Posted by webadmin on January 26, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Alabama OLB/DE Courtney Upshaw was the mock pick for the Bills by ESPN’s Mel Kiper in his first mock draft last week at 10th overall. This week at the Senior Bowl most of the reviews on his play have been very favorable.
Veteran NFL reporter Jeff Legwold’s thorough review of Upshaw lends some good insight into Upshaw’s game. Perhaps the most interesting note is Upshaw’s desire to get down to 265 pounds by the NFL Combine in late February. Whether that’s his aim to make him a quicker and more effective pass rusher or to make him more attractive to 3-4 teams as an OLB is unclear. It’s something I’ll ask him about at the combine in Indy. In any event here Legwold’s write up on Upshaw in today’s Denver Post.
Posted by webadmin on January 2, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Demetrius Bell sustained a knee injury in Week 16 against Denver and missed the season finale this past Sunday. Fortunately for him the injury wasn’t as bad as initally feared and the offensive tackle has already undergone surgery to correct the injury.
“I tore my meniscus,” Bell said. ”It wasn’t anything major. I had surgery and I’m back walking around and rehabbing. In three or four weeks I’ll be 100 percent so that’s a good thing. It’s just a setback for me. I just got kicked in the leg from the side when I was locked out.”
Bell is naturally glad he’ll be healthy heading into a free agent offseason, but also knows how fortunate he was to avoid a more serious injury.
“It could have been worse because when I went back and watched it I could’ve tore my whole knee up,” he said. ”Luckily it was just a torn meniscus and I’ve already had it taken care of.”
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Bell dodges bullet
Posted by webadmin on December 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment
C.J. Spiller had 111 yards rushing and a touchdown in Buffalo’s dominating win over Denver, and that performance has him up for FedEx Ground Player of the Week honors for Week 16.
Spiller averaged 6.8 yards per carry Saturday and is up against Pittsburgh’s Rashard Mendenhall and Minnesota’s Toby Gerhart for the weekly award.
Fans can vote for one player in each category on NFL.com/FedEx from now until 3 pm ET on Friday to determine the FedEx Ground NFL Player of the Week. The winners will be announced Friday on
NFL Total Access on NFL Network and on NFL.com.
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C.J. up for FedEx player of week
