‘Olsen, who turns 35 next month, caught 52 passes for 597 yards and two touchdowns with the Panthers last season. Foot injuries had hindered him the previous two years. He suffered a broken foot in 2017 that limited him to seven games and 17 catches. A ruptured plantar fascia in his foot limited him to nine games and 27 catches in 2018.’
Archives for February 2020
Bills’ current salary structure is anything but top-heavy
‘The Bills currently have just one player with a cap hit of $10 million or more for the coming year. That’s center Mitch Morse. The league average is five players per team at $10 million per year against the cap. The Bills are the only team without one player hitting the $15 million cap mark for 2020.’
Buffalo Bills mock draft roundup: Clemson WR Tee Higgins most popular pick for Bills
‘Most NFL analysts agree that the Buffalo Bills need to take a wide receiver or edge rusher at No. 22 in the first round. Several analysts have the Bills taking Clemson wide receiver Tee Higgins, who is projected to be the fourth or fifth best wide receiver in a deep draft class.’
Buffalo Bills don’t land Greg Olsen, who signs with Seahawks – Now what?
‘Targets that are out there include the likes of Austin Hooper, Hunter Henry and Eric Ebron. But those players are all going to cost more than Olsen and they’re going to get multi-year deals.’
Mel Kiper Jr: Buffalo Bills team to beat in AFC East depending on Tom Brady’s status
‘“Yeah, they are,” Kiper said. “They are a team that’s not going away anytime soon as long as Allen can play. They’re not going away.”‘
NFL Draft 2020: Buffalo Bills add WR ‘who might be the fastest player in the entire class’ in Mel Kiper’s latest mock
‘It would be a surprise to see any of the wide receivers mentioned above fall to the Buffalo Bills at pick 22, but in Mel Kiper’s latest NFL mock draft, the ESPN draft analyst has Ruggs falling to the Bills.’
Scott Norwood still handling his sports nightmare with class
‘“I’d be lying if I said that’s an enjoyable experience, but it’s part of the history of my career, and it’s clearly a historic moment in Bills history, so I’ve learned to cope with it as best I can,’’ he said while signing a pile of jerseys at the Legends & Stars Winter Sports Exposition in Batavia last Sunday. “I can’t deny that kick happened. And most people are good about it, not confrontational. So, I sign the photo and keep moving on.”’
Marcase: Pineville’s Cody Ford looks back on rookie season with Buffalo Bills
‘“Our coaches, and even the guys with either a year or more of experience that I talked with, told me preseason has a speed, then the regular season has a speed and then the playoffs have a speed,” he said. “That was very true in a way. The preseason caught me off guard, but the regular season … I was playing so much, getting experience and getting knowledge from guys every game that it started to slow down. By the playoffs, the different speeds didn’t matter because I had seen so much up until that point.”’
Greg Olsen passes on the Bills, signs in Seattle
‘The Bills and Washington Redskins had familiarity with Olsen, but it proved to not be enough to lure him in. Olsen spent time in Carolina with Bills head coach Sean McDermott, general manager Brandon Beane, as well as new Washington head coach Ron Rivera.’
Report: Greg Olsen signing with Seahawks, not Bills
‘”Greg Olsen really liked Buffalo and Washington and strongly considered both,” Shefter wrote in a tweet explaining Olsen’s decison to sign a one-year, $7 million deal with Seattle.’
Olsen chooses Seahawks over Bills, Washington
‘Olsen chose the Seahawks over the Bills and Washington. The deal is reportedly one year for seven million dollars with $5.5 million guaranteed.’
Top 6 storylines heading into the next phase of the Bills 2020 offseason
‘Beane and his personnel department, including assistant general manager Joe Schoen, Malik Boyd in pro personnel, Terrance Gray in college scouting, Dan Morgan, director of player personnel, and others, have been busy in the last several weeks assessing likely players who might become available in free agency, and setting the draft board.’
Bills Today | Devin Singletary continues to draw attention from NFL fantasy analysts
‘Devin Singletary, RB, Buffalo Bills: Singletary had a slow start to his rookie season due to injuries, but he had 20-plus touches four times in the second half and showed his skills as a top back. He also forced 22 broken tackles, which is pretty solid considering he missed four games. With Frank Gore slated to become a free agent, Singletary should have the top spot in Buffalo all to himself in 2020.’
It’s reward time as Bills manage load of cap space in 2020
‘The Bills have four starters who are entering the last year of their contracts who are prime candidates for extensions sometime between now and the start of the season in September.’
NFL Mock Draft 2020 (2 rounds): Buffalo Bills go edge rusher, receiver in pre-Combine mock
’22. Buffalo Bills: K’Lavon Chaisson, EDGE, LSU.’