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Buddy Nix Steps Down As Buffalo Bills General Manager

Rob Banks — Tue, 14 May 2013 05:52:44 +0000

“I think at some point, you’ve got to step aside and let young guys that are qualified have their shot,” Nix said during today’s news conference, during which he announced his resignation as Buffalo Bills GM. “I never put a timetable on it. I always felt like I’d know when it was the right time.” [...]

Buffalo Included On List of Cities That Should Quit Sports

Candace Pregitzer — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:36:46 +0000

Being a sports fan is easy when you are supporting winning teams...but it takes a lot to support a constantly losing team!

According to this article from Guy Code on MTV, Buffalo is #4 on the list of 5 Cities That Should Quit at Sports. The article states "these five cities need to do everybody a favor and call it quits".

Carrie Underwood To Take Over Sunday Night Football Theme

Rob Banks — Wed, 08 May 2013 01:39:27 +0000

Her husband may be in the running to be the face on the cover of NHL ’14, but she’s going to be the new face for Sunday Night Football. Carrie Underwood will take over Faith Hill’s spot every Sunday night starting September 8. “I am thrilled to be a part of NBC’s Sunday Night Football and [...]

Buffalo Bills No. 1 Draft Pick EJ Manuel On ESPN's 'Sports Science' [VIDEO]

Brett Alan — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 13:35:33 +0000

I don’t think it’s too far of a stretch to say a lot of people were surprised with the Bills first round draft pick from Florida State, EJ Manuel. However, when you break down the players using only science, ESPN can brag that they called it the whole way. If you’ve ever seen the show [...]

Buffalo Bills Select QB #1 In College Draft [VIDEO]

Dale Mussen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 03:28:28 +0000

Will he be the franchise quarterback the Buffalo Bills have been looking for? Selecting E J Manuel in the first round certainly says a lot. The Bills selected the first quarterback in the first round of the NFL Draft on Thursday night. They were hoping he'd be there with the 16th overall pick and Manuel says he was hoping it would be the Bills who selected him.

Buffalo Bills Release 2013 Schedule

Brett Alan — Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:21:34 +0000

With the NFL draft just days away and an all-new coaching staff, the Buffalo Bills have released their schedule for the 2013 season. It starts off with a very familiar opponent as the Bills square off against one of their AFC rivals at Ralph Wilson Stadium. September 8 will mark the start of the 2013 [...]

No More Tailgating At Buffalo Bills Games?

Rob Banks — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 05:59:42 +0000

Well, there may be some very, very agitated Bills fans. In Orchard Park town parks, it is not illegal to drink a beer or have any alcohol while walking down the streets in town. But that may not be the case much longer, as the Town Board looks into putting some open container laws in [...]

Buffalo Bills Introduce New Quarterback Kevin Kolb

Dale Mussen — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 19:21:13 +0000

It had been reported several weeks ago, but on Monday the Buffalo Bills made it official with the introduction of quarterback Kevin Kolb. The Bills will be Kolb’s third NFL team after having played in Phoenix and Philadelphia. He was a second round draft choice of the Eagles in 2007, but his career with both the [...]

See the 7-Year-Old Boy's Touchdown That Everyone is Talking About [VIDEO]

Clay Moden — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 09:52:26 +0000

I saw this over the weekend. I have to admit that I was definitely emotional after seeing it.

Jack Hoffman is a 7 year old with brain cancer and a big fan of Nebraska football. At the annual spring game, he had a dream come true! He scored a touchdown in a game!

Buffalo Bills Release Ryan Fitzpatrick

Brett Alan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 20:31:38 +0000

It's official. The Bills are in the market for a new quarterback. After hearing the comments from Buddy Nix about his gunslinger just a few days ago, I'm not really surprised. He's done some great things for the Bills, but evidently not enough. Today the Bills parted ways with Ryan Fitzpatrick.

Buffalo Bills GM Buddy Nix Talks About Fitzpatrick On Prank Call [AUDIO]

Brett Alan — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:22:12 +0000

Buddy Nix was the subject of a nasty prank that was posted on the website Deadspin. He thought he was talking only to Tampa Bay GM Mark Dominik. What he didn't know was that his line was also being heard by a couple 20 year olds that were listening in and recording the conversation.

Buffalo Loses Out on Kevin Costner Movie

Josh — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:16:53 +0000

Imagine…..a big-screen football movie made right here in Buffalo! Now, wipe that image out of your head because the producers of ‘Draft Day’ have picked Cleveland over Buffalo. Sorry, Bills fans, I was kinda psyched about it as well. The reason Buffalo lost out: The cost of filming in Cleveland was lower. :( Cleveland, reportedly, offered [...]

Is the NFL Considering Widening the Playing Field?

Joe Student — Wed, 13 Feb 2013 11:18:09 +0000

A former member of the NFL's competition committee thinks the league should consider increasing the width of its football fields to help improve safety. Former Indianapolis Colts' vice-chairman Bill Polian said Sunday that he believes there would be fewer severe collisions if the NFL chose to increase field width from the current 160 feet to the 195 feet used in the Canadian Football League.

Banning Youth Football? Not the Answer!

Dale Mussen — Tue, 12 Feb 2013 13:07:42 +0000

How many state laws do we need? Can’t do this, can’t do that. In Albany, state legislators are considering a ban on youth football. Yep, they say there’s a growing number of young football players who suffer head injuries and there could soon be a couple of bills being introduced in the State Assembly and the Senate that would ban kids under the age of 11 from playing football.

Buffalo Bills Continue to Cut Roster

Brett Alan — Mon, 11 Feb 2013 19:40:37 +0000

Last year the Buffalo Bills failed to impress again. At the end of the year, the entire coaching staff was let go and a new staff has been brought in. Now it looks as though the new staff is continuing to make changes to the roster with two more cuts today. They are pretty big [...]

Buffalo Loves Football — 10 'Super' Instagrams [PICTURES]

Rebecca Bratek — Wed, 06 Feb 2013 17:47:15 +0000

Another week, another bunch of people who think their iPhones make them professional photographers. This week, we’re rounding up your all-around best shots. Sunday was Beyonce Bo…I mean, the Super Bowl. The Ravens played the 49ers, Harbaugh against Harbaugh, and the game wasn’t the only exciting part. Beyonce wowed the crowd at halftime and even surprised the [...]

Super Bowl 47 Ratings Down; More Than 108 Million Viewers Watched

Joe Student — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 10:57:43 +0000

More than 108.4 million viewers watched Super Bowl XLVII on Sunday night, according to a CBS report on the Nielsen ratings. As a result, the CBS Super Bowl broadcast was the third most-watched program in television history, trailing only the 2011 and 2012 Super Bowls.

Watch the Power Outage at the 2013 Super Bowl

GuySpeed Editors — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:57:01 +0000

The 2013 Super Bowl between the San Francisco 49ers and the Baltimore Ravens was delayed when the lights went out in the Superdome at Super Bowl 47. Watch as half the stadium goes dark in a matter of moments. Latest news from officials is that power is slowly returning, there have been no injuries or [...]

Watch Sandy Hook Elementary Students Perform With Jennifer Hudson at Super Bowl 2013

Tom Blunt — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:50:27 +0000

Jennifer Hudson not only turned in a surprise performance at the Super Bowl tonight, but she fronted a choir of 26 children from Sandy Hook Elementary School, site of the one of our nation’s most tragic shootings. Hudson and the children performed a very uplifting rendition of ‘America the Beautiful,’ leaving not a dry eye [...]

The Best GIFs of Beyonce Performing at Super Bowl XLVII

Tom Blunt — Mon, 04 Feb 2013 10:31:42 +0000

Beyonce blew us all away (and the electricity as well) at the Super Bowl halftime show tonight. Already, GIF artisans from all over the internet are hard at work documenting every breath, bump, and bootylicious beat. Here are some of the best so far! (And of course, we save the best for last.)