‘First round: No. 25 overall.’
Archives for March 2022
Bills acquire Case Keenum in a trade with Browns to serve as Josh Allen’s backup
‘Keenum is the very definition of a journeyman as he has traversed all over the NFL landscape since entering the league as an undrafted free agent in 2013 out of the University of Houston.’
Bills Mafia welcome new and returning faces to Buffalo (Look)
‘There are billboards welcoming Von Miller, O.J. Howard, Tim Settle, DaQuan Jones and Rodger Saffold to the team and a welcome back billboard to Jordan Phillips. Buffalo Bills fans also put together a thank you billboard to Micah Hyde and Matt Milano for restructuring their respective contracts.’
Bills acquire quarterback Case Keenum from Cleveland
‘A league sources confirmed to WGR that the pick will be Buffalo’s own selection, No. 246 overall, which is 25th overall in the seventh round. The Bills still hold the Atlanta Falcons’ seventh round pick in this year’s draft, No. 231 overall, which they acquired in exchange for tight end Lee Smith last offseason.’
Bills acquire QB Case Keenum in trade
‘I wouldn’t be surprised if the Bills brought both Keenum and Barkley into camp and let them compete for the backup position behind Josh Allen.’
Bills trade for quarterback Case Keenum
‘Keenum, 34, spent the past two seasons with Cleveland. He saw action in nine games and made two starts. He is entering his 10th NFL season. He began his career as an undrafted free agent with Houston in 2012. He produced his most accomplished NFL season in 2017 with the Minnesota Vikings when he threw for 3,547 yards, 22 touchdowns, seven interceptions for a 98.3 passer rating. He led the Vikings to a NFC North division title and the NFC championship game. He also connected with Stefon Diggs for a 61-yard touchdown pass pass as time expired to win an NFC Divisional Round Game against the New Orleans Saints on Jan. 14, 2018 in the ‘Minneapolis Miracle.”
Bills agree to acquire quarterback Case Keenum in trade with Browns
‘Keenum, 34, is entering the final year of a three-year contract and has a $6.1 million base salary for the 2022 season. A league source told The News the Browns will absorb at least some of that cost. Keenum had a $1 million roster bonus that was due Friday – according to a report from Cleveland.com beat writer Mary Kay Cabot, the Browns paid that out.’
A closer look at the contract details for new Bills edge rusher Von Miller
‘Most importantly for the Bills, however, is that Miller’s salary cap charge in the first year of the contract is just $5.1 million, the total of his base salary, his roster and workout bonuses and $3.705 of his signing bonus, which is prorated over the maximum five years.’
Bills Mailbag: Is the massive investment in Von Miller the right call?
I look at this deal for Miller as the cost of doing business for an elite pass rusher in today’s NFL. He also brings with him the experience that comes with winning a pair of Super Bowl championships. That’s valuable for a roster in Buffalo looking to get over that hump.’
Bills’ Von Miller bombshell signing only one part of a crazy free agency week
‘Obviously, signing star edge rusher Von Miller doesn’t guarantee that Buffalo will win the Super Bowl in 2022 or any future year, but Beane saw an opportunity to bring in a player who could prove to be the missing link for the Bills in their quest to end their Super Bowl drought, so he pounced.’
Bills acquire Case Keenum from Browns for late day three pick
‘Keenum, 34, has a 29-35 QB record in his time in the league. In his career, the veteran QB has completed 62.4 percent of his passes for 14,876 yards, 78 touchdowns and 48 interceptions.’
Minneapolis Miracle reunion: Bills trade for Case Keenum (3 things to know)
‘He built a rapport with Stefon Diggs that season. Diggs caught 102 passes for 1,021 yards and nine touchdowns.’
OBJ said Von Miller looks ‘TUFFFFFFF’ in Bills uniform: Could pass-rusher recruit WR again?
‘“First and foremost, OBJ, that’s my brother,” Miller said via the Rams Wire. “And it was his birthday when he got released and I just shot him a text like, ‘Hey, man. Happy birthday. And if you get a chance, you should come to the Rams.’ He said he wasn’t sure because he still had to clear waivers. He cleared waivers and we just started to text and text. I talked to his dad, as well. I reached out to his dad, I was like, ‘Hey man, what can we do to get OBJ?’ I told him it was a great culture here, great coaches, great teammates, and I told him he would love it here and boom, he came to L.A.”’
Sunday’s Cleveland Coverage
Browns trade backup QB Case Keenum to the Bills for a 7th-round pick and sign Jacoby Brissett to replace him (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
Browns agree to trade Case Keenum, strike deal with Jacoby Brissett as new backup QB (Akron Beacon Journal)
Browns trade Case Keenum to Bills, bring in Jacoby Brissett to backup Deshaun Watson (Willoughby News Herald)
Browns trading backup QB Case Keenum to Bills, agree to terms with Jacoby Brissett to take his place (Elyria Chronicle Telegram)
Reports: Cleveland Browns trade backup QB Case Keenum to Buffalo Bills, sign Jacoby Brissett to 1-year deal (WKYC-TV)
Browns trading QB Case Keenum to Bills, signing QB Jacoby Brissett (WEWS-TV)
Browns backup QB Case Keenum out, Jacoby Brissett in: Reports (WJW-TV)
Bills’ renaissance provides hope for Giants, Jets’ turnarounds
‘I have spent the past few days in downtown Buffalo, and I can state this with absolute certainty: This is the happiest place in the NFL. This is the most optimistic place in the NFL right now. It may go against civic tradition to be so buoyant — after all, after the Bills blew their AFC playoff game with Kansas City a few months ago the locals had to sift through a deep pile of candidates to determine where that game stood on the list of sporting heartbreaks.’