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WHITNER GUARANTEES PLAYOFF BERTH FOR BILLS
Published 7/7/2008 by Mike Florio at ProFootballTalk.com
Tucked away in an item from Clifton Brown of SportingNews.com regarding the development of Bills rookie cornerback Leodis McKelvin is an eye-opener from McKelvin’s mentor, safety Donte Whitner. Asked whether he thinks the Bills will make it to the postseason in 2008, Whitner says, “Do I expect us to make the playoffs?  I’m guaranteeing it .” Guarantees don’t mean as much as they used to in sports (think Joe Namath).  Lately, guarantees often turn out to be a kiss of death.  But Whitner’s words suggest a level of confidence that hasn’t been displayed by Buffalo’s pro football ...

Buffalo Bills' Donte Whitner: 'Do I Expect Us to Make the Playoffs? I'm Guaranteeing It'
Published 7/7/2008 by Michael David Smith at FanHouse
... That's what Whitner said to Clifton Brown of The Sporting News in a story that portrays Whitner as one of the league's smartest and hardest-working young players, not to mention as a mentor to Bills rookie ...

Tuesday Morning Nuggets
Published 7/8/2008 by Matty I at The Phinsider: Front Page Posts
... Donte Whitner, the Bill's young starting safety, has proven that he has to be nuts.  He must be.  Why else would he say this: ...

Donte Whitner is hospitable and boastful
Published 7/8/2008 by Eric at 3rd Man In
... That seems to be the case for Donte Whitner, who has opened up his home to Bills rookie CB Leodis McKelvin to help him adjust to the rigors of the NFL. ...

Quick Hits: Raiders aren’t fooling anyone
Published 7/9/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... makes an interesting point: Favre is expected to be at Lambeau Field for a ceremony for the team’s Hall of Fame on Saturday, July 19. That’ll be interesting. • Donte Whitner guaranteeing the Bills make the playoffs is causing a bit of a stir, but it’s also making us wonder where this fresh belief in the Bills is coming from. Buffalo seems to be everyone’s surprise pick of 2008; not to win it all, but to go on a run. We fail to see how the Bills will go from 7-9 to a contender in one fairly unproductive off-season. With the Patriots pretty much a lock to win the division, ...

Whitner stands by guarantee
Published 8/14/2008 at Goal-Line Stand
... Whitner stands by guarantee Posted by Brad Gagnon on August 13, 2008 Buffalo Bills safety Donte Whitner raised some eyebrows when in July he told the Sporting News that he guaranteed the Bills would make the postseason in 2008. Just over a month later, Whitner not only stands by his guarantee, but he’s feeling even more confident than before. “I feel a lot stronger than I did when I made it,” said Whitner as the several Bills met with the media in Toronto on Wednesday. “When we put those pads on in training camp, I really got a better look at what we had and I felt even ...