Nix is glad to see that only two offensive tackles came off the board in round one Thursday night, but he’s also wary of a possible run on offensive tackles at the top of round two where Buffalo picks ninth. “The run starts normally whe… |
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OT projected to Bills in 2nd rd. mockApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com NFL.com’s Pat Kirwan has an offensive tackle projected to Buffalo with their 41st pick overall. Kirwan has the Bills landing Stanford’s Jonathan Martin 41st overall. The former personnel man has Georgia’s Cordy Glenn going to Indianapolis with the 3… |
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Gilmore’s tie to former Bills CBApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Stephon Gilmore is a Rock Hill, SC native. There’s another former first-round pick that hails from the same exact town, but the connection goes further. Bills 1994 first-round pick Jeff Burris is from Rock Hill, SC. Burris was the 27th overall pick and … |
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Chan, Wannstedt meet GilmoreApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Bills first-round pick Stephon Gilmore is making his way through the offices at One Bills Drive. Here’s a look at who he’s meeting. Here’s Chan Gailey meeting Stephon upon his arrival at One Bills Drive. They had met before on Gilm… |
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Updating AFC East needsApr 27, 2012
It was a busy first day in the NFL draft. The AFC East made five picks, including four on defense. But the second and third rounds are about to begin Friday night. Let's get up to date on each team's needs for Day 2: Buffalo Bills First-round pick: CB S… |
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1st rd. DBs most popular choiceApr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com With the selection of Stephon Gilmore in the first round Thursday in the 2012 NFL draft, defensive back is now alone at the top as the most popular position choice of the Bills in round one in team history. Counting Gilmore, the Bills have now drafted 1… |
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Friday morning one-linersApr 27, 2012
Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com There are tackles and wide receivers who might interest the Bills in the second round. Dolphins offensive coordinator Mike Sherman released a glowing statement about QB Ryan Tannehill after the Dolphins drafted him with the eighth pick. The Patriots bro… |
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Chances good for OT at 41Apr 27, 2012
Chris Brown, buffalobills.com Taking a look at the NFL teams ahead of Buffalo in round two, the Bills stand a good chance of seeing a worthy offensive tackle talent reach them at pick 41. Here’s why. The Rams have a pair of choices ahead of Buffalo (33 and 39), and are likely to gra… |
