Roster Updates

With members of the Bills team weighing in this past week for the first round of OTAs, it was interesting to see how each individual player has spent their off-season. Many players have packed on additional weight, while a few have trimmed down. Here are some of the highlights:

- CB Jabari Greer, as promised, has packed on six additional pounds and now checks in at 175.

- Fellow CB Ashton Youboty has put on a bit as well, weighing in at 189 pounds. The guy is still a beanpole though.

- The team's defensive ends are slimming down. Aaron Schobel now weighs a mere 243 pounds, although it's likely he'll put back on about 10 before the regular season. Chris Kelsay and Ryan Denney have dropped as well, with Kelsay weighing 261 and Denney 264. Both players were listed at or near 270 last season. Schobel was listed in the 260s.

- With their switch to the NT position, John McCargo and Kyle Williams have both added some weight, and now check in at above 300 pounds. McCargo weighs 307; Williams weighs 306. As it stands now, those two will battle for playing time at the NT position, with Larry Tripplett and Darwin Walker splitting time at UT.

- Reserve LB Mario Haggan has added a lot of weight; he's up to 263. With the departure of London Fletcher and the team looking for size in its LB corps, Haggan may be positioning himself to make a run at the starting MLB spot.

- Another LB, Keith Ellison (above, right) is working to add weight as well. With the inside track at the starting WLB job, Ellison is now listed at 229 and would like to hit 230 by the start of training camp.

- Our offensive linemen are adding weight. Jason Peters added 12 pounds of muscle to jump to 340. Brad Butler, who was listed at 292 last year, now weighs in at 315. Terrance Pennington is up to 321, a slight increase as well. Heck, even the giant Langston Walker has ballooned, checking in at 366 (he might be asked to shed some of that if he's going to play RT). The Bills' lightest lineman is free agent addition Jason Whittle, who checked in at just 279 pounds.

- Buffalo's young safeties are looking physically fit. Donte Whitner checked in at 208 and, according to Chris Brown, has added a lot of muscle to his upper body. More impressive is the work done by Ko Simpson, who checks in at 202 and has also added muscle to his shoulders and back.

You know it's the off-season in Buffalo when you hear reports on weight fluctuations from their players. I can't wait for the draft. But it is nice to see that our players are working hard and preparing their bodies for the upcoming season.