Well, he did say that he was going to check his options. Back in the day when a girl would say that it meant, your cool but not cool enough to date. So what he is really saying is "Hey, the Bills are cool, but not cool enough to sign with". Tell him to go pound sand. Obviously the good is that if no one else signs him, then his asking price will have to drop. It's like asking a girl to the prom, her saying no then coming back because no one else wanted to go with her. You can take her to the movies instead for a fraction of the cost.