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Archives for February 4, 2018

Terrell Owens selected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

‘The rest of the Class of ‘18 includes linebackers Ray Lewis, Brian Urlacher and Robert Brazile, wide receiver Randy Moss, safety Brian Dawkins, offensive lineman Jerry Kramer, as well as General Manager Bobby Beathard.’

Inside the Bills: How GM Brandon Beane views the changing nature of free agency

‘It’s impossible to put an exact figure on how much cap space the Bills will have because the NFL has not released what the 2018 salary cap will be, but it has risen at least $10 million a year over the past four seasons, and was at $167 million in 2017. Using a projected cap of $176 million, ESPN’s Stats and Information projects the Bills to have about $36 million in space. Contract website spotrac.com has the Bills at just over $31 million in space, which ranks 16th in the NFL.’

A return to the Buffalo Bills? ‘You never know,’ says WR Sammy Watkins

‘Watkins noted in-season that he was selfish during his time with the Bills. After a year of growth in terms of maturity, perhaps the Bills will kick the tires on Watkins if he hits the open market. The team’s wide receiver unit was among the worst in the league in 2017 and it’s certainly a position that they’ll need to address in free agency or the draft.’

Former Buffalo Bills WR Terrell Owens named to Pro Football Hall of Fame

‘Owens recorded 1,078 receptions in his career for 15.934 yards and 153 receiving touchdowns. During his career, Owens was named to six Pro Bowls and was a first-team All-Pro five times. Based on his stats, Owens seemed worthy of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer. His antics off the field and issues in the locker room reportedly played a role in Owens’ wait.’

What Buffalo Bills’ Sean McDermott said about Brian Dawkins getting into Hall of Fame

‘”I’m extremely, extremely happy for Brian and his family,” McDermott said. “This an honor that is well deserved and something that he earned every step of the way. Brian is one of the best players I’ve been around. First and foremost, he is a class act off the field. And then, on the field, the way he approached the game and the way he inspired everyone around him to raise their game to another level and then the passion in which he played the game are really second to none.”‘

Bills QB Taylor does not want to restructure contract

‘Taylor says he loves playing in Buffalo, but after taking much of the blame for the Bills’ woes in recent years, and being replaced as the starter during the season, he is thinking of his own professional future.’

Tyrod Taylor not willing to restructure his contract again to stay with Bills

‘That seems unlikely to happen again. The Bills can save nearly $10 million against the cap by cutting Taylor this offseason, and they can save $15 million by designating him a post-June 1 release, according to Spotrac. With the Bills likely wanting to get an extended look at Nathan Peterman next year, they likely don’t want to keep Taylor on hand with a double-digit million dollar cap hit. So it’s restructure or release. And Taylor is not willing to restructure again.’

Super Bowl Notebook: Four stories surrounding Sunday’s big game

‘“Doug’s [Pederson] done a great job of calling the plays. Using all the weapons that we have to spread the ball around. That’s really been one of our mantras this year. We’re like a basketball team that doesn’t have a 30-point scorer. We have five guys who can score. Five guys that can beat you,” said Reich on the John Murphy Show. “I think it makes us hard to defend, because we’re going to spread the ball around. Even though Alshon Jeffery’s our all-star receiver and had a lot of touchdowns, it’s not like he had 100 catches, 1,500 yards. We spread it around. Same thing with our running backs. We have Legarrette [Blount], Jay [Ajayi], Corey Clement, some really good running backs. I mean, we’re spreading the ball around there as well.”’