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Archives for March 13, 2018

Bills send clear message to Dawkins with Glenn trade – you’re the man now

‘”I actually feel great that the coaches are trusting me this early in my career,” Dawkins said in a brief phone interview with The Buffalo News on Monday night. “The one thing that I can say that I think that I do best is I play through the whistle. I know that coach McDermott likes that style, that nasty mentality. I’m guessing that shocked coach as a young player, that I brought that to the table.”‘

Bills’ big first-round jump enhances pursuit of franchise QB

‘Now, with the 12th and 22nd overall picks, the Bills are in far better position to get to where they need to be for a crack at USC’s Sam Darnold, UCLA’s Josh Rosen, Wyoming’s Josh Allen or Oklahoma’s Baker Mayfield. Assuming, of course, they have one of them in their sights.’

Report: Bills a ‘team to watch’ regarding Vikings QB Sam Bradford

‘Bradford opened the 2017 season as Minnesota’s starter, torching the Saints for 346 yards and three touchdowns on Monday Night Football in Week 1. He suffered a knee injury in that game, however, and would start just once more the rest of the season, in Week 5 against Chicago, before being removed from the lineup. Pelissero reported earlier in the offseason that Bradford’s knee was characterized as “degenerative” by Vikings coach Mike Zimmer, which helps explain why his Monday report makes mention of the need for the quarterback to pass a physical.’

What to expect for the Bills in one of the NFL’s busiest weeks

‘All 2017 player contracts expire at 4 p.m. Wednesday. When the new league year begins, the flurry of deals agreed to in the past week all can become official (pending physicals). That includes the Bills’ agreement to send quarterback Tyrod Taylor to the Cleveland Browns in exchange for a third-round draft pick (No. 65 overall).’

Jay Skurski: What to do with the Bills’ 18 unrestricted free agents

‘Of the players scheduled to become unrestricted free agents, I’m saying goodbye to 12 of them: WR Jordan Matthews, CB Shareece Wright, WR Brandon Tate, RB Mike Tolbert, LB Ramon Humber, S Colt Anderson, QB Joe Webb, RB Taiwan Jones, S Shamarko Thomas, WR Jeremy Butler, CB EJ Gaines and OT Seantrel Henderson.’

Report: Buffalo Bills trade Cordy Glenn to Cincinnati Bengals

‘According to contract website overthecap.com, by trading Glenn the Bills will save $4.85 million on their salary cap this year, but will have to swallow a $9.6 million dead cap hit. When they traded Tyrod Taylor to the Cleveland Browns Friday, the Bills created a cap savings of $10.44 million, and absorbed a $7.6 million cap hit. Buffalo also saved a total of $8 million in roster bonuses that were due to Taylor and Glenn.’

Kudos to Bills GM Brandon Beane for drawing blood from the Tyrod Taylor stone

‘In the broadest sense, Beane had almost no leverage in his search for a taker of Taylor because teams knew he was probably going to cut the seven-year veteran, so why give up anything to get him? However, by honing in on the Browns — a team that has been as quarterback-challenged as the Bills the past two decades — Beane found precisely the right mark.’

5 thoughts and a grade for Buffalo Bills trading Cordy Glenn

‘While Glenn was injured, the Bills’ 2017 second-round pick, Dion Dawkins, filled in admirably. Dawkins showed off his power in the running game and noticeably improved as a pass blocker as the season went on. With Glenn often injured and taking up a big chunk of the salary cap, the Bills considered him expendable in light of Dawkins’ play.’