The Buffalo Bills extended general manager Tom Donahoe?s contact for an undisclosed period on Wednesday. Bills team owner Ralph Wilson would not disclose the length of the extension, only to say, "He's on board for next year (2006). Let's leave it at that." The Bills are 26-38 under Donahoe?s watch.

Travis Henry and Tennessee Titans have agreed to a four-year deal on principle that will keep the running back in Tennessee through the 2009 season. "We are excited about acquiring a player of this caliber for our roster," said Tennessee general manager Floyd Reese. "Travis is a dynamic back who will help us immediately. The combination of [incumbent starter] Chris Brown and Travis Henry puts us in elite company in terms of talented backfields. I don't know that it will matter who starts, because I envision both players making significant contributions throughout the season."

Travis Henry officially became a Titan on Monday after the deal sending him to Tennessee from Buffalo in exchange for a third-round pick in 2006 was finalized. "We're really glad that it's over," Bills president Tom Donahoe said. "Tennessee gave us the best offer and gave us really what we were looking for." Henry had complained about being a back up to the Bills current running back Willis McGahee and as a result, the Bills had been trying to unload Henry for quite some time.

The Tennessee Titans have reached agreement in principle on a trade to acquire disgruntled Buffalo Bills running back Travis Henry, and, barring unexpected complications, the deal will be announced early this week, ESPN.com reported. The Titans will give up a third-round draft pick in the 2006 draft in exchange for Henry contingent on Henry passing a Tennessee-administered physical exam. In four seasons, Henry has carried 963 times for 3,849 yards and 27 touchdowns. He also has 103 catches for 691 yards and two scores. Henry has been disgruntled with the Bills since losing his starting job to Willis McGahee last season.

Despite reports that the Jacksonville Jaguars are close to acquiring Travis Henry, the Tennessee Titans have made the more attractive trade proposal to the Buffalo Bills and are the front-runner in the chase for the disgruntled tailback. Discussions between the Bills and the two most ardent suitors for Henry have been ramped up, and the situation remains in flux as Buffalo officials continue their efforts trade Henry sooner rather than later. The Seattle Seahawks, who had earlier indicated interest in Henry, apparently are out of the hunt. Jaguars coach Jack Del Rio told the Florida Times-Union on Thursday that the addition of Henry, who has been on the trading block for virtually the entire offseason, could be completed "in the next few days or week." "The fact that we have an opportunity to acquire a running back [with] this kind of talent is something we have to look at, [and] so we're looking at it," Del Rio said. "This may or may not happen, but we're protecting our interests, and any time we think we can acquire somebody who can help us, we're going to do that."

Despite a report, the Seahawks did not confirm that they have recently talked to the Buffalo Bills about trading for running back Travis Henry. The purported acquisition makes some sense, but isn't likely to take place. Tennessee and Jacksonville are more likely destinations for Henry. The Seahawks, according to a report on ESPN.com, spoke to Bills executives about Henry after Seattle running back Shaun Alexander told The Times last week that he does not intend to sign the one-year franchise tender without having reached an agreement on a multiyear deal beforehand. Henry, 26, asked for a trade from the Bills soon after the 2004 season ended, having lost his starting job to Willis McGahee. Injury problems for Henry led to the decision to go with McGahee. The Seahawks were one of several teams that talked to the Bills about a trade for Henry before the draft in April. At that point, the Seahawks were trying to see what they could get in a trade involving Alexander.

The Bills signed fourth-round draft pick Duke Preston on Wednesday. Preston was a three-year starter at center for Illinois. He is the second of six draft picks to sign with the team. Running back Lionel Gates, selected in the seventh round, signed with the team a month ago. The Bills also waived Kansas State kicker Joe Rheem.

After Buffalo running back Travis Henry asked to be traded, The Bills asked for a second round pick in exchange for their backup. With no takers, they lowered it to a third round pick, same deal. Now they're are wondering if anybody will trade. The Jaguars have expressed interest but have yet to make a move even though they have claimed to be first in line. "We're not going to budge. We feel we've already lessened the asking price. We don't think we could go below that. We think we're giving away for a three,'' Donahoe said. "We think that a three is pretty fair for a starting caliber running back, somebody who's been to the Pro Bowl. It's been perplexing to us why we haven't been able to get it done.'' "It's frustrating for us and frustrating for Travis,'' Donahoe said. "We understand how he feels. Wherever he ends up, he'll add tremendous toughness. He's played with broken ribs and a hairline fracture in his leg. He lines up and plays. It's not a case where we want to trade Travis. Selfishly, I would love to have him on our team. I really respect him. I haven't been around too many football players tougher than him.''

As reported earlier on www.realgmfootball.com, The Jacksonville Jaguars are making the acquisition of Buffalo Bills running back Travis Henry a priority. Henry will fill in for current running back Fred Taylor, whose knee injury has left questions as to his availability this season.