A-Train and Coy Wire released

Bender · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 19

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)‹Veteran running back Anthony Thomas was one of three
Buffalo Bills players to have their contracts terminated by the team on
Wednesday.

A seven-year NFL veteran and the league¹s rookie of the year in 2001,
Thomas¹ numbers dwindled this season. Used mostly as a backup behind
rookie first-round draft pick Marshawn Lynch, Thomas finished with
career-lows in carries (36) and yards rushing (89).

He also missed the final five games after tearing a calf muscle in a
36-14 loss at Jacksonville on Nov. 25. In his second year with the
Bills, Thomas did have 15 catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, his
first receiving in his NFL career.

The move did not come as a surprise, because the Bills are stocked at
running back. Fred Jackson had a strong finish after Thomas was hurt,
while the Bills also selected Dwayne Wright in the fourth round of last
year¹s draft.

Linebacker Coy Wire and cornerback Jerametrius Butler also had their
contracts terminated. The Bills also waived offensive guard Aaron Merz,
a 2006 second-round draft pick, who missed the entire season because of
a shoulder injury.

The moves came prior to the start of the NFL free-agency period, which
opens Friday.

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MBD · Joined: 06 Aug 2007 Posts: 13

Bender wrote in@news.giganews.com:

> BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP)‹Veteran running back Anthony Thomas was one of
> three Buffalo Bills players to have their contracts terminated by the
> team on Wednesday.
>
> A seven-year NFL veteran and the league¹s rookie of the year in 2001,
> Thomas¹ numbers dwindled this season. Used mostly as a backup behind
> rookie first-round draft pick Marshawn Lynch, Thomas finished with
> career-lows in carries (36) and yards rushing (89).
>
> He also missed the final five games after tearing a calf muscle in a
> 36-14 loss at Jacksonville on Nov. 25. In his second year with the
> Bills, Thomas did have 15 catches for 95 yards and a touchdown, his
> first receiving in his NFL career.
>
> The move did not come as a surprise, because the Bills are stocked at
> running back. Fred Jackson had a strong finish after Thomas was hurt,
> while the Bills also selected Dwayne Wright in the fourth round of
> last year¹s draft.
>
> Linebacker Coy Wire and cornerback Jerametrius Butler also had their
> contracts terminated. The Bills also waived offensive guard Aaron
> Merz, a 2006 second-round draft pick, who missed the entire season
> because of a shoulder injury.
>
> The moves came prior to the start of the NFL free-agency period, which
> opens Friday.

Actually, Merz was a 7th rounder. No real surprises with the guys
they've cut so far.

MBD

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