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‘Morse should immediately start at center. He’s athletic, can move and pull, and is known as a terrific pass-blocker. The question now is what happens with Russell Bodine, who has one year left in his contract and is coming off a broken leg? He’s definitely a candidate to be released before the season (the Bills would save $2.3 million in cap space), but may also be good insurance as a backup to Morse, who has missed 16 games over the past two seasons.’

‘His best season in Dallas came in 2016 when he posted career-high totals in receptions (75) and receiving yards (833), and brought in five touchdowns. Last season in Dallas, Beasley caught 65 passes for 672 yards, and found the endzone three times in the air.’

‘Prior to Baltimore, Brown spent the first four seasons of his NFL career with the Arizona Cardinals. He had his most productive season with the Cardinals in 2015, where he compiled 65 receptions for 1,003 yards and seven touchdowns.’

‘Nsekhe has had quite the football journey. After playing college football at Texas State, he signed with the Corpus Christi Sharks of AF2 (Arena Football 2) as an undrafted free agent in 2009. Over the next 10 years, he spent time in the Arena Football League, AF2, and the NFL with the Sharks, Dallas Vigilantes, Philadelphia Soul, San Antonio Talons, Indianapolis Colts, St. Louis Rams, New Orleans Saints, Montreal Alouettes, Los Angeles Kiss, and Washington Redskins.’

‘Feliciano played his college football at Miami (FL) and was a Raiders 4th round pick in 2015. He suited up for all 16 games in 2016 and 13 games each of the past two seasons, including starting four games at left guard last season in place of an Kelechi Osemele while Osemele was injured.’

‘Some believe Morse is a more valuable free agent than Paradis because he’s two years younger. He’s basically been Kansas City’s starting center the past four years, since entering the league as a second round pick in 2015. He’s very athletic and considered an excellent pass protector. His main issue of concern is that he’s only played 18 games over the past two seasons, missing nine games in 2017 after twice spraining his foot and then five games last year after suffering a concussion. He’ll probably get less than Paradis, and at his age, if he can stay healthy, that could mean a much more valuable deal for whomever signs him.’

‘The veteran back will be 36-years-old come the start of the upcoming campaign.’

‘Kroft backed up starting Bengals tight end Tyler Eifert, which meant starting lots of games due to Eifert’s injury problems. Last season Kroft himself was injured, missing eleven games with a foot injury.’

‘Kevin Johnson was Houston’s first round pick in the 2015 Draft, 16th overall. He has struggled to stay healthy since. After playing all sixteen games in his rookie year, Johnson has missed 29 games in the last three seasons. He’s dealt with a broken foot, a sprained MCL, and multiple concussions in that time.’

‘”The reported deal with the Bills was going to be a swap of picks. The Steelers would have gone from pick 20 to pick nine, plus there were other picks involved. Both sides, Buffalo and Pittsburgh were so close. Antonio made it clear he didn’t want to be there, so the Bills walked away.”‘

‘If I had to rank the most likely free agents to wind up in Buffalo, right tackle Daryl Williams would be right near the top of the list. There will obviously be a connection between him and the Bills considering he’s spent his first four years in Carolina and both Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane will be familiar with him, but the same can be said for Giants’ GM Dave Gettleman, who drafted Williams in 2015 while GM of the Panthers. There are rumblings Gettleman and the Giants may also be interested in Williams.’

‘VERY, VERY, VERY FEW Bills fans ever took seriously the possibility that the Bills would trade for the Pittsburgh Steelers star. The vast majority were closed to it. No way does THIS team go after THAT player. Then they did, thrusting us all collectively onto sports’ main stage. Before the champagne got passed around the floor fell out.’

‘Many have speculated and even reported that once the trade was agreed upon, or very close, Brown said he either wouldn’t report to the Bills, or at least wouldn’t commit to reporting to Buffalo. It’s important to remember that the Steelers have never knowingly given permission to Brown or his agent, Drew Rosenhaus, to have discussions with another team. In fact, it had been reported last month that the Steelers wouldn’t give that permission. So the Bills couldn’t have spoken with Brown or Rosenhaus directly about a potential deal and his feelings on landing in Buffalo. They could, however, hear through third parties that Brown was balking at coming to Buffalo and the Bills simply may have not wanted to deal with that sort of situation.’

‘Our own Sal Capaccio confirms that the Bills and Steelers began engaging in trade discussions earlier this week, and that things moved fast and talks were positive. However, things just didn’t work out between the two clubs.’

‘Beyond those starting three, the Bills have a very uncertain depth situation. Deon Lacey, Julian Stanford, and Corey Thompson have experience and can be short-term fill-ins, but if the team needs someone to step in for several games, they may need to upgrade.’