‘Keenum, 34, is entering the final year of a three-year contract and has a $6.1 million base salary for the 2022 season. A league source told The News the Browns will absorb at least some of that cost. Keenum had a $1 million roster bonus that was due Friday – according to a report from Cleveland.com beat writer Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns paid that out.’
Archives for March 20, 2022
A closer look at the contract details for new Bills edge rusher Von Miller
‘Most importantly for the Bills, however, is that Miller’s salary cap charge in the first year of the contract is just $5.1 million, the total of his base salary, his roster and workout bonuses and $3.705 of his signing bonus, which is prorated over the maximum five years.’
Bills Mailbag: Is the massive investment in Von Miller the right call?
I look at this deal for Miller as the cost of doing business for an elite pass rusher in today’s NFL. He also brings with him the experience that comes with winning a pair of Super Bowl championships. That’s valuable for a roster in Buffalo looking to get over that hump.’
Bills’ Von Miller bombshell signing only one part of a crazy free agency week
‘Obviously, signing star edge rusher Von Miller doesn’t guarantee that Buffalo will win the Super Bowl in 2022 or any future year, but Beane saw an opportunity to bring in a player who could prove to be the missing link for the Bills in their quest to end their Super Bowl drought, so he pounced.’
Bills acquire Case Keenum from Browns for late day three pick
‘Keenum, 34, has a 29-35 QB record in his time in the league. In his career, the veteran QB has completed 62.4 percent of his passes for 14,876 yards, 78 touchdowns and 48 interceptions.’
Minneapolis Miracle reunion: Bills trade for Case Keenum (3 things to know)
‘He built a rapport with Stefon Diggs that season. Diggs caught 102 passes for 1,021 yards and nine touchdowns.’
OBJ said Von Miller looks ‘TUFFFFFFF’ in Bills uniform: Could pass-rusher recruit WR again?
‘“First and foremost, OBJ, that’s my brother,” Miller said via the Rams Wire. “And it was his birthday when he got released and I just shot him a text like, ‘Hey, man. Happy birthday. And if you get a chance, you should come to the Rams.’ He said he wasn’t sure because he still had to clear waivers. He cleared waivers and we just started to text and text. I talked to his dad, as well. I reached out to his dad, I was like, ‘Hey man, what can we do to get OBJ?’ I told him it was a great culture here, great coaches, great teammates, and I told him he would love it here and boom, he came to L.A.”’
Sunday’s Cleveland Coverage
Browns trade backup QB Case Keenum to the Bills for a 7th-round pick and sign Jacoby Brissett to replace him (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Browns agree to trade Case Keenum, strike deal with Jacoby Brissett as new backup QB (Akron Beacon Journal)
Browns trade Case Keenum to Bills, bring in Jacoby Brissett to backup Deshaun Watson (Willoughby News Herald)
Browns trading backup QB Case Keenum to Bills, agree to terms with Jacoby Brissett to take his place (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)
Reports: Cleveland Browns trade backup QB Case Keenum to Buffalo Bills, sign Jacoby Brissett to 1-year deal (WKYC-TV)
Browns trading QB Case Keenum to Bills, signing QB Jacoby Brissett (WEWS-TV)
Browns backup QB Case Keenum out, Jacoby Brissett in: Reports (WJW-TV)
Bills’ renaissance provides hope for Giants, Jets’ turnarounds
‘I have spent the past few days in downtown Buffalo, and I can state this with absolute certainty: This is the happiest place in the NFL. This is the most optimistic place in the NFL right now. It may go against civic tradition to be so buoyant — after all, after the Bills blew their AFC playoff game with Kansas City a few months ago the locals had to sift through a deep pile of candidates to determine where that game stood on the list of sporting heartbreaks.’
AP Source: Browns To Trade Keenum, Sign Brissett As Backup
‘The 34-year-old Keenum received a $1 million roster bonus Friday, and the Browns reworked his contract to complete the trade with Buffalo. Keenum was scheduled to make $6.6 million in 2022 — a steep price for a backup — and the team decided to ship him to the Bills instead.’
Buffalo Bills add depth, send draft pick to Cleveland Browns for QB Case Keenum, 34, source says
‘The Bills are also working to re-sign quarterback Matt Barkley, multiple sources told ESPN. Barkley, 31, was previously in Buffalo from 2018-2020. He spent 2021 on multiple teams with stints in Tennessee, Carolina, and Atlanta.’
Browns keep QB carousel going, trading Case Keenum to Bills and signing Jacoby Brissett, per reports
‘Keenum will replace the departed Mitchell Trubisky in Buffalo.’
Browns Trade Quarterback Case Keenum to Bills
‘Mitch Trubisky, who acted as Buffalo’s backup quarterback to Josh Allen last season, signed with the Steelers in free agency. The Bills were in need of someone behind their star quarterback, and now Keenum is their answer.’
Details released for Von Miller’s contract
‘Miller received an $18.525 million signing bonus. That money will be spread out over the life of the six-year contract for salary cap purposes. However, Miller will play on a base salary of only $1.12 million next season, allowing his cap figure to be just north of $5.1 million in 2022, as the Bills stay tight against the salary cap.’
Reports: Buffalo Bills trade for Browns QB Case Keenum
‘The Houston product will reunite with wide receiver Stefon Diggs, who caught Keenum’s pass in the “Minneapolis Miracle.”‘