'"When the off-season began, it looked for all the world like Taylor and the Bills were headed for a divorce," said Burke. "Instead, Taylor agreed to a restructured deal that could keep him around through 2018–the final three years (2019-21) all will be voided, at a '19 dead-money penalty of around $5.6 million. He's penciled in atop the depth chart again, but the Bills have been hesitant to go all on him as QB1. Earlier this month, in an interview with The MMQB's Peter King, new GM Brandon Beane promised "open competition" under center. Taylor, 28 in August, is fighting to keep his job and trying to pin down enough value to buoy his post-'18 contract demands."'