Bills Fire Dick Jauron

**DEVELOPING STORY**

The Buffalo Bills have fired head coach Dick Jauron...

In a season where his status was up in the air to begin with, the loss to Tennessee pretty much did him in... that, and having someone Ralph Wilson's own age flip you off...

A lack of offense due to Marshawn Lynch's inactivity and The Player's injury and a defense that really can't stop anyone will do that...

Here's Ralph Wilson's statement...
“I am announcing today that I am relieving Dick Jauron from his duties as our head coach, effective immediately. I have tremendous respect for Dick and thank him for all of his efforts during these past four years. While this was a very difficult decision, I felt that it is one that needed to be made at this time for the best interest of our team. We will now focus on moving forward and preparing for our game this week in Jacksonville.”

DC Perry Fewell, probably, takes over...

WGR-AM's coverage is here...

Here's how our friends at WIVB-TV in Buffalo broke the news with the voice of the Bills, John Murphy, giving the details...

The Hall gets Buffaloed

It's a big week for the Buffalo Bills NFL franchise and not so-coincidentally it has to do with the NFL's annual Hall of Fame Weekend in Canton, Ohio. With former star Defensive End Bruce Smith and Owner Ralph Wilson being inducted into the Hall and the team playing in the annual Hall of Fame game...let's just say there are a lot of folks from Western New York in Ohio at the moment.

Here is the weekend lowdown from the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle.

((Bruce Smith//Courtesy: Democrat and Chronicle File))

The "Other" guys who are being inducted: "Bullet" Bob Hayes formerly of the Cowboys, Randall McDaniel former Minnesota Viking, Derrick Thomas who passed away and played for the Kansas City Chiefs and former Steelers and Raiders Defensive Back Rod Woodson.

The preview and Buffaloing Chaos from our friends at WIVB-TV and You Tube:

Ralph Wilson Is Not Dead

((HT: Buffalo News/WGRZ-TV))

Mark Gaughan of the News reports that a rumor buzzing about the Internet Friday night claimed Bills owner Ralph C. Wilson Jr. had passed away.

That was news to Ralph ((pictured, thanks WGRZ-TV)).

The Buffalo News got calls from people at the Sabres-Maple Leafs game in HSBC Arena, a local bar, a golf dome and from reporters as far away as the West Coast. Even Wilson's Wikipedia page had been changed.

Subsequent calls to people close to the 90-year-old Wilson, who was recently elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame, quickly proved the claim was baseless.

Perhaps the fact Wilson had suffered a shoulder injury recently fueled the rumors. He did have to make a trip to the hospital Friday to have the shoulder checked out. But Wilson was fine. No mainstream media ran with the rumor Friday night.

The Bills sent out a Twitter alert this afternoon refuting the claim.

"There is absolutely no truth to the internet rumor referencing Ralph Wilson's health," the Bills' official Twitter page reads.

Wilson, 90, is alive and well.

Those of us at OSG HQ ran through our sources close to the Bills organization Saturday afternoon and evening. The information of the fall- and the fall alone, not anything resembling a death- is correct.

More when we know more...

The Class of 2009

((HT:: Pro Football Hall of Fame))

Wide receiver Bob Hayes, guard Randall McDaniel, defensive end Bruce Smith, linebacker Derrick Thomas, owner Ralph Wilson, and defensive back Rod Woodson make up the Class of 2009 Pro Football Hall of Fame ((pictured, thanks to the Hall of Fame)) enshrinees.

The six-man class was elected by the Pro Football Hall of Fame’s Selection Committee who met today in Tampa, Florida. The newest members of the Hall were selected from a list of 17 finalists that had been determined earlier by the committee.

Hayes, a gold medalist track star in the 1964 Summer Olympics, combined his world class speed with great hands. “Bullet Bob,” a three-time All-Pro pick, caught 371 career passes for 7,414 yards and 71 touchdowns.

McDaniel was named All-Pro nine straight seasons and voted to a record 12 consecutive AFC-NFC Pro Bowls during his 14-season career with the Minnesota Vikings (1988-1999) and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers (2000-01).

Smith, the first overall pick in the 1985 draft by the Buffalo Bills, is the NFL’s all-time sack leader with 200 career sacks. A member of both the NFL’s All-Decade Teams of the 1980s and 1990s, Smith was named first-team All-Pro nine times and voted to 11 Pro Bowls.

Thomas amassed more sacks during the 1990s than any other player. He was selected to nine Pro Bowls, named All-NFL three times, and was All-AFC seven times in an eight-year stretch.

Wilson founded the Buffalo Bills in 1959 and has watched his team win back-to-back AFL titles in the mid-1960s and become the only team ever to advance to four consecutive Super Bowls. He was an integral part of the AFL’s success and has also served on a number of important NFL committees over the years.

Woodson, a member of the NFL’s 75th Anniversary Team in 1994 and selected to the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 1990s, intercepted 71 passes which he returned for an NFL record 1,483 yards and a record 12 touchdowns. He was named All-Pro six times and voted to 11 Pro Bowls.

The 2009 class will increase to 253 the number of all-time greats permanently honored in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. The Enshrinement of the Class of 2009 will take place at the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, on Saturday, August 8, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. ET. The Enshrinement Ceremony will be televised live by both ESPN and the NFL Network.