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Womens William Jackson Jersey , N.Y. (AP)Bills general manager Brandon Beane wasn’t fooling around when saying he had a lot of work to do shortly after
Buffalo enjoyed its first playoff appearance in 18 years.The transformation
Beane began during his first season on the job continued into the start of the
NFL’s free-agency period Wednesday, when Buffalo took the next step in
overhauling its quarterback position.Aside from formally announcing trading
third-year starter Tyrod Taylor to Cleveland, the Bills signed former Cincinnati
Bengals backup AJ McCarron to a two-year contract.And don’t expect the Bills to
stop there in addressing a role that has been unsettled since Hall of Famer Jim
Kelly retired following the 1996 season. Beane has stockpiled enough picks – two
each in the first three rounds – to target one of the highly touted quarterback
prospects available in the draft next month.McCarron’s addition at the least
provides Buffalo with an experienced quarterback to serve in a potential bridge
role while a younger quarterback develops. The Bills began the day with 2017
fifth-round draft pick, Nathan Peterman, as the only quarterback on their
roster.McCarron spent the past four seasons backing up Andy Dalton after the
Bengals selected him in the fifth round of the 2014 draft.The 27-year-old was a
two-time national champion at Alabama but appeared in just 11 games in
Cincinnati, mostly in mop-up duties. McCarron did start the final three games of
the 2015 season and led the Bengals to the playoffs after Dalton broke his
thumb.Against Pittsburgh in the wild-card playoff game, McCarron had the Bengals
in position to win their first playoff game since the 1990 season. Jeremy Hill
however lost a fumble, and penalties on Vontaze Burfict and Adam ”Pacman” Jones
set up the Steelers for a winning field goal in the final seconds.McCarron was
nearly traded to Cleveland last season, but the deal fell through after the
Browns failed to submit the paperwork on time.And he only became eligible to
enter free agency after an independent arbitrator last month ruled McCarron’s
rookie season counted toward his NFL tenure even though he spent the year on the
non-football injury list because of a sore passing shoulder.The Bills also
confirmed the series of trades and signings they made over the past
week.Starting left tackle Cordy Glenn was shipped to Cincinnati in a trade
agreed to Monday in which the Bengals and Bills also swapped first-round picks.
Buffalo moved up nine spots by acquiring the Bengals’ 12th selection, while
giving up the 21st pick.As for free agents, the Bills confirmed their most
high-profile addition in reaching a deal to sign former Carolina Panthers
defensive tackle Star Lotulelei to a five-year contract. They added a
pass-rushing specialist in defensive end Trent Murphy
http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-billy-price-jersey , who agreed to a three-year contract.The Bills added defensive depth by agreeing
to sign safety Rafael Bush and linebacker Julian Stanford to two-year
contracts.The start of the free agency signing period also meant the Bills risk
losing several starters now that their contracts expired. Linebackers Preston
Brown and Ramon Humber became unrestricted free agents, as did cornerback E.J.
Gaines and receiver Jordan Matthews.Buffalo’s overhaul comes despite the team
finishing 9-7 and ending a 17-year playoff drought, the longest active streak in
North America’s four professional sports. The Bills were eliminated following a
10-3 loss to Jacksonville in the AFC wild-card playoff game.Beane was already
looking ahead to making changes a few days after the loss.”We have a long way to
go, we really do,” Beane said. ”We have a lot of work to do.”The Bills
strengthened their defensive line by adding Lotulelei, a five-year starter at
Carolina. He will play alongside Kyle Williams, who returns for a 13th season
after agreeing to a one-year contract on Tuesday.Murphy has the potential of
improving the pass rush, which finished tied for 30th in the NFL with just 27
sacks last season. He spent the past four seasons in Washington after being
selected in the second round of the 2014 draft. Listed at 6-foot-5 and 250
pounds, he had 15 sacks in 47 games, including nine in 2016.Murphy missed all of
last season after tearing two ligaments in his left knee in a preseason game
against Baltimore. Had he not been injured, Murphy would have missed the first
four games of the season serving an NFL suspension for violating the NFL’s
performance enhancers policy.Several holes remain including center
Womens Jake Fisher Jersey , after Eric Wood was diagnosed with a career-ending neck injury in January.Not including Wood, there are only 14
players left on Buffalo’s roster who played for the team in 2016.Beane’s roster
overhaul began shortly after he was hired in May to replace Doug Whaley, who was
fired a day after last year’s draft.He traded starting receiver Sammy Watkins
and starting cornerback Ronald Darby on the same day in August. He also traded
high-priced defensive tackle Marcell Dareus to Jacksonville in October.— Ben
Roethlisberger saw the defensive alignment and knew immediately that the
Pittsburgh Steelers had a chance for a winning touchdown. All he had to do was
get the ball to Antonio Brown right away.Brown took a few strides, caught the
pass and ran behind Justin Hunter's block for a 31-yard touchdown with 10
seconds left Sunday and yet another improbable — and entirely predictable —
victory over the Cincinnati Bengals. The Steelers' 28-21 win made it eight
straight and counting over their AFC North rival."We've been in that situation a
lot, and I knew we were going to do it," Brown said.They always do.James Conner
ran for 111 yards and a pair of touchdowns on the eve of Le'Veon Bell's possible
return to help the Steelers (3-2-1) get ahead, but they had to pull off their
third last-minute rally at Paul Brown Stadium to extend the streak.Joe Mixon's
4-yard touchdown run with 1:18 got the Bengals (4-2) thinking they might finally
have their breakthrough. Roethlisberger and the Steelers stunned them again.Big
Ben came to the line on the decisive play and saw that the Bengals were set for
an all-out blitz with no safeties to guard against a big play. He immediately
thought touchdown."When you see that look, it's how fast can I get him the
ball," said Roethlisberger, who is 14-2 in his career at Paul Brown
Stadium.Brown caught the ball in stride, cut Hunter's block and outran the
secondary for the winning score
Womens Carl Lawson Jersey , leaving thousands of Steelers fans twirling their towels in the stands while stunned Bengals fans stood and watched a
familiar ending.The Bengals are 2-16 against the Steelers at Paul Brown Stadium
during coach Marvin Lewis' 16 seasons, including a pair of playoff
losses."Imagine how we feel," Bengals cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick said. "I
imagine how the fans feel."These Ohio River rivalry games are usually nasty, and
this one had its moments. After Andy Dalton's final pass fell complete, several
players got into a scuffle in front of the Cincinnati sideline.After a sloppy
September, the Steelers have won two in a row and found their stride behind
Conner , who became the featured back when Bell decided to hold out. Conner has
run for more than 100 yards in each of the last two games, and his pair of
1-yard touchdown runs Sunday put him in the company of a pair of Steelers Hall
of Famers.Conner has seven rushing touchdowns in six games, joining Franco
Harris (1976) and Jerome Bettis (2004) as the only Steelers with that
accomplishment."James was a bowling ball today," said Roethlisberger, who joked
that it was probably the running back's final game amid reports that Bell would
return.JuJu Smith-Schuster had a spectacular catch — leaping over cornerback
Darqueze Dennard and taking the ball way — that set up Conner's second
touchdown.Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd had a solid game against his hometown
team
http://www.thebengalslockerroom.com/authentic-kevin-huber-jersey , catching touchdowns of 2 and 14 yards .Cincinnati linebacker Vontaze Burfict was
in the middle of several dustups. He had words with Roethlisberger only 3
minutes into the game. He stepped over Conner on the running back's first
touchdown, prompting a teammate to push him away before the situation could
escalate.Burfict also hit Brown in the head — he wasn't penalized — after a
catch, causing the receiver to leave for a couple of plays. In 2015, Burfict's
hit to Brown's head helped the Steelers rally for an 18-16 playoff win. On
Sunday, Burfict yelled at a reporter in the locker room after the game for
asking a teammate about the latest hit on Brown's head."A nasty hit," Brown
said.SHAZIER'S RETURNSteelers linebacker Ryan Shazier returned to the stadium
where he suffered a spinal injury last December. He's been on the sideline for
games this season. His return to Paul Brown Stadium was emotional for all the
Steelers."He's inspired us," coach Mike Tomlin said. "Hopefully he's inspired
many outside of us."DALTON MOVES UPDalton finished 26 of 42 for 229 yards,
moving ahead of Boomer Esiason for second on the Bengals' career passing list
behind Ken Anderson. Dalton fell to 3-12 against the Steelers.INJURIESBengals:
RB Giovani Bernard missed a second straight game with a knee injury. LB Nick
Vigil left with an injured left knee in the first quarter. Dennard hurt his
right shoulder on Smith-Schuster's catch and didn't return. S Shawn Williams
left in the second half with a concussion.UP NEXTSteelers: Have their bye
week.Bengals: Play Sunday night at Kansas City. The Bengals are 0-5 on Sunday
night since 2011.
