‘The easy answer: Not on merit – the Bills pursued Odell Beckham Jr., and signed returning veterans John Brown and Cole Beasley late in the season in an attempt to give Stefon Diggs some help.’
Archives for February 19, 2023
Bills Mailbag: Should Ed Oliver be on the trade block? Is moving down in the draft a good idea?
‘Oliver is a different case. I wrote a couple of weeks ago about how the only way for the Bills to get out of his contract is to trade him. He has a guaranteed salary of $10.753 million in 2023 – the fifth and final year of his rookie deal. Oliver has been a good player for the Bills, but not a great one. It’s possible he could have some trade value, but the Bills are dealing from a position of weakness. Other teams know Buffalo is up against the salary cap, and shopping Oliver would be an admission he has not lived up to expectations as the No. 9 overall draft pick in 2019.’
Watch: Buffalo Bills’ Damar Hamlin receives standing ovation at Syracuse-Duke game
‘Hamlin attended the game as a guest of Syracuse superfan Adam Weitsman, a local businessman who made a fortune from his scrap-metal business. Weitsman shared that he would be welcoming the safety as his final guest of the season on social media while referring to the safety as a “huge inspiration to me and everyone else in the #315 and around the world.”’