As soon as Buffalo Bills starting QB J.P. Losman went out of the game in the first quarter Sunday against New England with a sprained knee, conventional wisdom said the Bills would not waste time contacting former Demon Craig Nall.
A day later and the deal is done. Craig is back in a Bills uniform, as the backup QB to rookie Trent Edwards, one snap away from being the Bills QB. Losman may be back in a couple of weeks, but Nall has a one-year contract, and that's happy news.
Nall has worked out for a few teams since the Bills released him in a mildly surprising decision at the end of preseason camp. Houston told him he was their first call if they needed to make one. The Bills beat them to the phone. He knows the Buffalo offense, and was still living in the Buffalo area, so team officials did not consider any other candidates to fill the void.
He was the Packers' fifth-round choice in 2002. In his four seasons in Green Bay, he appeared in six games, completing 23 of 33 passes for 314 yards, with four touchdown passes, no interceptions and a passer rating of 139.4. He also starred in a season in NFLEurope and was routinely sharp in preseason action in both Green Bay and Buffalo.
He didn't get any sustained shot at LSU in a crowded QB derby with Josh Booty and Rohan Davey. Neither of those guys is still playing pro ball or was last year. Craig came to NSU for his senior season, showed his stuff and has been in the NFL ever since.
I can't help but wonder if his pro career could follow a similar script. Once presented the opportunity, I think Craig will sparkle, if not in Buffalo, someplace soon.
Doug Ireland, SID
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