‘The most obvious is the release of players, and the Bills surely will join virtually every other team in the NFL in shedding a veteran or several to create cap space before the start of free agency March 17.’
Archives for March 9, 2021
Bills free-agents: Replacing Matt Milano could result in downgrade at linebacker
‘Top of the heap: Lavonte David, Tampa Bay Buccaneers; Jayon Brown, Tennessee Titans; K.J. Wright, Seattle Seahawks.’
Kim Pegula: Bills’ success in 2020 set the ‘floor’ for expectations moving forward
‘”Having to dig deep, especially not knowing where the salary cap is going to fall, is going to be a big job for these guys. The bar has been raised compared to previous years. A lot of tweaking, a lot of impact and understanding where we’re going to be with our team and our salary, those are things I leave up to other people. I do know the expectations are pretty high now as is the standard by which we’re going to be moving forward.”‘
Bills’ Stefon Diggs crushed two hard-to-hit contract incentives to get raise for 2021
‘Diggs’ salary went up another $658,333 because he hit a 1,375 receiving yards incentive. Diggs finished with 1,535 yards, also No. 1 in the NFL and easily surpassing his previous career high of 1,130 in 2019.’
ESPN draft guru Mel Kiper ranks Josh Allen as his 10th highest-graded QB ever
‘The full top 10: 1. John Elway (1983). 2. Andrew Luck (2012). 3. Peyton Manning (1998). 4. Trevor Lawrence (2021). 5. Jim Kelly (1983). 6. Andre Ware (1990). 7. Drew Bledsoe (1993). 8. Ryan Leaf (1998). 9. Troy Aikman (1989). 10. Josh Allen (2018).’
As NFL’s tag deadline approaches, Bills aren’t likely to utilize one
‘Part of the holdup in those negotiations centers on the league’s TV contract talks which are ongoing and the union wants to see how much of a windfall teams will receive from the networks and/or streaming services in play.’
Bills ticket prices increasing for 2021 season but remain among NFL’s cheapest
‘The team will send a letter this week to season-ticket holders announcing the price hikes as it will try to recoup a small fraction of the lost revenue from 2020 when fans were not allowed to attend any of the eight regular-season games, and only 6,700 were admitted for each of the two playoff games.’
Micah Hyde, basking in Bills’ success, has warning for anyone disrespecting Buffalo
‘“They’re going on visits and I’d be like, ‘Hey man, come to Buffalo.’ They’d be like, ‘I’m cool. I’m gonna go somewhere else,’” Hyde explained last Friday after signing a two-year contract extension that will keep him in Buffalo through the 2023 season. “Well you know what? At the end of the day I bet they’re pretty pissed off they didn’t take those visits to Buffalo. Now they’re probably sitting on their trash team or sitting on the couch somewhere else because they didn’t come to Buffalo.”’
Buffalo Bills increasing season-ticket prices in 2021
‘The average ticket price is expected to be $101.69 ($82.14 for the average non-club seat) and the team is anticipating record-breaking sales numbers. Sales are on pace to challenge the record of 60,102 season tickets set back in 2015.’
Josh Allen Bills autographed rookie card goes for six-figures in auction
‘One collector did just that when he pulled a 2018 National Treasures 1-of-1 autographed Josh Allen rookie card. In addition to the Buffalo Bills quarterback’s signature, the card features a NFL patch on it. The collector who pulled the Allen card was wise enough to get it graded by Beckett. The grading company considered the card to be in mint condition and gave it a grade of nine.’
Bills finalize season ticket pricing for 2021
‘The team is currently preparing for 100% capacity for all home games at Bills Stadium in Orchard Park. However, if New York State or National Football League guidelines limit capacity in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the team says season ticket members will have priority access to tickets.’
Opinion: What happens to Devin Singletary?
‘Now, Singletary is a round peg trying to fit into a square hole. A hole the Bills might want to fill with Memphis’ Kenneth Gainwell or free agent Matt Breida. There are countless options for the Bills that fit into a dynamic pass catching running back role better than Singletary does.’
Buffalo Bills to raise season ticket prices, plan to return to full capacity for 2021 season
‘Boyko says the organization is planning to sell Bills Stadium at full capacity but will make adjustments depending on guidelines provided by the NFL and New York state.’
Buffalo Sabres now on pace for fewer wins than Buffalo Bills
‘With just six wins through 23 games, the Sabres (6-14-3) are on pace for 14.6 wins through the pandemic-shortened 56-game season. The Buffalo Bills, meanwhile, won 15 games this past season en route to an AFC Championship appearance.’
Buffalo Bills season ticket prices to increase
‘”Buffalo is really a team on the rise and so people are going to be clamoring to come back. It doesn’t surprise me that prices are going up,” he said.’