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Why on earth? He's an awful holder and fluky punter.

Well, sure. But the trick there is to find a way where he is officially "set aside" and not playing. It sounds like you think a suspension would do it. I think that requires a roster spot, but I could be mistaken. Either way it's not playing Ariza through litigation.

I feel for McD.

I'm not super interested in the tangential argument on here that seems to be dripping with pseudo-partisan culture war language. What I'm saying is the press that comes with this is untenable for a massive brand like the Buffalo Bills. To simply trot out Matt Araiza for the duration of this litigation is not an actual option. I think that notion is more of a hypothetical being used on a message board for folks (not necessarily you) to take their argument to the extreme.

You want him on the team until then? That's just not tenable. It's goes back to the "we don't live in a vacuum" thing. We can cut him, try to find an exemption like the commissioner's list, he can retire, but I don't see how in the world he can be a member of our normal roster or practice squad given the allegations (unless some massive piece of exonerating evidence emerges virtually immediately).

The first viable alternative to an outright cut or commissioner list I have heard

My guess over time (I obviously have no idea and want justice served above all) is that he'll be acquitted of serious charges to the point where he'd be deemed employable by an NFL team. Short of something like a commissioners exemption, I'm not sure how he'll be a Bill.

I don't know, but I don't want to play that game with my team, honestly.

Within a reasonable time frame, and relative to the current situation, of course. By a huge margin.

Are you ready for this topic to dominate evey press conference and interview and discussion with/about the Bills all year, and potentially beyond? It's a major, major distraction.

In a vacuum, a team would wait until the entire thing is litigated and a judgement is passed. But we're not in a vacuum and cutting and resigning to the practice squad isn't going to ease the PR nightmare that much.

I can see that, but I think the Bills don't have much more room for a choice.

The "sign him to the practice squad" argument is maybe too academic. I don't think signing him to the practice squad will ameliorate the PR nightmare like some folks seem to suggest.

To be fair this is a lot more information than you offered in the post I quoted. You're advocating cutting him and signing him to the practice squad.

Season starts in 12 days.

I have to imagine the reason he's not already cut is because the Bills realize they'll need to prepare more than a single statement to weather the questions.

Whomever the Titans cut.

He looked fine considering the pressure he's under.

I'm not sure they do.

Massive eff up.

And we're owed that explanation at some point in the near future.

That the Bills opted in to this sideshow is just baffling to me. They better have a good explanation.

It's wholly dependent on the moon phase.

Is the commissioner's exempt list an option here? I've heard it mentioned but I'm not aware of the stipulations. Having him suit up and play seems tone deaf.