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‘Beane swapped a seventh round 2022 draft pick with Cleveland in exchange for veteran QB Case Keenum.’

‘The news was expected after the team had given his agent permission to try to find a traded partner. Buffalo had determined that they did not want to pay Beasley the $6 million dollars he was scheduled to make in 2022. The way NFL contracts work, without guarantees to the deal, the team can just move on from the player by releasing him and not having to pay the remainder of the money. The move saves Buffalo about $5 million on the salary cap.’

‘The Bills have put a tremendous amount of resources into their defensive line. They drafted Ed Oliver in round one of 2019. They took AJ Epenesa in round 2 (their top pick) in 2020. Then in the 2021 draft, Beane took Greg Rousseau in round 1 and Boogie Basham in round 2.’

‘According to NFL Networks Mike Garafolo, the Bills have agreed to a two-year 19.5 million dollar contract extension.’

‘The Pro Bowler already has ties to Buffalo after Saffold played under new OL Coach Aaron Kromer in 2018 and 2019 when they were both in Los Angeles.’

‘Williams signed a 3-year 24 million dollar contract last offseason but the move saves the Bills $6.25 million against the cap.’

‘The Bills announced they will bring back receiver Isaiah McKenzie on a two year deal worth $8 million dollars.’

‘The move saves 3.3 million dollars and gets the Bills under the cap.’

‘Cutting Klein is the first of many cap casualties that Beane will have to make in order to improve the roster.’

‘The Bills brought their camp to the Pittsford campus back in 2000 and were there for every summer through 2019. But for the past two years, training camp remained in orchard Park because of Covid protocols. During that time, the contract between the school and the team ran out.’

‘“We will be able to find the resources in the budget, there’s unrestricted money, money for economic development, money for infrastructure,” said Governor Hochul. “There are various sources and we will be able to identify what is needed to ensure the Bills stay here in Western New York.”’

‘But the first three questions he was asked on Thursday were not about his new contract and instead about the kickoff in Kansas City with 13 seconds left.’

‘The Bills are working towards a return to St. John Fisher for training camp this summer. After two years of staying in Orchard Park during August due to Covid restrictions, the Bills and the college have been in discussions about coming back to Fisher for 2022. If an agreement can be reached, the Bills would likely spend around two weeks at Fisher , from the end of July into August, before returning to Orchard Park for the rest of their camp.’

‘More than half of the general admission tickets will see the smallest increase in the price range from $3 to $8.50 per game.’

‘”I’m encouraged by the progress that is being made,” said the NFL commissioner. “The Governor [Kathy Hochul] has stepped into a very difficult challenge because when she came into office, not only is the lease-up in another year but the stadium has been studied by experts and it’s reaching [the end of] its useful life for that stadium. It probably has no more than five years, according to many of those studies.”‘