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Archives for March 16, 2021

Negotiations between Feliciano, Bills ‘got serious quick’ in leading to three-year deal

‘“I think both parties wanted it done yesterday,” Feliciano said of striking a deal Sunday, ahead of the start of unrestricted free agency. “I think we both got to a place where we all felt comfortable and happy. … I’m just excited to be back. I feel lucky to be in Buffalo. A lot of people in the NFL like to talk about it being a family, but here in Buffalo and the Bills’ organization, they really back it up.”’

Bills linebacker Tyler Matakevich agrees to contract extension

‘Matakevich played a big part in the Bills’ special teams making substantial improvements in 2021. He played in all 16 games and was on the field for 343 snaps on special teams – easily the most on the team (Siran Neal was second with 278).’

Bills returner Andre Roberts set to sign with Texans

‘Roberts, 33, led the NFL last season by averaging 30.0 yards per kick return. He spent the past two seasons with the Bills, appearing in 28 regular-season games. He is a three-time Pro Bowl selection, including each of his two years in Buffalo. For his career, Roberts has averaged 9.0 yards per punt return with three touchdowns and averaged 25.8 yards per kickoff return with two scores.’

Bills free agent tracker: Here’s who’s coming and who’s going

‘The Bills entered the offseason with 14 unrestricted free agents and four restricted free agents, and the three biggest names — linebacker Matt Milano and offensive linemen Daryl Williams and Jon Feliciano — all decided Buffalo is where they wanted to be and didn’t even bother testing the open market.’

Bills lose Pro Bowl KR/PR Andre Roberts to Texans: 5 free agent ideas to replace him

‘Patterson would likely be the biggest splash the Bills could make at the position just based on name recognition. The 29-year-old has played the last two seasons in Chicago and finished last year second in kick return average at 29.1 yards per return. Patterson made $4.75 million last season and likely won’t command that much this time around because he’s older and it’s a cap-impacted offseason. He’s still likely to be out of the Bills’ range unless he’s willing to take a lesser deal.’

5 thoughts and a grade on Buffalo Bills re-signing RT Daryl Williams

‘Williams may be back on a new three-year deal, but Beane has structured it in a way that gives him an out if he wants one after one season. According to Spotrac.com, Williams’ cap hit is $6.15 million in 2021, $8.92 million in 2022, and $8.92 million in 2023. If the Bills were to release Williams next offseason they’d only face $3.6 million in dead cap, meaning they could add $5 million in cap space next offseason if Williams regresses.’

Demos: A few targets for the Bills in free agency

‘Buffalo presents that to him. It also gives him a place where he can fill multiple roles. Instead of seeing A.J. Klein’s highs and lows at the SAM backer, as well as the need of a competent pass rusher, Vernon could come in and fill the void Lorenzo Alexander left after retiring following the 2019 season.’

Bills sign Tyler Matakevich to one-year extension

‘Matakevich was signed as a free agent from the Pittsburgh Steelers last offseason almost exclusively for special teams. He actually led the entire NFL in total special teams tackles the previous four years. In Buffalo in 2020, he led the Bills with 10 total special teams tackles, and was far and away their snap count leader on special teams, on the field for over 71% of the plays. No other Bills player even topped 58%, which shows how valuable the Bills believe he is.’

Bills G Jon Feliciano: “I didn’t want to go anywhere”

‘“It was definitely not a fun free agency, they didn’t know what was gonna happen but luckily we’ve got triple B over there Big Baller Beane knowing what to do so thank god for Beane, huh?,” Jon Feliciano said on Monday during a zoom call with reporters.’

Allen’s unprecedented $200K rookie card sale shows the QB’s improvement

‘“People like the prospects. People like young guys that they think have a good future. People still like Tom Brady though, his cards are selling for a million dollars regularly,” Goldin Auctions director of auctions Dave Amerman said. “I think people like what they saw this past year, the Bills had a great season, and perhaps they can get back to another Super Bowl here in the future. People are kind of banking on that with this investment.’

Feliciano on re-signing in Buffalo: “I didn’t want to go anywhere”

‘”When you have a guy like Josh Allen leading your franchise with a guy that players can trust like [Brandon] Beane and [Sean] McDermott, that’s where it starts, and I think that’s why you see a lot of us coming back and taking less money, or whatnot, just to be able to go to work everyday and know that we’re all truly going for the same goal,” Feliciano said.’