Bills have no plan to retain WR Owens

The Buffalo Bills made announcement on Saturday, saying that they had no plan to offer any contract with wide receiver Terrell Owens. That means Owens could begin plan for his free agency now even there are still a few days left before the March 5 deadline for free agency.

“We wanted to inform all three players ahead of the start of the free agency period so they could begin making their plans,” Bills general manager Buddy Nix said. “We just felt that was the right thing to do. All three have represented our organization with class and we thank them for their dedication and hard work.”

Owens caught 55 passes for 829 yards and five touchdowns in the only season he played in Bills jerseys. He made six times to Pro Bowl and caught his 1,000th pass in Week 16 at Atlanta to become the sixth player in league history to reach the milestone. He also has many other records, but there is one problem: he is turning 37 this year. Few teams believe that he can still play for a long term, so it’s hard to say whether he could find a good offer on the free agent market.

Bills Top Receiver Owens plans to play Sunday against Titans

The Buffalo Bills wide receiver Terrell Owens’ hip injury turned to be a false alarm as he returned to practice Friday wearing his Bills jersey and said he was fine enough to play Sunday’s game against the Tennessee Titans.

Owens told reporters that his injury was caused by sleeping on his couch Monday night after practice. Waking up with feeling stiff, he had to skip practices Wednesday and Thursday, causing many to doubt whether he would be able to play this week.

“Earlier in the week it was painful, but I knew I would be ready,” said Owens, who is officially listed as questionable. “My couch is very comfortable, so it’s easy to fall asleep on. (But) I don’t know if it was the couch.”

Fortunately the pain did not last long and he practiced Friday in time to prepare to Sunday’s game at Tennessee. But some other starters were not as lucky. Starting linebacker Keith Ellison, cornerback Terrence McGee and defensive tackle Kyle Williams all have been ruled out for Sunday’s game with injuries.

Bills starting QB Edwards not to play against Panthers with concussion

On Sunday, the Buffalo Bills will play against the Panthers at Carolina without starting quarterback Trent Edwards, who suffered a concussion after being knocked out early in the second quarter of the Bills' win over the New York Jets last Sunday.

Ryan Fitzpatrick will replace Edwards and start against the Panthers. The game will be the first game Edwards has missed in the season. Other starters who have been ruled out include starting safeties Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott and starting right tackle Jonathan Scott. All of the three starters wearing Bills jerseys suffered ankle injuries.

Other injured players who are probable to play Sunday’s game are defensive tackles, defensive end Chris Kelsay and cornerback Terrence McGee. Receiver Terrell Owens was not seen in Friday practice, but Coach Dick Jauron said his absence was not injury related, so T.O. is also probable for Sunday’s game.

Saints RB Bell to miss Sunday game against Bills

The New Orleans Saints was to rotate with running backs after leading rusher Mike Bell missed practice all week with a sprained MCL in his right knee. They will not only do so in practice, but also probably in this Sunday’s game against the Buffalo Bills.

Since it has been confirmed that Bell will not play in the game against the Bells, Pierre Thomas, Reggie Bush and Lynell Hamliton will be the trio of running back to rotate in the game, as they had done in practice since Bell was out with injury. Not any single of the three has been considered to be able to play the same role of Bell, who was the Saints’ most productive runner through the first two games, rushing for 229 yards and a touchdown.

Along with Bell, wide receiver Lance Moore and defensive tackle Kendrick Clancy have also been ruled out for Sunday’s game as they are still staying on Saints’ injury report, with Moore injured on right hamstring and Clancy hurting right knee.

T.O. missed practice again with sore toe

One day after he tested his sprained toe during a 20-minute workout, Terrell Owens missed another day of practice.

But Bills coach Dick Jauron did not think it as a setback. He said that Owens required more treatment and was told to stay off his feet. The 20 minutes of practice on previous day was just a test. Owens just still experienced discomfort standing after taking part in stretches and individual drills during practice Monday night.

“It was just kind of a test,” Jauron said. “We were hoping he could maybe do the same thing today, but we didn’t have any preconceived notions.”

After he jammed his toe in the 21-18 loss to Tennessee in the Hall of Fame Game on Aug. 9, Owens missed totally five of six practices and a preseason game against Chicago Bears.

Wilson believes that the Bills have the chance to win

As a will-be Pro Football Hall of Famer, Bills owner Ralph Wilson is optimistic about the changes in the Bills, especially the offseason addition of WR Terrell Owens. He believes that it is very possible for the Bills to have a win chance. Of course nfl owners liking redskins jerseys will also think the same about their own team.

“I expect us to have a better season, not only for me but for the fans in Buffalo, than we have had in the last few years,” Wilson said. “Now, of course, there are so many things that can happen in the game, as the football fans know. There’s the talent factor, but I think we have the talent now."

When mentioned Owens, Wilson said that he was a great player and would bring a lot of help to the Bills.