Hostile
06-14-2004, 10:34 PM
No! We need them to lose a lot of games.
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Former Steelers LB Gildon meets with Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Former All-Pro linebacker Jason Gildon arrived in Buffalo on Monday to meet with the Bills, a team needing to bolster its pass rush.
Gildon's agent Peter Schaffer said his client's visit is scheduled to last through Tuesday. The Bills are an attractive stop for Gildon, who was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers for salary-cap reasons two weeks ago, Schaffer said.
Bills president Tom Donahoe and new head coach Mike Mularkey both have Pittsburgh connections, with Donahoe serving as the Steelers' director of football operations when Gildon was drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round of the 1994 draft. Mularkey had spent eight years as a coach with the Steelers.
Gildon, who turns 32 next month, spent 10 years in Pittsburgh, where he set a record with 77 career sacks while missing only two games.
Donahoe was unavailable for comment, but last week wondered whether Gildon would be a good fit in Buffalo. Gildon was used mostly in a system that used three lineman and four linebackers. The Bills currently have a 4-3 system and all three starting linebackers are returning.
Buffalo's most pressing defensive need is an experienced end to play the left side and complement right-side end Aaron Schobel, who led the team with 11 1/2 sacks last season.
Gildon is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who's production has tailed off the last two years. After registering 13 1/2 sacks in 2000 and 12 in 2001, he combined for just 15 in the past two seasons. That included just six last season, his fewest since 1997.
Gildon already has visited Green Bay while Chicago and Cincinnati have expressed interest in him, Schaffer said.
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Former Steelers LB Gildon meets with Bills
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Former All-Pro linebacker Jason Gildon arrived in Buffalo on Monday to meet with the Bills, a team needing to bolster its pass rush.
Gildon's agent Peter Schaffer said his client's visit is scheduled to last through Tuesday. The Bills are an attractive stop for Gildon, who was released by the Pittsburgh Steelers for salary-cap reasons two weeks ago, Schaffer said.
Bills president Tom Donahoe and new head coach Mike Mularkey both have Pittsburgh connections, with Donahoe serving as the Steelers' director of football operations when Gildon was drafted by Pittsburgh in the third round of the 1994 draft. Mularkey had spent eight years as a coach with the Steelers.
Gildon, who turns 32 next month, spent 10 years in Pittsburgh, where he set a record with 77 career sacks while missing only two games.
Donahoe was unavailable for comment, but last week wondered whether Gildon would be a good fit in Buffalo. Gildon was used mostly in a system that used three lineman and four linebackers. The Bills currently have a 4-3 system and all three starting linebackers are returning.
Buffalo's most pressing defensive need is an experienced end to play the left side and complement right-side end Aaron Schobel, who led the team with 11 1/2 sacks last season.
Gildon is a two-time Pro Bowl selection who's production has tailed off the last two years. After registering 13 1/2 sacks in 2000 and 12 in 2001, he combined for just 15 in the past two seasons. That included just six last season, his fewest since 1997.
Gildon already has visited Green Bay while Chicago and Cincinnati have expressed interest in him, Schaffer said.