Buffalo Bills
Jairus Byrd - #31 - S
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 5' 10"/ 203 lbs. |
| Birthday | 10/07/1986 |
| Birthplace | Clayton, MO |
| College | Oregon |
| Years played | 5 |
| Drafted | 2009, 2nd round, 10th pick by Bills |
2012 STATS
| Tack | FF | Int |
|---|---|---|
| 76 | 4 | 5 |
Bills' new regime sees Edwards as 'salvageable'
When QB Trent Edwards was banished to the bench last season in favor of Ryan Fitzpatrick, the general belief was that his days in Buffalo were numbered. After all, he appeared to lose his confidence and struggled mightily during the ...
Bills electrify offense with addition of Spiller
The Bills passed on more pressing needs at quarterback and offensive tackle to give their ground game a spark with consensus No. 1 RB C.J. Spiller.
Bills still taking 'pass' on aerial upgrade
While their AFC East foes make blockbuster deals to improve their receiving corps, the Bills are set to enter 2010 with one of the worst wideout groups in the league.
Bills' secondary depth opens up trade possibilities
With such a quality collection of talent at defensive back, it opens up the possibility of Buffalo making a trade or two to add draft picks and, in turn, upgrade other positions.
Bills sign WR Jackson, re-sign CB Youboty
The Bills announced Wednesday that the team has signed free-agent WR Chad Jackson and re-signed CB Ashton Youboty, a restricted free agent.
Bills re-sign six free agents
The Bills announced Monday that they have re-signed restricted free agents DB George Wilson and LB Keith Ellison, exclusive rights free agents LB Jon Corto, DB Cary Harris and TE Jonathan Stupar and free agent WR Felton Huggins.
Bills content to replace T.O. with in-house WRs
With Terrell Owens on his way out of town and unrestricted free agent Josh Reed not being offered a contract, the Bills appear to be in serious need of help at the WR position. But instead of searching for starting ...
Bills add former Ravens DL Edwards
The Bills continued to re-shape their defense Wednesday, signing UFA DL Dwan Edwards. According to the Baltimore Sun, it's a four-year deal worth up to $18 million.
Report: Bills sign ex-Broncos ILB Davis
The Bills have made their first major move in their switch to a 3-4 defense, signing free-agent ILB Andra Davis to a two-year contract, according to Fox 31 in Denver.
New ORT Green likely to start in Buffalo
Despite a host of needs on both sides of the ball, the Bills have been one of the quieter teams in the early part of free agency. Their lone move thus far, however, could turn out to be an important ...
Report: Bills sign ex-Raiders OT Green
The Bills have made their first noise in free agency, signing UFA OT Cornell Green to a three-year, $9 million deal on Monday, according to NFL.com.
Bills add Favorite
The Bills announced Tuesday that they have signed DT Marlon Favorite. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
AFC East team needs
The Bills will be looking this offseason for a starting quarterback to replace Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick. With the start of free agency and the NFL draft just around the corner, PFW examines the needs of each team, position ...
Bills won't offer contracts to Owens, Denney, Reed
The Bills have announced that they will not offer contracts to three of their unrestricted free agents: WR Terrell Owens, DE Ryan Denney and WR Josh Reed. The trio will be free to sign with any team in the league ...
Gailey: Bills will fit 3-4 to players
As more and more teams switch to the 3-4 defense, finding players to fit the alignment has become increasingly difficult. But that doesn't worry Bills head coach Chan Gailey, who has a plan of his own when it comes ...
PLAYER NEWS
The Buffalo Bills have retained the rights to Byrd by placing a franchise tag on him before he was eligible to become an unrestricted free agent.|||||||
In making the move Friday, the Bills have essentially offered Byrd a one-year contract worth $6.9 million. Byrd isn't required to accept the offer, and he's also not prevented from negotiating with other teams. The Bills, however, will have the right to match any offers made to Byrd. Byrd has 57 starts in 62 career games. He has 18 career interceptions, including five last season.
A person familiar with the status of contract negotiations between the Buffalo Bills and Byrd has told The Associated Press the two sides are expected to meet at the NFL combine, which opens this week in Indianapolis.|||||||
The person says there have previously been no formal contract talks between the Bills and Byrd, who is eligible to become an unrestricted free agent next month.
Byrd has been named AFC defensive player of the week, the NFL announced Wednesday.|||||||
Byrd registered four tackles, two interceptions and two passes defensed in the Bills’ 19-16 overtime win at Arizona.
Byrd's second interception of the game set up Ryan Lindell's game-winning field goal in Sunday's 19-16 OT win over Arizona.|||||||
Byrd has already matched his INT total from last season (3).
Byrd is expected to play at Cleveland (0-2) on Sunday despite being listed as questionable because of a sore right ankle.|||||||
Coach Chan Gailey anticipates Byrd will play Sunday. He added on Friday that the player's progress was better than anticipated after the injury prevented Byrd from practicing Wednesday.
