Free agent cornerback Stanford Routt has visits lined up with the Bills and Titans, but the Cowboys, Vikings and Chiefs have reached out to express interest in the veteran cornerback.

As of now, no official visits have been scheduled with those three clubs.

A native of Austin, Texas who played his college ball at the University of Houston, the 28-year-old Routt spent much of his first five seasons in a reserve role before starting 30 of 32 games over the last two seasons, totaling 104 tackles, six interceptions, one of which was returned for a touchdown, with 28 passes defensed.

The Raiders signed Routt to a three-year, $31 million contract prior to last year’s lockout that included $20 million in guarantees.

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The Bills have terminated the contract of veteran safety Jon Corto.

As a vested veteran, Corto is not subject to waivers.

Signed by the Bills as an undrafted free agent out of Sacred Heart in 2007, the Orchard Park, New York native has 37 tackles has 43 games, including 27 on special teams. Corto signed a two-year, $1.295 million contract extension just before the lockout, but spent last season on injured reserve.

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Now that the 2011 season is officially over following the Super Bowl, now we can all look ahead to free agency.

The Bills have a number of players that will be unrestricted come March 13th when they can sign with other teams. You can see the complete list below, and give your thoughts about what players the team should keep, and what ones they could let go.

Exclusive Rights Free Agents (2)

RB Bruce Hall
K Brandon Coutu

Restricted Free Agents (2)

OL Chad Rinehart
OL Kraig Urbik

Unrestricted Free Agents (13)

RB Tashard Choice
WR Derek Hagan
WR Steve Johnson
WR Ruvell Martin
WR Roscoe Parrish
TE Scott Chandler
OT Demetrius Bell
LB Andra Davis
LB Kirk Morrison
LB Reggie Torbor
CB Reggie Corner
S Bryan Scott
K Dave Rayner

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Another year, another year of frustration for Andre Reed.

The best Bills WR of all-time was again Saturday passed over for the honor of going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Reed made the final 10, but didn’t get the call, joining fellow WR’s Cris Carter and Tim Brown as great wide outs to be left off the list.

“I believe Andre Reed belongs in the Hall of Fame,” said former Bills coach Marv Levy. “Now that’s one voice speaking, but I know his teammates would all say it very strongly. I don’t believe there’s ever been anyone better at yards after catch than Andre. And as a self-effacing, modest, hard-working, always-prepared individual that makes me root for him even more.”

Reed wrapped up his playing career with 13,198 yards on 951 catches, as well as scoring 87 touchdowns. He ranks in the all-time top 10 in receptions and receiving yards and is 11th in career touchdown receptions.

He was the best WR on a team that made four straight Super Bowls, and has the second-most receptions in Super Bowl history behind Jerry Rice and is third in all-time Super Bowl receiving yards.

If he’s being punished for the Bills not winning one of those four Super Bowls, it’s not his fault, nor should he be kept out of the Hall because of it.

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Former Bills Head Coach Marv Levy joins the Tim Brando Show in Indianapolis as he presents an unlikely difference maker for this weekend’s big game.

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Family parties around the NFL have always been a staple in my family. My first memory from a family party was Super Bowl XVII on January 30th 1983.

While that was fun, finally in 2006 it was my turn to host my first Super Bowl party, a bash complete with food, games, and the two best teams that season in the league.

The menu was pretty basic, yet effective. Pizza, wings, pasta, red potatoes, a veggie and cheese tray, and even fruit salad. The party kicked off with some squares, a football tradition, and even some football bingo with some small prizes for those lucky enough to take home a game. Finally at 6:25pm, it was kickoff of Super Bowl XL.

While I have gone back and watched the game probably about 3-5 times, the real memories of that party is not the game, but the fact that it was all about the people that attended.

We had a number of people rooting for both teams, so the game vibe was pretty solid, which was a cool element to the party. Add to the fact the game was close, there was a lot of rooting during the contest.

There was a healthy mix of people that included relatives and friends. The conversation during the game centered not just on football, but on the holidays that had passed just a few weeks before, new jobs, new relationships, and even about other sports like baseball and basketball.

That’s the best part about football parties. It’s the games, the food, and most important, the people that make the game great, like the family and friends you spend it with.

Bills fans threw some of the greatest parties of our time when the team was making four Super Bowl runs back in the 1990′s. The team took some steps forward, and I can only imagine the parties if the team can make it back to the Super Bowl in the next few seasons!

February 6th is another chance to create memories at yet another Super Bowl party, and now there’s a perfect way to figure out just who to invite!

Visa has come out with the Visa’s YOU+TEN Draft app, and it’s a perfect way to have some fun figuring out who to invite over for the big game on the first Sunday in February, or if your actually lucky enough to win the sweepstakes – WHO to take to the game!

Super Bowl XLVI – another chance to create that connection with family and friends once again. Don’t miss out on it.

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This was pretty much assumed when Bills head coach Chan Gailey talked up running back C.J. Spiller last week, saying that he was strong enough to be a workhorse back.

Gailey said this past weekend that he envisions something close to a 50-50 split in carries for Spiller and Fred Jackson next season. “I wouldn’t call it 50-50, but it’s closer to 50-50 than it ever has been because (Spiller’s) more confident and we have more confidence in him having experience now,” Gailey said. “To me, it’s a win-win for everybody except them individually. It’s a win-win for the team.”

I’m sure Jackson doesn’t like the idea of losing playing time because of injury because he was one of the best runners in the NFL before breaking his leg. But Spiller finally showed all of that potential in his place, and Gailey really has no other route to take.

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The Bills’ search for a replacement for quarterbacks coach George Cortez has come to a quick conclusion.

The Bills reached an agreement with 36-year coaching veteran David Lee to become the team’s new QB coach, ESPN reported. Lee, 58, was offensive coordinator for the University of Mississippi in 2011.

Lee coached quarterbacks under Tony Sparano for the Dolphins from 2008 to 2010. He helped bring the Wildcat to Miami in 2008, and he also worked with Bills backup QB Tyler Thigpen in Miami.

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