Updated at 6:38 a.m., Monday, December 17, 2007
NFL: Bills take bus home after plane gets stuck in mud
Associated Press
CLEVELAND —The Buffalo Bills charter plane got stuck in the mud Monday. Kind of like their offense a day before.The pilot took too wide a turn from one taxiway to another at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the front wheel of the plane got stuck, airport spokeswoman Pat Smith said. The team was not on board the plane.
"It wasn't snowing at the time. We don't know why he did this," Smith said.
The Bills, who lost to the Cleveland Browns 8-0 on Sunday, had to find another way home.
"We left Cleveland here a little while ago," defensive end Chris Kelsay said shortly after 10 a.m. "We ended up having to bus because our plane was stuck."
The Bills left Cleveland at about 9:30 a.m. in a five-bus caravan. They were scheduled to be back in Buffalo by early afternoon.
Players were given the rest of the day off and not scheduled back until Wednesday, when they resume practice to prepare to host the New York Giants in Buffalo's home season finale.
"Everybody's fine and everybody's anxious to get home," Bills spokesman Scott Berchtold said.
The Bills spent Sunday night in Cleveland after their flight was canceled by the heavy snow, which also was a factor in Sunday's game.
The plane, which got stuck just after 8 a.m., was being towed out of the mud. It was not blocking a runway and didn't affect other flights at the airport.
