supposedly last year his numbers were good....I know it looks bad but we dont have a lot of choice other than see how this plays out. You cannot waive him due to cap ramifications. If he truly is just a dead bust I guess you have to wait for him to have a hang nail and IR him.
Here are the cap results of a post 6/1 trade...they would save on the cap this year which could free up money for the new guy, whoever that is...the trick is finding someone to take him.
2023 Dead Cap: $1,784,2382024 Dead Cap: $3,568,4762023 Cap Savings: $1,327,310
Source
https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/buffalo-bills/kaiir-elam-76877/#:~:text=Kaiir Elam signed a 4,dead cap value of %2411%2C201%2C572.