Bills Quick Hits
Hello Bills fans. A positive sign today was that wide receiver Josh Reed was back at practice after missing the last ten days with a lower back injury. Reed looked good today in practice and before getting hurt was one of Trent Edwards main targets. Reed brings veteran leadership to this team and will have a solid year this season.
There is a rumor going around that the Bills and wide receiver Lee Evans are close to a contract extension. Evans stated that talks are progressing and hopes to get a deal done before the start of the season. I think it would be a great move to get Lee signed to a long extension because he is a great talent that is only going to get better with stability at the quarterback position. Evans had a monster year in 2006 but struggled last season because the team did not have another big play receiver to take the double teams away from him. Rookie James Hardy could hopefully turn into that #2 receiver and demand attention to opposing defenses. If Hardy can get going early, Evans will have a monster season.
On nfl.com’s “This day in the NFL”, August 18, 1986 quarterback Jim Kelly signed a five year eight million deal with the Bills. In 1986 that was big money. Kelly was the savior for this franchise. He is one of the best quarterbacks of all-time and was exciting to watch. He led the team to dominate the AFC in the early 90’s. The Bills were playoff bound every year and one of the greatest teams in NFL History. Go Bills.
