‘Second, the cost for McCarron is too good to pass up for the Raiders. The Bills are doing all the hard work with the 2018 salary cap because they still owe the McCarron signing bonus to the cap regardless of the trade. The Bills will owe $2.1 million to the cap in dead money in 2018, and another $2 million in 2019. All the Raiders have to pay is the $900,000 base salary. Should Oakland decide to move on next season, they’ll save $3 million on their cap.’
Archives for September 2, 2018
Joe B: 2018 Buffalo Bills final roster analysis
‘We’ve found our first surprise of the roster, as the Bills parted ways with Corey Coleman — the player they traded for in early August to try and bolster the speed of the group. Instead, what they got — at least according to Mary Kay Cabot of Cleveland.com — was a player who had an attitude that the Bills didn’t particularly care for in his time in Buffalo.’
Bills trade A.J. McCarron to Oakland Raiders, per NFL insiders
‘The announcement of the trade, first reported by Rappaport, occurred just after 4 p.m. on Sunday. That is right after the deadline that NFL teams have to cut their teams to 53 players.’
Buffalo Bills announce final roster for 2018 season
‘September is here – and so is the final Buffalo Bills roster. The team released dozens of players on Saturday to reach the NFL-mandated 53-man roster.’
Bills deal QB AJ McCarron to Oakland
‘His departure leaves rookie Josh Allen and Nathan Peterman as the only quarterbacks remaining on the Bills roster. It would not be a surprise if Buffalo went into the season with just two.’
Bills release Coleman
‘Corey Coleman, we hardly knew ye.’
Bills make these moves to reach the 53-man roster limit
‘Veteran QB A.J. McCarron, signed by the club as a free agent in March, was traded to the Oakland Raiders. In exchange, the Bills receive a 2019 fifth-round pick from the Raiders.’
5 takeaways on the Bills initial 53-man roster
‘Of course, first round draft pick Josh Allen has not yet taken a snap in the NFL regular season. It remains to be seen whether the Bills bring on a third quarterback — they went with two on the roster for the majority of last season.’
Bills Today: Young Bills players who made the most of their preseason opportunities
‘“Taron [Johnson] has done a great job for us,” said Beane during Thursday’s Bills-Bears broadcast. “With the way he has played, we expect a lot of time out of him at the nickel.”’