Buffalo Bills
Mario Williams - #94 - DE
| Status | Active |
| Height/Weight | 6' 6"/ 292 lbs. |
| Birthday | 01/31/1985 |
| Birthplace | Richlands, NC |
| College | North Carolina State |
| Years played | 8 |
| Drafted | 2006, 1st round, 1st pick by Texans |
Bills place Evans, Nelson on I.R.
The Bills officially placed WR Lee Evans on injured reserve Tuesday, ending the receiver's streak of appearing in 109 consecutive games dating back to 2004.
Ankle sidelines Evans, maybe for year
Bills WR Lee Evans will miss the team's next two games vs. the Dolphins and Patriots due to an ankle injury and could be out the remainder of the year if the team opts to let him rest up ...
Bills eliminate Browns from playoff contention
Ryan Fitzpatrick threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to David Nelson, Leodis McKelvin made a late interception and the Bills beat the Browns 13-6 on Sunday.
Browns-Bills prediction
PFW's Mike Wilkening believes' the Browns' running game will be their decisive edge at Buffalo.
Three-and-out with Bills play-by-play announcer John Murphy
PFW recently caught up with Bills play-by-play announcer and (Buffalo) WIVB-TV sports director John Murphy and asked him three questions about the team.
Changes to Bills' O-line shouldn't cause problems
Injuries on the Bills' offensive line have caused a major reshuffling of the front five, but don't expect a drop-off in play.
Bills-Browns blacked out
The Bills-Browns game at Ralph Wilson Stadium on Sunday has not sold out and will be blacked out on local television.
Bills make change on offensive line
Bills ORG Kraig Urbik has been placed on injured reserve, and the team has signed OG Chad Rinehart from its practice squad.
Bills' talent gap shows in Week 13
Buffalo knocked out Brett Favre on the game's first series, picking him off in the process, but sloppy play in all three phases of the game left the Bills with little chance of competing against the Vikings in Week ...
Favre knocked out; Vikings dominate Buffalo
The Vikings (5-7) outgained the Bills 387-239 and gave Leslie Frazier a fun afternoon on his first home game since replacing the fired Brad Childress, beating Buffalo 38-14.
Vikings-Bills prediction
The Vikings have to know based on the tape they have watched all week that this is a tough Bills team, but the Vikings will prevail.
PLAYER NEWS
Williams did not miss any time after the Buffalo Bills high-priced defensive end had what the team called "a procedure" to relieve discomfort in his injured left wrist.|||||||
Coach Chan Gailey provided the update Wednesday, saying he expects Williams to return to practice next week once the Bills return from their bye weekend off. Gailey, was otherwise, very short on specifics in sharing any other details regarding the status of the NFL's highest-paid defensive player. Williams signed a six-year, $100 million contract with Buffalo in March.
The NFL has fined the Washington Redskins and Buffalo Bills $20,000 each for violating league procedures on reporting injuries.|||||||
The Bills failed to list Williams on the injury report while he was being treated for a sprained left wrist. Williams said Oct. 3 that the wrist had been bothering him and limiting his effectiveness. The league said he should have been on the injury report - he has been the last two weeks.
Williams had two sacks for the Bills in Sunday's 19-16 OT win over Arizona.|||||||
Williams had 1 1/2 sacks in the first five games.
The NFL is investigating whether Buffalo defensive end Mario Williams has an injured left wrist. Williams has not been on the Bills' injury report this season despite what he claims has been a wrist injury that has bothered him all season. But the team says he has not missed any practices or game time.|||||||
NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said Sunday that "the club says he is not injured. We will follow up this week to obtain a formal explanation."
Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams has a new home and at least 53 new fans. By closing on a $2 million deal to purchase a mansion in suburban Buffalo, the Bills' high-priced free-agent addition helped a group of creditors recoup about $500,000 they were cheated out of by the home's former owner, William F. Savino says.|||||||
Savino is a Buffalo-based attorney representing 53 people swindled out of more than $3 million by Kenneth Bernas, a former lawyer who was convicted in 2010 of larceny and identity theft. Bernas is serving a 2 1/3- to seven-year jail sentence and used some of the money he stole to build the 9,000-plus square-foot mansion in 2005. The Buffalo News first reported Williams' purchase this week.