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Beane: ‘I think there’s ways’ we can extend Allen and Edmunds before 2021 season

‘”The math has been very hard here. This new [collective bargaining agreement]; when we took those guys back in ’18, the projected rate [for Allen] was around $18 million and Tremaine around $9 million. Now you’re talking $27 [million], and if we don’t have the pandemic, the cap was supposed to be well into the $200 [million range], probably $215-$220 [million]. You add the CBA change to where that ’18 draft class became the class that it’s based on Pro Bowl and various recognitions that you can increase your numbers. So Tremaine’s number went from $9-something [million] to $12.8 [million], and Josh went from $18 [million] to $23 [million]. That’s a big difference anyway, and then you add the fact that the cap went the other way has made it a tighter constraint.”‘

Beane: ‘I’m in the shopping market’

‘“I’m in the shopping market,” Beane told “One Bills Live” hosts Chris Brown and Steve Tasker on Wednesday on WGR, also acknowledging that there isn’t much salary cap room two play with. “I’ve got a small bank account, though. I’m not at the Mercedes-Benz dealership.”’

Bills GM Brandon Beane would theoretically consider cutting unvaccinated player

‘”Yea, I would because it’d be an advantage,” Beane said when asked about hypothetically cutting an unvaccinated player if it came down to one final spot between strict and “normal” restrictions. “We’re laughing but these meetings [last season] were not as productive as before. Sometimes we’d have three to four meetings going on, and sometimes you’re talking over each other but it was the only way to pull it off and be socially distant. It would be an advantage to cut a player and fall under that umbrella.”‘

NY Sen. Sean Ryan excited at the prospect of a full house of Bills fans at Highmark Stadium

‘“For the hardworking Bills fans, who work all week to get tickets in the upper deck, to add $60 for every game you go to, that’s just too much when you can get a vaccination for a big fat zero. And you’ll have a full stadium and give high fives to the people next to you, this 1/3 thing with everyone spread out. That’s not a Bills game in my opinion,” said Senator Ryan.’

Buffalo Bills hosting national anthem auditions for 2021 season

‘A select group of finalists will be invited to audition live at Highmark Stadium in June. Only those invited to the live auditions will be eligible to sing at the Bills games this season. However, the Buffalo Bills note that it is not mandatory for out-of-town finalists to attend the live auditions.’

Bills Beane would cut an unvaccinated player if it helps team

‘Beane was referring to NFL protocols that are expected to be in place that would allow a team to operate with more freedom if a certain percentage of players had gotten the Covid-19 vaccine. Host and former Bills player Steve Tasker followed with a hypothetical question as to whether cutting a single player to get within the league mandate would be an option and Beane said “Yeah, I would because it’d be an advantage. The meetings were not as productive as before because you guys saw in the fieldhouse and we had three and four meetings going on. And sometimes you’re talking over each other, but it was the only way to pull it off and be socially distanced. It would be an advantage to cut a player and fall under that umbrella.”’

Winners and losers on the Bills’ roster after the NFL draft

‘Dawson Knox. The former third-round pick from Ole Miss will get a full shot to prove he’s ready to blossom in his third NFL season. It was not a great year for tight ends in the draft. The top-rated tight end in the second round (Penn State’s Pat Freiermuth) and the two best tight ends in the third round (Boston College’s Hunter Long and Notre Dame’s Tommy Tremble) both were picked before the Bills selected.’

Now that the NFL Draft is over, which Buffalo Bills picks will make the roster?

‘Projected role: The Bills have time to acclimate Rousseau because they have veterans Jerry Hughes and Mario Addison returning, and they also have 2020 second-round pick A.J. Epenesa. I can see Rousseau getting about 25-30% of the rotational snaps and most likely not contributing very much on the stat sheet.’

Buffalo Bills rookie Spencer Brown could ‘Wally Pipp’ starter at offensive tackle

‘NFL Network’s Charles Davis recently raved about the Bills’ third-round pick when chatting with Chris Brown and Steve Tasker on One Bills Live earlier this week. Despite projections all over the board over Brown’s readiness, Davis believes Brown has the ability to make an impact as a rookie. Just how much does Davis like Brown as a prospect? He predicted pre-draft that Brown would start 10 or more games as a rookie.’

Bills give Devin Singletary, Zack Moss vote of confidence (Post-2021 NFL Draft winners/losers on Buffalo’s roster)

‘Buffalo did not make any attempt to move up for a back and they did not select a back at all in the 2021 draft. That makes Devin Singletary and Zack Moss the biggest winners on the Bills’ roster post-draft. The young backs, both former day two picks, will have a chance to show that they can handle the workload for the team. Of course, nothing will be given to Singletary and Moss. The team’s top two backs from 2020 will face some competition from Antonio Williams and Matt Breida.’

2021 NFL Draft: What the Bills didn’t do and one thing Buffalo definitely got right

‘Levi Wallace lives to see another day. As usual. The 2018 undrafted free agent always seems ripe to be replaced at the vital cornerback spot opposite Tre’Davious White. Yet he continues to stick around and earn that No. 2 cornerback job when the season rolls around. Since Wallace’s arrival into the starting lineup late in the 2018 regular season, the Bills haven’t used a pick earlier than the sixth round on a cornerback.’