‘The Bills currently have a solid pair of safeties in Micah Hyde and Jordan Poyer as starters. Behind them, Rafael Bush was a solid backup his first year in Buffalo. Rookie Siran Neal played mainly special teams and Dean Marlowe was active for two games as a reserve. The 28-year old Alexander would certainly offer competition for a backup and special teams role.’
Archives for March 2019
Houston’s Ed Oliver could be Buffalo Bills target in first round of NFL Draft
‘Right now, Houston defensive tackle Ed Oliver has become a popular target for Buffalo among several mock drafters, a player who has already been reported as one of the Bills’ pre-draft visits.’
Bills’ Mitch Morse on going from Patrick Mahomes to Josh Allen
‘”I’m looking forward to hopefully making that next step with Josh,” Morse said. “Each quarterback is different and I’m looking forward to understanding his intricacies. I’m just here to try to make him the best football player he can be. And hopefully he can help me out as well.”‘
Offense, position flexibility clear focuses of Bills so far in free agency
‘The 10 offensive players is double what any other team in the league has signed so far, which gives you an idea of exactly how aggressive and focused they were on doing what Beane said they needed to and would.’
Ty Nsekhe’s story of perseverance makes him a perfect fit for Buffalo
‘“When I got the call saying that Buffalo was willing to pay for my services that was an amazing feeling. I had to sit down,” Nsekhe said. “It was a little overwhelming because it’s been a long road and a lot of work. A lot of sweat equity went into this dream.”’
Bills Today: What was the Bills’ smartest offseason decision?
‘The Bills signed offensive tackle Ty Nsekhe from Washington who became an unrestricted free agent for the first time at 33-years-old. But despite being 33, Nsekhe has little wear and tear from an NFL career. Nsekhe was a 27-year-old rookie for the Rams after spending time at four different Arena Football League teams from 2009-12. Nsekhe was released after two games and didn’t return to the NFL until he was picked up by the Redskins in 2015.’
How the Bills plan to upgrade the roster after a productive first week of free agency
‘”You don’t win any championships in March, so I don’t want people to get too crazy,” Beane said at the end of the week. “But we’re excited about the guys and looking forward to welcoming them here once the offseason program starts next month,” he added in an appearance on One Bills Live Friday.’
Bills Today: Bills made some of the best value signings according to this former NFL lineman
‘Schwartz praised the Bills for their signings of John Brown, Cole Beasley and Ty Nsekhe on his six-player list. Schwartz says that Josh Allen probably can’t overthrow Brown and put it best with a quote from Dallas Cowboy quarterback Dak Prescott who in 2016 said, “Beasley is always open.”’
Bills sign former Patriots offensive lineman LaAdrian Waddle
‘Waddle has played in 61 career games, starting 31 of them, with the Lions and Patriots. He joined the NFL with Detroit as an undrafted free agent out of Texas Tech in 2013. After being waived by the Lions late in the 2015 season, Waddle landed in New England. He’s been a part of two Super Bowl winners.’
Inside the Bills: Resetting team needs after opening wave of free agency
‘“There’s still guys out there, so it doesn’t mean that because I’m standing here I’m done,” Beane said. “We’re continuing to look. Who knows? Somebody could call in a week and say, ‘hey, we signed this other guy, do you want to trade for this guy?’ Most of our attention after this weekend will be on the draft, but if there is a guy here who becomes available, whether it’s a cap release, a trade whatever, we’ll continue to try to find upgrades to the roster.”‘
Roth: 10 free agents later, Bills prove they aren’t NFL’s Siberia after all
‘The Bills’ free agent largesse — 10 players counting a previous move — allowed Beane to gleefully sack the post-Brown narrative that players don’t want to be part of Buffalo and the team’s vision for success. In fact, the young GM threw a bean ball right between the eyes. A North Carolina native proud of where he currently lives and works.’
Buffalo Bills sign free agent Patriots o-lineman LaAdrian Waddle
‘Waddle played in 16 games for the Patriots in 2018 and made six starts. He was an undrafted free agent in 2013 and has split time over the course of his six-year career between Detroit and New England.’
7 things to know about new Buffalo Bills OL LaAdrian Waddle
‘Waddle is relatively young at 27 years old. Although he hasn’t had the same success since his first two years in Detroit, Waddle brings a lot of experience to Buffalo. He’s appeared in 61 regular season games in his career and has made 31 career starts.’
Captain Josh Allen? Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane believes QB can ‘earn that C on his chest’
‘“In spite of all his physical talents too, he is a guy that has the intangibles that you want from a quarterback. He’s a big time leader. I think he will… year two walking in as the guy, he will feel himself. Hopefully he shows that he earns that C on his chest . I think it even started with some of the things that I was unaware of; when these guys came in yesterday four or five of them mentioned to me that he was the first guy from this team – because we can’t talk to them during that negotiation period – we’re only dealing with the agent, Josh called them within minutes of it getting out.”‘
Source: Buffalo Bills to host Houston DT Ed Oliver on top-30 pre-draft visit
‘In three seasons at Houston, Oliver recorded 192 total tackles, 53 tackles for loss and 13.5 sacks. He also recorded 11 passes defensed, five forced fumbles and one fumble recovery.’