‘"I think it says a lot about Buddy and what he’s doing. Buddy’s a man of his word," Fitzpatrick said. "Essentially what he’s shown with Kyle (Williams), with me, with Stevie is you perform then you’re going to get rewarded. They want to reward guys that they see performing for the Bills. They aren’t necessarily going to find a lot of guys that have different colored uniforms from the free-agent stuff. They want to reward guys that they draft. They want to reward the guys that have been on the team, played well and performed. That’s a big message to send in the locker room."’