<P> At the end of the 2007 season, Levy retired once again, citing the fact that he had reached the end of his two - year contract . Meanwhile, offensive coordinator Steve Fairchild, a frequent fan target for the Bills' offensive woes, was hired as head coach of Colorado State University's football program . Offensive line coach Jim McNally retired shortly after the end of the season . All of those positions were filled from within, with Turk Schonert promoted to offensive coordinator . </P> <P> One of the most notable moves in the league occurred during the 2008 offseason, when league officials approved an October 2007 proposal by Bills owner Ralph Wilson to lease his team to Canadian media mogul Edward S. "Ted" Rogers, Jr. to play an annual regular season game and a biennial preseason game in Toronto, Ontario, Canada's Rogers Centre over the next five years, in exchange for a sum of C $78,000,000 cash . The games began during the 2008 season . Notable additions to the roster for 2008 include linebacker Kawika Mitchell, acquired as a free agent from the defending Super Bowl champion New York Giants, and defensive tackle Marcus Stroud, in addition to draft picks, cornerback Leodis McKelvin and wide receiver James Hardy . The Bills started extremely well that season, starting out with a 5--1 record before their bye week and showing promise in Trent Edwards as finally being a capable quarterback for the Bills . However, Edwards suffered a concussion from a huge hit in a game against the Arizona Cardinals . The team then went 2--8 in their last games, earning them another 7--9 record, which then resulted in the longest active streak of missed playoffs at the time . </P> <P> On March 7, 2009 the Buffalo Bills made a major splash in the free agency market when it acquired veteran wide receiver Terrell Owens, who had recently been released by the Dallas Cowboys and is known as much for his elaborate touchdown celebrations as he is for his on - the - field play . Owens was signed to a one - year deal . In addition, former starting quarterback J.P. Losman, by this point relegated to third string behind Trent Edwards and Gibran Hamdan, was allowed to become a free agent . In the first round of the 2009 NFL Draft, the Bills selected defensive end / linebacker Aaron Maybin from Penn State with the 11th overall pick and center Eric Wood of Louisville with the 28th overall pick . Buffalo also selected free safety Jarius Byrd of Oregon, guard Andy Levitre of Oregon State, tight end Shawn Nelson of Southern Mississippi, and cornerbacks Cary Harris of USC and Ellis Lankster of West Virginia . As the season began, Terrell Owens proved to disappoint for most of the season, and the offensive line suffered from severe turnover, leading the team to stumble to a 3--6 start, after which the Bills fired head coach Dick Jauron midseason . Overall, Owens' stats for 2009 were modest: 829 yards and five TDs . The season opener against New England was a loss, although Buffalo's morale was raised by the fact that it was only by a single point . Other notable games included a 16--13 OT victory over the Jets in Week 6, and the Week 10 game against Tennessee, where that team's owner Bud Adams made an obscene gesture at Bills fans and was fined $250,000 . The Week 13 game against the Jets was an international series match held across the border in Toronto . In Week 15, the Bills hosted New England, but despite optimistic predictions, fell 17--10, marking the fifth season in a row where they lost both matches against the Patriots . This completely eliminated Buffalo from playoff contention and marked their tenth consecutive season without a playoff appearance . On the season ender, they "routed" the 14--1 Indianapolis Colts 30--7 to end the year at 6--10, however, it should be noted that Peyton Manning was benched early due to this being a meaningless game for the playoff bound Colts . Quarterback Trent Edwards battled injury throughout the whole season, splitting games with back - up Ryan Fitzpatrick, formerly of the Cincinnati Bengals . The Bills were hit with another hard blow when star running back Marshawn Lynch was given a three - game suspension by Commissioner Goodell for pleading guilty to misdemeanor weapons charges . Though back - up running back Fred Jackson did quite well in Lynch's absence, his performance then hindered on Lynch's return but he still had a 1,000 - yard rushing season . However, the performance of free Safety Jarius Byrd showed extreme promise as Byrd led the NFL with 9 interceptions and was selected to the 2009 Pro Bowl . </P> <P> Buddy Nix, a former assistant general manager of the San Diego Chargers, was named general manager in the final week of the 2009 season . One of his first personnel moves was to cut ties with Owens (ironically, a man he had recruited during his time in college football). </P>

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