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‘The 25-year old will most likely compete with Groy for the center spot. But the signing will also allow Groy to be able to play guard if there are any injuries at the position. It might not even be out of the question that Groy could be looked at as a better option than either Vlad Ducasse or John Miller at right guard in new offensive coordinator Brian Daboll’s system, meaning Bodine then starts at center.’

‘The Buffalo Bills still have some holes to fill on their roster as the second tier free agents find a home. The Bills reportedly are hosting three players on visits on Monday. Former Redskins linebacker Will Compton, former Raider right tackle Marshall Newhouse, and former Bengals center Russell Bodine.’

‘If they spend all of their picks, and come away with no QB… they’ll still have “holes to fill” next year. You’ll always have holes to fill.’

‘Now, Beane has to determine if the price to jump over his AFC East rival will be worth it. The only two options remaining now are to get to the top overall pick, owned by the Cleveland Browns, or the second overall selection, where the New York Giants sit.’

‘While he wouldn’t give an exact figure on the team’s cap situation, Beane said “we’ve got to save money for the draft picks, and I like to be conservative with the injury replacement cost, you know when you get guys injured starting in camp and through the year, you’ve got to have money to replace those guys. So I like to hold a little nest egg there. In my mind of free agency money, we’ve got a little bit left, but it’s not much.”’

‘Cadet and Ivory were teammates in 2012 with the New Orleans Saints. What they did then is something that the Bills would be looking for now. Cadet provided some flare in the pass game, and Ivory focused on short yardage and between the tackles running.’

‘McCarron has also heard the term “bridge quarterback” being used for this situation in Buffalo, but he isn’t concerned with the labels, “A lot of people have labels. You can either let it affect you and how you go about your work and let that define you or you change everyone’s thought process on you.”‘

‘McCarron has three career regular season starts, and has played in eleven games since entering the league as a fifth round pick of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2014. In those games he completed 64.7% of his passes for 920 yards, 6 touchdowns and two interceptions.’

‘Murphy was also suspended by the NFL before last season. Four games for violating the league’s performance enhancing drugs policy. Despite being injured, his suspension was technically served last season.’

‘The one signing on there we didn’t know about is the signing of linebacker Julian Stanford to a 2-year deal. Stanford is a career special teamer, who played just 8 defensive snaps for the New York Jets last season.’

‘NFL Insider Ian Rapoport reported the deal is worth $6 million with $5 million of that guaranteed.’

‘I’m excited about it, and I think more than anything, I talked to John Murphy about it earlier, when it comes down to it, as eloquently as I can put it, I haven’t exhausted myself in the pursuit of what my dream is of playing this game, of playing for this organization, and chasing being a champion. Buffalo is home. It’s where I want to be, it’s where I want to win, and I couldn’t be more excited.’

‘Lotulelei, 28, has spent the last five seasons with the Carolina Panthers after being taken with the 14th overall pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. In his five seasons with the Panthers, Lotulelei has racked up 88 tackles, 11.5 sacks, and has two forced fumbles in 75 career starts.’

‘Bush is a 7-year veteran in the NFL. The 30-year old has played 76 games in his career, starting 18 of those. Bush has experience playing his natural postilion safety as well as cornerback and special teams. He came into the league in 2010 as an undrafted free agent on the Falcons practice squad. Bush has carved out a nice career since spending time with the Broncos, Lions, and Saints.’

‘Here’s how it works: The Bills simply needed to submit a contract offer, also known as a “tender,” to that player for the minimum one-year salary for how many accrued years he will have in the league in 2018. According to the report, that’s exactly what they’ve done for all four players. The player doesn’t even have to sign that offer. It simply has to be formally submitted to him for the Bills to retain his rights through next season. Then no other team has any available avenues to sign that player to a contract or even an offer sheet.’