‘Neal will be paid $3.34 million in the first year of the deal, with a salary cap hit of $2.273 million. Neal’s base salary in 2022 is $1.3 million. He’s also set to make $100,000 for a workout bonus and up to $340,000 in per-game bonuses for being on the active roster – $20,000 per game.’
Archives for March 2022
Sean McDermott calls new offensive line coach ‘big-time hire.’ Can he improve play up front?
‘The 54-year-old – who was out football in 2021, the first year he didn’t coach since his career began in college at Miami of Ohio in 1990 – has found success teaching a variety of schemes and concepts based on personnel and that’s one of the things that made him so attractive to McDermott, his ability to adapt.’
Bills GM discusses trading up in 2022 NFL Draft: Is cornerback a need?
‘“We’re always going to be looking for more depth,” Beane said. “You can’t predict injuries. You never know. Last year it was Tre’Davious White, who could it happen to this year? You try your best but those are some of the obstacles along the way. Maybe if Tre’Davious was hurt earlier, maybe we’re more aggressive. Sometimes those things are hard to predict.”’
Bills interested in bringing Rob Gronkowski home
‘The Bills, meanwhile, are a bona fide Super Bowl contender with a star quarterback in Josh Allen. Despite getting good play out of Dawson Knox in 2021, the team’s roster is still thin at tight end.’
Gene Frenette: Jaguars following the money as Bills negotiate for taxpayer money on new stadium
‘In both instances, the leverage game will be the most interesting aspect. For Buffalo, whose city and its connection with the Bills goes back to 1960, it’d be a gut-wrenching experience for the fans to lose their NFL franchise. So the question becomes how much of the costs of a new stadium are New York taxpayers willing to pay to make sure that doesn’t happen?’
Opinion: 2022 State of the Bills: Specialists
‘It sounds pretty clear, at this point, that the Bills will be looking for a new punter this offseason. General manager Brandon Beane basically said it at his end-of-season press conference.’
Chris Simms: Josh Allen is the best player in football
‘”I love him. I’ve said this a few times. He’s the best player in football,” Simms said of Allen. “He is, to me, the last two years he’s outplayed Patrick Mahomes. I think those are the two best players in the game right now and if you made me choose one, I’d go Josh Allen and there’s nobody better in the league right now, he’s the best player in the NFL.”‘
Cornerback a top need for Bills with Levi Wallace set to hit open market, Tre’Davious White’s injury
‘Wallace is coming off a one-year deal, $1.75 million contract he signed last March and with the Bills being slightly over the cap and his now projected worth, it will be a stretch for the team to be able to keep him. But then again, we’ve seen Beane work his magic and make things happen in the past when certain deals seemed very unlikely to get done as well.’
Brandon Beane had this to say about the future of two of the Bills free agent defensive linemen
‘”… We would definitely be open to bringing either one or both of those guys back,” Beane said Tuesday at the NFL Scouting Combine. “They both can play. As I said earlier, I think some guys will want to see where their value is. It’s got to be a fit, whether it’s Jerry or Mario or any of the other guys. It’s got to be a fit for them and a fit for us for how we see their value and what the market says about their value.”‘
Sean McDermott & Brandon Beane discuss the future of Bills Training Camp
‘”If everything works out and they want us and we work it out, we would definitely go there. We’ve had success, but being here, we’ve done it twice in Orchard Park as well and that’s worked well, so we feel like we’ve got two good options. We’ll let some of that play out. I think we’ll have something finalized here in the coming weeks.”‘
Why Brandon Beane’s not overly concerned with Joe Schoen stealing Bills’ draft secrets
‘“All those good things he said about me are very true,” Schoen joked when his news conference began shortly after Beane left the podium. “We could be here all day talking about what I’ve taken from Brandon, whether it’s how to treat people around the building, how to build through the draft, free agency, throughout the entire football organization, training room, strength staff, you name it. Again, I’m fortunate that he put me in his pocket and allowed me to go along for the ride during my five years in Buffalo. I can’t thank him enough for that opportunity.”’
Wide receiver at No. 25? There will be someone good on board for the Bills
‘A big reason it’s going to be an option is the wealth of edge-rush talent in the 2022 NFL Draft class. Indications are that six edge rushers could be taken in the first 20 or so picks. ESPN analyst Mel Kiper has seven edge rushers going in the top 24 in his latest mock draft.’
Combine Observations: Decision on whether to return training camp to St. John Fisher expected soon
‘“We enjoyed our time there, for sure,” Beane said. “Covid kind of took the decision away from us, so that contract expired, but without getting too deep into it, we’re really looking at either going back to Fisher this year or staying in Orchard Park. We’ve just got to work through that process. If everything works out and they want us and we work it out, we would definitely go there. We’ve had success, but being here, we’ve done it twice in Orchard Park as well and that’s worked well, so we feel like we’ve got two good options. We’ll let some of that play out.”‘
Ken Dorsey has the keys to the Buffalo Bills high-octane offense and Josh Allen is happy
‘“Sean and I have known him for a long time, we had that camaraderie going in,” general manager Brandon Beane said Tuesday from the NFL Scouting Combine, referring to their time with Dorsey in Carolina and now in Buffalo. “We definitely interviewed some other guys and got some different perspectives, but in the end being able to keep so many things the same for Josh.”‘
Will training camp return to St. John Fisher? Here’s what the Buffalo Bills are saying
‘“We’ve just got to work through that process,” Beane said. “If everything works out and they want us and we work it out, we would definitely go there. We’ve had success, but being here, we’ve done it twice in Orchard Park as well and that’s worked well, so we feel like we’ve got two good options. We’ll let some of that play out. I think we’ll have something finalized here in the coming weeks.”’