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‘”The Pegula family has retained Allen & Company to explore the potential sale of a non-controlling, minority interest in the Bills,” the team said in its statement. “These discussions only involve the Bills and no other team. No investment would be possible without Terry Pegula and the Pegula family maintaining a controlling interest in the team.’

‘”I think it’s an opportunity for myself to grow as a leader and to bring along some of these young guys and new guys that we’ve brought into our team,” Allen said on Thursday. “That’s an opportunity, frankly, that I’m very excited about. It’s something that’s going to be very challenging, but I’m very willing to do it.”‘

‘”It’s definitely hard to part ways with a guy that’s been very instrumental in our success here over the last four years,” Allen said. “… Obviously, I wish we can keep everybody. You know, we’ve made a lot of changes this offseason, lost a lot of veteran leadership, Stef being one of them. I guess that’s the nature of the business. And going into Year 7 now, it’s just kind of is what it is. I don’t get paid to make changes on the team. I get paid to be the best quarterback that I can be and try to lead the guys on this team.”‘

‘At the height of his football fame, polls indicated he was one of the top three most recognized faces in North America. In 1977, he became the first pro football player to make the cover of Rolling Stone. In 1978, he became the second professional athlete, after Fran Tarkenton, to host “Saturday Night Live.”‘

‘This team will have a new look, and will be younger, but the aim has not drastically changed, in large part, because there’s a quarterback named Josh Allen on the roster. Trading Diggs leaves the Bills with unknowns, some of which will come down to the start of the season in September.’

‘Collins adds significant tackle experience, notably right at right tackle, to an offensive line room that includes left tackle Dion Dawkins and right tackle Spencer Brown. Dawkins was signed to a three-year extension last month, while Brown is entering the final year of his rookie deal.’

‘Diggs will join forces with Texans quarterback C.J. Stroud, who was named the 2023 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year.’

‘The trade comes a day after Diggs responded “You sure?” to a social media user’s declaration that he wasn’t essential to Bills quarterback Josh Allen’s success.’

‘The 30-year-old star receiver joins second-year quarterback C.J. Stroud and pass-catchers Nico Collins, Tank Dell and Dalton Schultz in Houston. But is the move worth it for the Texans? And does it make any sense for the Bills to move on?’

‘There’s no doubt Diggs will go down as pivotal in Allen’s development, and the pairing brought tremendous success to the Bills. The rumors that Diggs could be a trade candidate have been around for some time and, although he remained committed to retiring as a Bill before the 2023 season and started the first six games on a historic pace, he turned in some of the lowest statistical games of his career from the middle to end of the year.’

‘The position remains a popular pick for the Bills in early projections, and is largely considered a deep position in this year’s draft class, although picking at No. 28 will present a variety of options for Buffalo — moving up, as Beane has done in recent years, is always a possibility. The Bills have not drafted a wide receiver in the first two days of the draft under Beane.’

‘Harris’ one season with the Bills ended in Week 6 vs. the Giants. He was taken off the field in an ambulance with neck and concussion injuries.’

‘Before last year with Kansas City, Edwards played four seasons with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, the team that drafted him in the third round of the 2019 NFL draft. He started the most games — 12 — of his career in 2022. Edwards has recorded eight interceptions, including three pick-sixes, in addition to five fumble recoveries with one fumble recovery for a touchdown. His four defensive touchdowns since 2021 are tied for the second-most (Darius Slay, four).’

‘Guelli, who will start in mid-April, comes from his role as chief business officer of the New York Giants. Prior to his five years there, the 59-year-old served as the COO of the Charlotte Hornets. A Rochester, New York, native, Guelli has previously worked with the Bills as the team’s SVP of business ventures for over a decade (1998-2009).’

‘Johnson, 27, had one year left on his previous three-year contract extension, signed during the 2021 season. He was set to account for $12.41 million in cap space this year. The Bills have performed several moves this offseason to create more cap space with extensions among them. The new contract for Johnson comes a week after the Bills signed left tackle Dion Dawkins to a three-year extension of his own.’