Bills cut Fine; TE joins Rams

By Matt Tait     Feb 18, 2010

Former Kansas University tight end Derek Fine, a fourth-round selection in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Buffalo Bills, was released by the team Tuesday.

He was immediately picked up on waivers by the St. Louis Rams, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.

Cleveland and Jacksonville also put in claims for Fine, but the Rams landed him, the Post-Dispatch noted, because they had the worst record last year among those three clubs.

“He’s healthy now,” Rams general manager Billy Devaney told the Post-Dispatch. “We’re just going to bring him into the mix, and see how he does.”

Devaney told the P-D the Rams’ personnel department had good grades on Fine.

“To be honest with you, I’m really excited about getting a new opportunity,” Fine said after getting cut and before being picked up by the Rams. “It hit me a little bit, but it is a business, and you just have to move on. There’s no sense in crying over spilled milk.”

Fine was one of seven players released by the Bills Tuesday. The 6-foot-3, 247-pound Oklahoma native finished his Buffalo career with 158 yards, one touchdown and 19 receptions in two seasons.

He played in just eight games this season because of a knee injury and was placed on injured reserve last November.

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Written By Matt Tait

A native of Colorado, Matt moved to Lawrence in 1988 and has been in town ever since. He graduated from Lawrence High in 1996 and the University of Kansas in 2000 with a degree in Journalism. After covering KU sports for the University Daily Kansan and Rivals.com, Matt joined the World Company (and later Ogden Publications) in 2001 and has held several positions with the paper and KUsports.com in the past 20+ years. He became the Journal-World Sports Editor in 2018. Throughout his career, Matt has won several local and national awards from both the Associated Press Sports Editors and the Kansas Press Association. In 2021, he was named the Kansas Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association. Matt lives in Lawrence with his wife, Allison, and two daughters, Kate and Molly. When he's not covering KU sports, he likes to spend his time playing basketball and golf, listening to and writing music and traveling the world with friends and family.