Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

‘But in all likelihood the other player, Florida State’s Asante Samuel Jr. — son of the cornerback of the same name who played 11 years with the Patriots, Eagles and Falcons – will be there at the bottom of the first round. In fact, he may also last into the top to middle portion of the second round, meaning Beane could possibly land him by trading back.’

‘This is what happens when you make it all the way to the AFC Championship Game and your first-round pick gets pushed to No. 30 overall. With the potential for so many things to take place before Roger Goodell finally says the Bills are on the clock, mock drafters can’t even come to a clear-cut consensus on what position the Bills may seek to address, let alone a specific player.’

‘Adams has had a circuitous start to his NFL career. If you look at his Pro Football Reference page, his name has been involved in nearly 30 transactions since he first entered the league as an undrafted free agent in 2015 out of Division II school West Georgia. That includes being signed, being waived, and being cut.’

‘The Bengals released Hart a few weeks ago in a salary dump which cleared $5.8 million in cap space, then turned around and used that money to sign free agent Riley Reiff.’

‘Highmark becomes the fifth name for the venue that was opened in 1973, originally named Rich Stadium. Since then it has also been called Ralph Wilson Stadium, New Era Field and Bills Stadium.’

‘Breida broke into the NFL as an undrafted free agent with the 49ers in 2017 out of Georgia Southern. He played three seasons in San Francisco, sharing the backfield at various times with Carlos Hyde, Jeff Wilson, Tevin Coleman and Raheem Mostert.’

‘And he was right. He tried out for, and made, a semi-pro team called the London Warriors, and two years later, against all odds, he signed a free agent contract with the Dallas Cowboys. Since then he has zigged and zagged his way to what went down Wednesday when he put ink to paper at One Bills Drive.’

‘He becomes the sixth free agent to rejoin the Bills on the heels of linebacker Matt Milano, offensive linemen Daryl Williams and Jon Feliciano, special teams ace Taiwan Jones, linebacker Andre Smith, and cornerback Levi Wallace.’

‘The Bills should not be in a hurry to give up on either of them because while they may not be game-breaking players, they also didn’t get a lot of help from the offensive line last season. It was a unit that saw plenty of upheaval on the interior due to injuries or poor play, and the fivesome the Bills had hoped they’d be lining up with did not play a single snap together.’

‘“The Bills as a team, it’s a brotherhood and you see guys celebrating together,” he said. “That’s something I realized right away, and you know this is a team that’s going to battle for all four quarters and play hard.”’

‘He was traded to the Seahawks in April of 2019 in exchange for a seventh-round pick, and in two seasons with Seattle he began to emerge as a pass-catching weapon for Russell Wilson. He caught 66 passes for 558 yards and 3 touchdowns the past two years.’

‘Factoring in the approximately $4 million they will need to sign their 2021 draft picks, and whatever Josh Allen’s new cap figure is going to be once his massive contract extension – which Beane said is likely coming in the next few months – the Bills simply can’t do much more in free agency.’

‘Trubisky took a beating in Chicago from media and fans, and much of it had to do with his inability to meet enormous expectations as the No. 2 overall pick and being chosen by the Bears ahead of Patrick Mahomes and DeShaun Watson, both of whom have gone to become superstars.’

‘Beane was asked whether extension talks have begun during a Zoom call with reporters, and he joked, “Yeah, he said he was gonna give us a nice hometown discount, and hopefully we’ll get him done.”’

‘The rumors continue to fly that the Bills are the team to watch in any trade for Eagles tight end Zach Ertz, so we’ll see how that plays out in the days to come. Cameron Brate of the Buccaneers may be another potential trade target for Beane.’