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8/27/06

Whitner, from Glenville and Ohio State, combined with Jabari Greer on a tackle of Braylon Edwards on Edwards' first catch of the preseason and later dropped Reuben Droughns for a 3-yard loss.
Whitner, the Bills' first pick in this year's draft and No. 8 overall, started his second straight preseason game in place of the an injured Matt Bowen and made a case to be the starter.
"Everybody wants to be No. 1," Whitner said this week. "You just wait until your number is called. Hopefully that's soon. If not, I'll just wait."
But the Bills have high expectations for him.
"We drafted Donte high, and we anticipate that he's going to start," Bills coach Dick Jauron said after Monday evening's practice at St. John Fisher College in Rochester, N.Y. "He's more advanced than he was a week ago and he's a studier. He likes it and he works at it all the time."
Whitner, who held out for a week in a contract dispute, has been catching up quickly.
Once I know what everyone is doing around me and I get confident in what I see and know everything from the top of my head, I'll be fine," Whitner said. "I'm learning every day."
Whitner was back in Cleveland on Tuesday -- and missed a day of practice -- to witness the birth of his first child, Donte Whitner Jr.
"It was a great experience and it was hard to come back the next day, but I have to get back to work, and I'll hopefully see him soon," Whitner said upon his return.