Derek Fine News

Western New Yorkers like to poke fun at ourselves sometimes by saying that national trends tend to take 10 years to reach Buffalo.

ORCHARD PARK - With his normally crack special teams units fumbling about and penalties piling up faster than laundry in a house full of teenagers, Bobby April had to come up with something to tell his troops.

Three players disciplined and fined last week took the initiative to personally apologize to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell for violating player safety rules.

When you go with a young offensive line as the Buffalo Bills have, there are going to be growing pains.

Notes collected after another DVR rewind, one which I'm hoping will be the last time Ryan Fitzpatrick and Jake Delhomme find themselves as opposong starting quarterbacks.

Raiders coach Tom Cable won't face charges after being investigated over allegations that he assaulted one of his assistants, ending a two-month saga that was a cloud over the team's season.

The NFL has created a policy to provide relief to teams if they're hit hard by the flu.

Rex Ryan wants his team to be tough, not dirty. The Jets coach benched safety James Ihedigbo and linebacker Marques Murrell for the their next game because he thought they took things too far by throwing punches at Buffalo's Derek Fine during a 16-13 overtime loss last weekend.

Buffalo Bills receiver James Hardy is back at practice for the first time after tearing a ligament in his left knee last December.

New York Jets safety James Ihedigbo 'lost control' when he threw a punch at Buffalo's Derek Fine, and expects to hear from the league about the incident.

Yes, the Buffalo Bills won on Sunday. But the most dominant issue coming out of the 16-13 overtime victory over the New York Jets - besides the six interceptions - was the amount of rushing yards the Bills gave up.

Notes collected from the weekly DVR rewind of Sunday's Bills game, which cut off the last two plays and the winning field goal.

New York Jets safety James Ihedigbo has been ejected from the team's game against Buffalo for throwing a punch at the Bills' Derek Fine at the start of overtime.After Leon Washington returned the kickoff 27 yards to the Jets 29, Ihedigbo took a swing at Fine.

At the rate this is going, Buffalo Bills trainer Bud Carpenter might need to put in for overtime.

The Buffalo Bills had a great opportunity to beat a contender on Sunday. They had an NFC power at home, in front of a rambunctious crowd, and squandered their chance to legitimize themselves.

Buffalo relied on backups Derek Fine and Jonathan Stupar after starting tight end Derek Schouman was placed on season-ending injured reserve after sustaining a serious knee injury in last week's win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers .

Pro Bowl defensive end Justin Tuck is questionable for the New York Giants' game this weekend against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.A A A A Tuck hurt his left shoulder last Sunday night against the Cowboys when tripped by tackle Flozell Adams.

The Buffalo Bills hailed Derek Fine and Shawn Nelson as potential impact players when selecting the tight ends in each of the last two drafts.

The loss of versatile tight end Derek Schouman for the rest of the season due to a knee injury has thinned Buffalo's depth at the position, but most likely won't affect productivity.

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham Injuries forced the Buffalo Bills to execute three roster moves that make them younger and underscore a rebuilding effort.