Stefanie Spielman, the wife of NFL and Ohio State star Chris Spielman who led a public fight against breast cancer, died Thursday after a lengthy battle with the disease. She was 42. Stefanie Spielman died at the family's home in Upper Arlington, surrounded by her family, said WBNS radio in Columbus, where Chris Spielman co-hosts a show.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. - Firing coach Dick Jauron was merely the start of a major overhaul Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is prepared to conduct this off-season in order to make his team a contender again.

Firing coach Dick Jauron was merely the start of a major overhaul Buffalo Bills owner Ralph Wilson is prepared to conduct this offseason in order to make his team a contender again. Outlining his plans in a telephone interview with The Associated Press on Thursday, Wilson said he's open to going after a high-profile coach, is willing to hire a general manager with a football background, and...

The Buffalo Bills are considering Bill Cowher as their next head coach, sources tell the Buffalo News.

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In his first day on the job as Buffalo's interim head coach, Perry Fewell sent his players a message: the Bills will no longer be an easy out for teams.

In a move that got everyone's attention, Fewell had his team practice in pads and outside. Such a thing was unheard of under Dick Jauron, who was fired on Tuesday after compiling a 24-33 record in just over 3 1/2 seasons.

Fewell's reasoning? Well, the Bills have struggled running the ball and tackling, and they lead the NFL with 22 false start penalties. He believes you play how you practice.

"I just feel Jacksonville is very a physical team and going into this week, we need to have a mindset of being physical," said Fewell, who makes his NFL head coaching debut (and head coaching debut at any level of football)...

The Bills have a new starting quarterback in Ryan Fitzpatrick. They practiced in pads on a Wednesday for the first time that anyone can remember. As for addressing all those false-start penalties the Bills have been committing this season? Well, Perry Fewell joked that he threatened to start cutting off players' fingers if they jump the snap count in practice.