BUFFALO D.K. Metcalf Jersey , N.Y. (AP) — Cornerback E.J. Gaines is counting on a second chance with the Buffalo Bills to kick-start his career following an injury-shortened season.“It was really a no-brainer,” Gaines said during a conference call Monday after signing a one-year contract with the Bills. “I already know the game plan and everything like that, so I definitely feel I can come in here and hopefully compete for a starting job.”Gaines returns to Buffalo after spending last season with Cleveland. The 27-year-old played six games with the Browns before going on the injured-reserve list after suffering his second concussion in three weeks.Gaines said he is fully recovered and cleared to play after visiting a specialist.Acquired by Buffalo in a trade with the Los Angeles Rams in August 2017, Gaines was part of a revamped Bills’ secondary . He started 11 games opposite then-rookie Tre’Davious White.Besides helping the Bills end a 17-year playoff drought, he was part of secondary that allowed the second-fewest touchdowns passing with 14 and finished tied for sixth in the league with 18 interceptions.Gaines is reunited with coach Sean McDermott and defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier, as well as White and starting safeties Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer.“It’s great to have those guys still here, who I’ve already worked with, I’ve already won with,” he said http://www.seahawksfootballauthentics.com/cody-barton-jersey-authentic , adding he already has spoken with Hyde and Poyer.The Bills went through a revolving door of starters in attempting to replace Gaines last season. They signed free agent Kevin Johnson earlier this month.Staying healthy has been an issue for Gaines. He missed the entire 2015 season with the Rams because of a foot injury and five games with Buffalo due to myriad injuries.“It’s really been frustrating, and that’s the main focus is making sure I can stay healthy through 16 games this year,” Gaines said. “I really can’t change the past and my injury history. It’s part of the game. What I can do is make sure I’m ready and prepared for this year.”Overall, Gaines has four interceptions and is credited with 33 passes defensed in 43 career games, including 38 starts since being selected by the Rams in the sixth round of the 2014 draft. A fast recovery prevented Lindsey Vonn from crashing into the safety netting and possibly compromising another Olympics.
Still, it wasn’t enough to preserve a victory.
Sofia Goggia of Italy won a World Cup downhill on home snow Friday after Vonn’s mistake.
Vonn was faster than Goggia midway down the Olympia delle Tofane course but had trouble landing a jump and slammed on the brakes to clear the next gate.
”The hill was really good today but obviously the light was not great,” Vonn said of the overcast conditions. ”I hit a rut funny and almost went into the net. But I recovered and I tried to take as much speed as I could but I unfortunately lost a lot of time and lost the win.
”But I still got second place, which is pretty outstanding all things considered. I have the speed and I know I’m skiing well so tomorrow is another chance, another opportunity. Hopefully I won’t be caught by that rut again.”
Goggia finished 0.47 seconds ahead of Vonn in second.
”After my ski performance I was not happy Gary Jennings Jr. Jersey , but it lasted and Lindsey made that mistake,” Goggia said. ”If that doesn’t happen she probably wins with a big advantage.”
It was the fourth victory of Goggia’s career and second straight after also winning a downhill in Bad Kleinkirchheim, Austria, last weekend.
Overall World Cup leader Mikaela Shiffrin finished third, 0.84 behind, in her first attempt at the Cortina downhill.
Shiffrin holds a massive 871-point lead ahead of Goggia in the overall standings, while Goggia leads Shiffrin by 49 points in the downhill rankings.
Julia Mancuso, another American standout, announced her retirement and bid the circuit goodbye by wearing a Wonder Woman suit during a casual run.
Mancuso will be remembered for her record at big events, having won four medals at Olympics and five at world championships, despite having a small frame for a ski racer.
”In ski racing, for me it was always about having fun,” Mancuso said. ”And when I had fun success followed. … I hope my career can inspire others to just have fun, especially as an underdog.”
In the finish area, teammates sprayed Mancuso with champagne.
Friday’s race was originally scheduled for Val d’Isere last month but was moved from the French resort because of poor conditions.
Another downhill is scheduled for Saturday, followed by a super-G on Sunday. Both races are big warmups for next month’s Pyeongchang Olympics.
Vonn missed the 2014 Sochi Games because of a right knee injury.
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