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Hearst headlines Bills' visitors
By MARK GAUGHAN
News Sports Reporter
4/9/2005
Hearst is a 12-year veteran who ranks sixth in rushing among active NFL players with 7,966 yards. He saw only spot duty in seven games for Denver last season, carrying just 20 times for 81 yards.
However, he is someone the Bills had targeted since the start of free agency, and they had been waiting to invite him for a visit.
If he stays healthy, Hearst could be a good fit as a backup to Willis McGahee in the Bills' backfield. It's a spot the Bills are expected to address should they consummate a much-awaited Henry-for-L.J. Shelton trade with the Arizona Cardinals.
The 34-year-old Hearst is not considered as shifty or elusive as he once was, but he is a hard runner who is good between the tackles and will fight for extra yards. He's good at blitz pickup as a third-down back.
He is the only player to win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award twice, in 1995 and 2001. He has four 1,000-yard rushing seasons, the last with San Francisco in 2001. He was the No. 1 back for the Niners two years ago, gaining 738 yards on 4.3 yards a carry in 12 starts. Hearst is 5-foot-11 and 215 pounds.
Vanden Bosch, 6-4 and 278, would be a candidate for a backup defensive end job in Buffalo. He's a four-year veteran and former second-round pick whose career has been plagued by injuries. He missed most of his rookie year with a torn ligament in his right knee and missed all of the 2003 season with a torn left knee. He started 16 games in 2002 and had 3.5 sacks. The 26-year-old had one start in 16 games last season with no sacks. He's a high-effort, high-character player. He visited Tennessee on Friday.
Baxter, who will be 34 in June, has been a prototypical blocking tight end in his 12-year career and would fill that niche as a reserve if he joined the Bills. He is 6-3 and 268 pounds. He played his first eight years with the Jets and earned a Super Bowl ring as a little-used backup with the Patriots in 2003. He was on the Redskins' roster last season.
Hearst headlines Bills' visitors
By MARK GAUGHAN
News Sports Reporter
4/9/2005
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In a move that could be a precursor to a Travis Henry trade, the Buffalo Bills welcomed free agent running back Garrison Hearst to Ralph Wilson Stadium. Hearst visited the Bills along with two other free agents Thursday, Arizona defensive end Kyle Vanden Bosch and Washington tight end Fred Baxter. Hearst is a 12-year veteran who ranks sixth in rushing among active NFL players with 7,966 yards. He saw only spot duty in seven games for Denver last season, carrying just 20 times for 81 yards.
However, he is someone the Bills had targeted since the start of free agency, and they had been waiting to invite him for a visit.
If he stays healthy, Hearst could be a good fit as a backup to Willis McGahee in the Bills' backfield. It's a spot the Bills are expected to address should they consummate a much-awaited Henry-for-L.J. Shelton trade with the Arizona Cardinals.
The 34-year-old Hearst is not considered as shifty or elusive as he once was, but he is a hard runner who is good between the tackles and will fight for extra yards. He's good at blitz pickup as a third-down back.
He is the only player to win the NFL Comeback Player of the Year award twice, in 1995 and 2001. He has four 1,000-yard rushing seasons, the last with San Francisco in 2001. He was the No. 1 back for the Niners two years ago, gaining 738 yards on 4.3 yards a carry in 12 starts. Hearst is 5-foot-11 and 215 pounds.
Vanden Bosch, 6-4 and 278, would be a candidate for a backup defensive end job in Buffalo. He's a four-year veteran and former second-round pick whose career has been plagued by injuries. He missed most of his rookie year with a torn ligament in his right knee and missed all of the 2003 season with a torn left knee. He started 16 games in 2002 and had 3.5 sacks. The 26-year-old had one start in 16 games last season with no sacks. He's a high-effort, high-character player. He visited Tennessee on Friday.
Baxter, who will be 34 in June, has been a prototypical blocking tight end in his 12-year career and would fill that niche as a reserve if he joined the Bills. He is 6-3 and 268 pounds. He played his first eight years with the Jets and earned a Super Bowl ring as a little-used backup with the Patriots in 2003. He was on the Redskins' roster last season.
