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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- Manuel Wright didn't last long with the Buffalo Bills.

A week after being acquired off waivers by Buffalo, the defensive tackle was waived Wednesday to allow the Bills to sign rookie free agent defensive back Duane Coleman.
Wright spent two years with the Miami Dolphins, but played in only three games, and none last year after being placed on the non-football injured reserve list in September.
The Bills already had depth at defensive tackle before, but need to bolster their defensive backfield after losing starter Nate Clements to free agency in March.
Coleman is coming off a strong senior year at Clemson, in which he finished fourth on the team with 81 tackles and added one interception and forced two fumbles.

Coleman was arrested for poss. of pot and was suspended by Clemson so that he missed thier bowl game, he was pretty contrite about it:

"Wrong is wrong, and I was in the wrong and I should be punished for what I’ve done. So I shouldn’t be able to play in the game. I’m just so sorry that I let so many people down. When there’s so many people involved it just hurts that much more."

Character concerns and injury troubles have lowered Coleman's draft stock. He isn't overly tall, but has great jumping ability and timing. Coleman is a good tackler with a tireless motor and value as a kick returner. He is a little undersized and needs to add mass and improve his footwork. Good special teams prospect who could develop into much more.

He ran a 4.57 at the combine but a 4.42 at his proday. Was a starting tailback for Clemson before they moved him to corner for his junior and senior years. Solid athlete. If he gets over the pot thing, he could be a decent find.

DAY 1 ROOKIE OBSERVATIONS: There was a lot to look at on day one of rookie camp. Here are some of the things I noticed while madly trying to catch all of the action spread all over the field.

RECEIVERS - Rookie free agents Jemalle Cornelius and Johnny Quinn have very good hands. Cornelius who looks like one of the more polished route runners in the group also caught just about everything thrown to him. He got good separation in 7-on-7. Quinn is a cagey, heady player that just knows how to get open. And a lot of his catches very difficult ones that he made look easy. Scott Mayle has deep speed as advertised. Marshawn Lynch was also complementing him on his hands after practice in the locker room. Aaron Brown had a tough first day with some bobbled passes, but made a few plays.

TIGHT ENDS - 7th round pick Derek Schouman is very good at catching the ball. He really plucks that thing out of the air. It looks pretty effortless to him. If he can block effectively he should make Buffalo's roster this fall. The tryout player Tommy Christy can run fairly well for a big tight end. At 258 pounds he moves fairly well.

RUNNING BACKS - Lynch's cutting ability is impressive. His change of direction agility makes him so elusive. He's a cut on a dime kind of player. Already he was used a bunch split wide, as was Fred Jackson. If that's a defined role for at least one of the backs in this offense, the Jackson-Shaud Williams competition should be fierce. Dwayne Wright is not a big, plowing back at all. He's got some "wiggle" as the scouts say in space. He also looked very, very comfortable catching the ball. But he'll still tell you his best asset is his power.

QUARTERBACKS - On first glance I'm very impressed with Edwards. This kid is the real deal. Very mechanically sound, strong in his decision making. I understand it's not live football, but for a guy having one night to absorb the playbook as much as possible he fared very well on the field Saturday. This guy is going to be stiff competition for Craig Nall.

OFFENSIVE LINE - Tough to evaluate in this setting.

LINEBACKERS - Posluszny is really immersing himself in the details of the defense, as much as possible after a day of learning. His focus is unmistakable on the field. Thaddaeus Washington (Colorado) has a similar passion for the game. Both were at MLB today.

DEFENSIVE LINE - Among the linemen I think the one that runs the best, and that's important in this defense, is the tryout player from Central Arkansas Jeremy Pittman. Part of that may be due to the fact that he's the lightest of the D-linemen at 250 pounds, but he looks fluid out there.

DEFENSIVE BACKS - It was tough to get a read on some of these guys because they were told if they were in danger of making contact with a receiver to pull off. So as plays unfolded the results of the play weren't wholly accurate. But I'll say that Wendling's hands appear to be pretty good just going off ball skill drills. I wasn't overly impressed with rookie free agent Duane Coleman. His transition seems slow when he flips his hips. He also was looking for a sub in the morning after four plays because he was winded.

Patamunzo wrote: Edwards, che pare stia facendo vedere buone cose, e Fred Jackson

multiple wrote: Il 22 sta per tirare una "tramvata" al 5 prendendolo alle spalle?

G-m@n wrote: mah..deducendo la profondità delle posizioni dai piedi di entrambi i giocatori si direbbe che lo sta andando a proteggere dal lato destro..però in effetti l'illusione la da eh.. 

multiple wrote: Infatti, proprio dalla profondita' si capisce che lo sta andando a colpire da destra mentre lui guarda sinistra. Il fatto che stia per colpire e' palese dal fatto che ha abbassato la spalla

multiple wrote: Infatti, proprio dalla profondita' si capisce che lo sta andando a colpire da destra mentre lui guarda sinistra. Il fatto che stia per colpire e' palese dal fatto che ha abbassato la spalla

mack wrote: si vede che nn sta andando al placcaggio anche dalla posizione delle braccia....è innature dalla posizione piu che altro sta andando a bloccare.

chinasky wrote: Dai, che cazzo di nome è Ah You? E' come uno che si chiama Alvise Ehi Tu.

When CJ was at Oklahoma we got to know quite a few of the players and coaches a little more personally (we put on a luau for the whole team and staff after the spring game last year, we invited all of the players to our thanksgiving feast who were not able to go home for the holidays - about 200 people all together) and so when we cheered and supported and rooted for the team, it was a little more personal.  It was like we were cheering for our extended family.