BILLS: Everything you need to know about training camp

By Jay Skurski

5 things to know about camp

1. If it rains, the Bills will move indoors, and those practices are closed to the public. The interactive areas will also close. The best way to make sure camp is going on as scheduled is to call the hotline at 800-441-5942 or visit the team’s Web site at www.buffalobills.com.

2. Alcohol is prohibited. Fans can bring in their own food, beverages, small coolers, thermoses and cameras.

3. Training camp is free, while food and beverages will be sold. Merchandise and ticket vendors will accept credit cards.

4. Public restrooms will be located throughout the fan areas.

5. There will be an information booth within the vendor area and a first aid tent will be available.

Public parking/shuttle information

• There is no public parking on the St. John Fisher College campus. Fans can use public parking lots at either East Rochester High School or Nazareth College. The lot at East Rochester High School will be closed Friday and Saturday.

A $1 (for fans between the ages of 12 and 62) shuttle service will get fans to St. John Fisher College. All services are handicap accessible.

Directions

• Take Route 90 (NYS Thruway) to exit 46. Then take Interstate 390 North to Interstate 590 North. Exit at Monroe Avenue. Take a right on Monroe Avenue and green and white road signs will direct fans to any of the shuttle lots.

Key training camp dates

• July 28: First day of practice from 8:30-10:30 a.m. and 2:15-4:15 p.m.

• July 29: Buffalo Bills pep rally on Main Street in Pittsford at 12:30 p.m.

• Aug. 3: First public night practice, from 7-9:15 p.m.

• Aug. 12: First preseason game, 7:30 p.m. at Carolina

• Aug. 18: First home preseason game, 7 p.m. vs. Cincinatti

• Aug. 24: Last training camp practice, from 11 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.

Camp hotline

• The Bills have established a training camp hotline for fans. The number is 800-441-5942. Fans are encouraged to call that number or visit www.buffalobills.com for the most accurate information, since practice times and schedules are subject to change.

Interactive area

Open whenever the Bills practice, the interactive area is adjacent to the practice fields. It includes the Buffalo Bills experience, which is a series of activites that includes:

• Quarterback challenge

• Fourth-and-goal bungee run

• Football toss

• Obstacle challenge

• Run the gauntlet

• Touchdown run

• Obstacle course

• Basketball free throw

Kids’ autograph zone

• Children under the age of 14 will have a chance to get autographs following each practice. Three players per session will be at the autograph tent for 15 minutes and each child can get one item signed. Because of high demand, the lines will be limited to the number of children that can be accomdated that day.

Fans can also get autographs along the fence of the field as the players exit practice after each session. A complete schedule of players and the days that they are signing autographs will be posted on buffalobills.com.

Restaurants

There are a number of dining options available in Pittsford. They include:

• Brio Mediterranean Bistro, 3400 Monroe Ave., (585) 586-7000. French, Spanish, pizzas, pastas. Open at from 11:30 p.m. to 2 p.m., except Sunday and at 5 p.m. every day.

• Chef King, 55 Pittsford-Victor Road, (585) 248-3298. Chinese. Open for lunch and dinner.

• Erie Grill, 41 N. Main St., (585) 381-9900. Located in Delmonte Lodge. Progressive American fine dining — sounds fancy! Wanna live large? Go for the Delmonico.

• Hicks & McCarthy Restaurant, 23 S. Main St., (585) 586-0938. Great breakfasts. Salads, homemade soups, wrap sandwiches. Brunch only on Sunday.

• Olive’s, 50 State St., (585) 381-3990. Greek food. Family recipes. Lussaka with eggplant, cheese and beef. Off on Sunday.

• Pittsford Pub, 60 N. Main St., (585) 586-4650. Golf themed with a menu that ranges from N.Y. strip steak to mozzarella sticks. Add in five big screens and you’ve got fun.

• Schoen Place Rib House Inc., 50 State St., No. 25, (585) 586-5286. Seafood, lobster, prime rib. Dinner only, starting at 4:30 p.m.

• Starbucks Coffee, 5 State St., (585) 586-8290.

• Subway, 725 Pittsford-Victor Road, (585) 586-6980.

• Tom Wahl’s Restaurant, 643 Pittsford-Victor Road, (585) 586-4920. Try the Caesar burger, hot dogs, ice cream.

Need a suggestion? Here are ours:

• Coal Tower Restaurant, 9 Schoen Place, (585) 381-7866. Burgers and dogs right across from the Erie Canal. And why not stop next door for an ice cream on the way out.

• JoJo’s, 60 N. Main St., (585) 385-3108. Wines, flatbread pizzas, the JoJo burger — Eric Moulds and Lawyer Malloy were spotted here last year. Closed for lunch.

• Richardson’s Canal House, 1474 Marsh Road, (585) 248-5000. Two menus — one for fine dining and a casual patio menu. Everything from a burger to striped sea bass or rack of lamb. Lunch Mon. through Fri., dinner every night.

— For a complete list of available dining in the Rochester area, go to visitrochester.com

Hotels

- Brookwood Inn, 800 Pittsford-Victor Road, Pittsford, (585) 248-9000

- Quality Inn-Airport, 1273 Chili Ave., Rochester, (585) 464-8800

- Best Western Rochester Marketplace, 940 Jefferson Road, Rochester, (585) 427-2700

- Fairfield Inn South, 4695 West Henrietta Road, Henrietta, (585) 334-3350

- Hampton Inn Rochester South, 717 East Henrietta Road, Rochester, (585) 272-7800

- Holiday Inn Express/Rochester (Brighton/Pittsford Area), 2835 Monroe Ave., Rochester, (585) 784-8400

- Doubletree Inn, 1111 Jefferson Road, Rochester, (585) 475-1510

- Park Plaza Hotel Rochester, 175 Jefferson Road, Rochester, (585) 475-1910

TRAINING CAMP BATTLES

Starting quarterback

- THE CANDIDATES: J.P. Losman, Kelly Holcomb and Craig Nall

- OUR PICK: Losman — The young homeowner has the most physical talent and chemistry with No. 1 receiver Lee Evans.

No. 2 receiver

- THE CANDIDATES: Peerless Price, Josh Reed, Roscoe Parrish, Andre’ Davis, Sam Aiken

- OUR TAKE: Price — He’s eager to prove that his failures in Atlanta — not his success in Buffalo — was a fluke.

Starting left guard

- THE CANDIDATES: Tutan Reyes, Duke Preston

- OUR PICK: Reyes — He’s more experienced and got most of the reps in minicamp while Preston filled in on the right side for the absent Chris Villarrial.

Starting strong safety

- THE CANDIDATES: Donte Whitner, Coy Wire, Matt Bowen

- OUR PICK: Whitner — His skills are tailor-made for the Tampa 2 defense, which is why the Bills drafted him so high.

Strong-side linebacker

- THE CANDIDATES: Jeff Posey, Angelo Crowell

- OUR PICK: Crowell — Posey’s been quiet in his three seasons with the Bills, while Crowell finished with 125 tackles during a breakout 2005.

Nickel cornerback

- THE CANDIDATES: Jabari Greer, Ashton Youboty, Eric King

- OUR PICK: Greer — Youboty’s too raw and King looked out of place at times in 2005. Greer’s experience will get him the job, at least at the beginning of the season.

Sports reporter Jonah Bronstein contributed to this piece.



Buffalo Bills 2006 numerical roster

No. Name Position Height Weight NFL Exp. College

3 Setta, Nicholas K 6-0 194 1 Notre Dame

5 Kingsbury, Kliff QB 6-2 220 3 Texas Tech

7 Losman, J.P. QB 6-2 217 3 Tulane

8 Moorman, Brian P 6-0 175 6 Pittsburgh State

9 Lindell, Rian K 6-3 235 7 Washington State

10 Holcomb, Kelly QB 6-2 212 10 Middle Tennessee State

11 Parrish, Roscoe WR 5-9 168 2 Miami

14 Denney, Chris WR 6-3 219 R Nebraska-Omaha

15 Wilson, George WR 6-0 210 2 Arkansas

16 Nall, Craig QB 6-3 230 5 Northwestern State

17 Nance, Martin WR 6-3 212 R Miami-Ohio

18 Davis, Andre’ WR 6-1 195 5 Virginia Tech

19 Smith, Jonathan WR 5-10 194 3 Georgia Tech

20 Williams, Shaud RB 5-7 193 3 Alabama

21 McGahee, Willis RB 6-0 228 3 Miami

22 Clements, Nate CB 6-0 209 6 Ohio State

23 Vincent, Troy S 6-1 200 15 Wisconsin

24 McGee, Terrence CB 5-9 195 4 Northwestern State

25 Gates, Lionel RB 6-0 233 2 Louisville

26 Baker, Rashad S 5-10 198 3 Tennessee

27 Wire, Coy S 6-0 205 5 Stanford

28 Thomas, Kevin CB 6-0 182 4 UNLV

29 King, Eric CB 5-10 185 2 Wake Forest

30 Bethea, James DB 6-0 180 1 California

31 Shelton, Daimon FB 6-0 262 9 Sacramento State

33 Greer, Jabari CB 5-11 169 3 Tennessee

35 Burns, Joe FB/RB 5-9 215 5 Georgia Tech

36 Whitner, Donte S 5-10 204 R Ohio State

37 Thomas, Kiwaukee DB 5-11 192 7 Georgia Southwestern

38 Youboty, Ashton DB 5-11 189 R Ohio State

39 Lee, Rob DB 6-0 193 1 Northern Illinois

40 Simpson, Ko S 6-1 201 R South Carolina

41 Bowen, Matt S 6-1 203 7 Iowa

42 Leonhard, Jim FS 5-8 190 2 Wisconsin

43 Bassey, Eric CB 6-1 200 R Oklahoma

44 Goldsberry, Jon FB 6-1 246 2 Purdue

45 Jackson, Fred RB 6-1 210 1 Coe College

46 Ming, Derrick FB 5-11 245 R Missouri

50 Ezekiel, Liam LB 6-0 249 2 Northeastern

51 Spikes, Takeo LB 6-2 242 9 Auburn

52 Hunter, Wendell LB 6-0 228 2 California

53 Haggan, Mario LB 6-3 248 4 Mississippi State

54 Schneck, Mike LS 6-1 237 8 Wisconsin

54B DiGiorgio, John LB 6-2 225 R Saginaw Valley State

55 Crowell, Angelo LB 6-1 235 4 Virginia

56 Carothers, Greg S/LB 6-2 228 R Washington

57 Stamer, Josh LB 6-2 238 4 South Dakota

58 Villarrial, Chris OL 6-3 318 11 Indiana (PA)

59 Fletcher, London LB 5-10 245 9 John Carroll

60 Butler, Brad OL 6-7 309 R Virginia

60B Watson, Courtney LB 6-1 246 3 Notre Dame

61 Pennington, Terrance OL 6-7 325 R New Mexico

62 Merz, Aaron OL 6-4 340 R California

63 Word, Mark DE 6-5 295 5 Jacksonville State

64 Ellison, Keith LB 6-0 228 R Oregon State

65 Thomas, Jason OL 6-4 325 R Hampton

67 Fowler, Melvin OL 6-3 295 5 Maryland

68 Brown, LaWaylon DT 6-5 305 R Oklahoma State

69 Gandy, Mike OL 6-4 310 6 Notre Dame

70 Reyes, Tutan OL 6-3 310 7 Mississippi

71 Peters, Jason OL 6-4 328 3 Arkansas

72 Morgan, Matt OL 6-6 304 R Pittsburg

72B Neill, Ryan DL 6-3 265 R Rutgers

73 Geisinger, Justin OL 6-3 322 2 Vanderbilt

73B Cooper, Joshua DL 6-3 261 1 Mississippi

74 Gibson, Aaron OL 6-6 375 7 Wisconsin

75 Preston, Duke OL 6-5 311 2 Illinois

76 Jerman, Greg OL 6-5 310 5 Baylor

76B Hall, Jason DL 6-3 260 R Tennessee

77 Anderson, Tim DT 6-3 304 3 Ohio State

81 Price, Peerless WR 5-11 190 8 Tennessee

82 Reed, Josh WR 5-10 208 5 LSU

83 Evans, Lee WR 5-10 197 3 Wisconsin

84 Royal, Robert TE 6-4 260 4 LSU

85 Everett, Kevin TE 6-4 241 2 Miami

86 Cieslak, Brad TE 6-3 262 2 Northern Illinois

87 Euhus, Tim TE 6-5 249 3 Oregon State

88 Neufeld, Ryan TE 6-4 250 6 UCLA

89 Aiken, Sam WR 6-2 204 4 North Carolina

90 Kelsay, Chris DE 6-4 275 4 Nebraska

91 Powell, Eric DL 6-3 268 R Florida State

92 Denney, Ryan DE 6-7 275 5 BYU

93 Sape, Lauvale DT 6-1 296 3 Utah

94 Schobel, Aaron DE 6-4 262 6 TCU

95 Williams, Kyle DT 6-1 295 R LSU

96 Posey, Jeff LB 6-4 241 9 Southern Miss.

97 McCargo, John DT 6-2 295 R North Carolina State

98 Tripplett, Larry DT 6-2 295 5 Washington

99 Jefferson, Jason DT 6-1 310 2 Wisconsin

NFL Europe allocation

2 Woodbury, Tory QB 6-2 3 Winston Salem

17 Ochs, Craig QB 6-2 210 R Montana

39 Lee, Rob CB 6-0 193 R Northern Illinois

45 Jackson, Fred RB 6-1 210 R Coe College

65B Tupa’i, Faafetai DT 6-3 330 R Washington State

79 McFarland, Dylan OT 6-5 290 3 Montana

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