Shawne Merriman News

By Russell S. Baxter Featured NFL Writer With the NFL Draft over and free agency winding down, here is a look at who is coming, going and who to watch for when it comes to the New England Patriots in 2012.

According to recent interviews, Shawne Merriman is feeling better than he's felt in years.

A Chris Kelsay's been around long enough to know that fans in every NFL city like their team in June.

Said Bills DE Shawne Merriman , "I want to go out and say I'm going to get this many sacks.

Jerry Sullivan of The Buffalo News has the observations from both Chan Gailey and Mario Williams, the latter of whom pumped up expectations for the Bills.

Orchard Park, NY -- For the one-time perennial All-Pro pass rusher Shawne Merriman, the past few years have been challenging, frustrating and everything in between as he's battled various injuries during his career.

The Bills got off to a fast start last season at 5-2, which included a huge win against New England , but left much to be desired the rest of the way, finishing at just 6-10. Though a lot of the blame can be placed on injuries to key players, Buffalo still needed to change things.

On Tuesday, Buffalo Bills defensive end Shawne Merriman was one of just two players not present at One Bills Drive for the start of the team's voluntary OTAs.

Morning take: After last season's record-setting year, that's safe to say. Gronkowski leads the next generation of NFL tight ends.

"You don't change things in the fall. You can change things and help yourself this time of year," said head coach Chan Gailey.

The Buffalo Bills begin their voluntary organized team activities today, and while attendance for the workouts won't be known until later in the day, we already know of at least eight non-participants thanks to Chris Brown of BuffaloBills.com . One rookie - undrafted free agent safety Delano Howell - will not be in attendance, as he's still ... (more)

Earlier this offseason, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger publicly spoke out about his disappointment that his offensive coordinator Bruce Arians was not retained.

Transitioning from one defense to another as can be as problematic as a coaching change, and coaches who rush into the scheme transition just because they believe in a system often are doomed to failure.

Mario Williams has moved around a lot lately. In his final season in Houston, he transformed from a right defensive end to an outside linebacker.

National Football Post Mario Williams is going to play LDE, Shawne Merriman looks good coming back from an Achilles injury, and Doug Flutie's one of the greatest QBs under 6'0". Nine really random things and whatever else is going on around the NFL - NFL.com "Officially, we're calling Vince Young a backup QB for the Bills.

If reports are true about Shawne Merriman , the Buffalo Bills and their fans are going to be very, very happy campers.

Buffalo Rumblings is in the process of breaking down the Buffalo Bills ' roster position by position.

Even though linebacker Shawne Merriman is a member of the Buffalo Bills , his current playing status should be of interest to Baltimore Ravens fans as he is recovering from Achilles Tendon surgery, which Terrell Suggs is now about to start his rehabilitation from.

If you're a Bills fan, you probably heard the song " Stevie Johnson " last year, and have heard at least one of your buddies utter the phrase "I'm on my Stevie Johnson," as odd as it may sound coming out of the mouth of most Western New Yorkers.

Three years into his NFL career, Shawne Merriman was one of the game's finest pass-rushers, having gathered 39.5 sacks during that time span.