BADOLBILZ

You are wrong.......his salary was guaranteed........but if he opted in and the season was cancelled that agreement was null and void.

It wasn't in the best interest of any of those recently inked players you mentioned to put off getting paid until 2021.......whether the season was cancelled or not......they had multiple years of earnings ahead of them. Lotuelei's Bills career was going to be over after the 2020 season. Again.......if he opted in and the season was cancelled.......he would lose what is VERY LIKELY his last big paycheck.......otherwise guaranteed money he had negotiated......a decision had to be made. Right after Star opted out, Jon Feliciano literally tweeted this explanation to the fans........who do you suppose he was talking about? Tre White did consider sitting it out.........but try to comprehend that if he opted out and the season took place.......his contract would run a season longer but for the same overall amount of money. In short he would have simply lost a year of earnings potential in his career.........and possibly missed a shot at one more big long term contract. You should be ashamed of yourself for not being able to do the math.

Two different spellings of Peliserro

Lions, I believe.

Ok I thought it was one of those cases where I was three responses into a discussion and the context was missed and you thought I was trying to sell Singletary more than just point out that we tend to see the grass as greener on the other side, when in the case of these UFA and trade bait backs, it really isn't. They are available because they have been underwhelming where they are. The funny thing is Damien Williams did get released. He was on a cheap deal. I wonder if some of these teams held a bit of a grudge against the opt outs. There were so few(except in NE) that it wasn't a great look for those that did.

I joke a lot about Star........I do think he's bad.......but his $ was guaranteed. He didn't opt out because he and Gaines were the only players that cared about their families.........he opted out because he had a guaranteed paycheck dangling in the wind in July. If the season were cancelled he would have lost that guaranteed money........the same as all of his other teammates that didn't have guaranteed base salaries would have. And the writing was on the wall......the Bills weren't bringing him back in 2021. He had contract leverage.......his teammates did not.......he used it.

Better get used to wearing brown pants during the tampering period Bills fans...........that's part of being the front runner.

Regarding the Texans I've been told by many on here that a Jesus-freak with a colorfully painted van is driving and God is his co-pilot...........so I'm not ruling out divine intervention.

First 3 picks for 3 years? I suspect that's about how long BB will coach. The Pats couldn't scratch up enough capital.......not sure anyone could without a real franchise QB coming back........... to get me to trade Watson. But there is a connection there.

I don't think it would hurt Allen's feelings to have a rival...........he's a competitor..........not sure if it will be so good for the "Beane is a wizard" narrative if the Pats totally re-tooled and came away with a top 5 QB and all he was able to accomplish was to double down on what he had......including a bunch of guys that under produced........while his QB was still on his rookie contract. Not that I don't think Beaner is "tryin'" but there hasn't been a whole lotta' pressure to do more than that.....knowing the division was handicapped with Cam, Sam and Tua.

What do the Patriots care if it takes 5 firsts plus more? They don't draft well early and their HC is gonna' 70 years old next year.......it's not like he's going to see all of those guys play out those contracts.

5 first round picks and a couple others would definitely get it done IMO................. and that wouldn't be a high price to pay for an organization that doesn't use first round picks well at all...........but excels at getting production out of the players they do get. Definitely make it a lot more interesting in the AFC East for the next few years.

Some of these agents have been working on the parameters of newly signed free agent deals with officials from teams other than the one their client is contractually obligated to since before the Super Bowl. If the Bills want to negotiate prospective terms with a players agent they just need to make a call..........no team or agent is recording those discussions to be submitted for tampering.

There it is @NewEra and @dave mcbride! SB caliber RB who ran for a 40 yard TD to win a game!

I don't think anything changed wrt 5th year option. The players would like it gone..........like the franchise tag.....but they'd have to give something significant back to get that.

Good thing Star is back or we'd be doomed on the QB sneak against Miami.

Too soon

I don't think it's fully guaranteed until the very beginning of the 5th year option league year. Prior to that it's only gtd for injury. That would seem like a big give from the owners guaranteeing a deal 18 months before that season..........would really render the option even less useful.

That's his slightly less football-centric little brother Lowell..........he got drafted in the 6th round a couple years ago and when he found out he wasn't going to get a $10M bonus.........he said f that noise and borrowed some of that "Buffalo money" to start a men's lingerie business. “Scouts have serious concerns about Lotulelei’s love of football and overall work ethic,” Zierlein wrote. “He was slow and sloppy this season and his quickness suffered badly because of it. Teams looking to draft him will have to be leaning on his 2015 or 2016 tape because he was a reject in 2017. If he doesn’t commit himself to the work it takes to be a pro, he will have a hard time sticking around.” I think they get $350K every time they opt out............you know, for living expenses.........so Bobby Bonilla might be paid in full before Star gets his last free meal check.

I have not heard that change. That would be big news. There are no other instances of automatically guaranteed base salary contracts in the NFL..........guarantees are individually negotiated into contracts.

No less........that's for sure. Seemed the mod thought that it was implausible to suggest that the agent of a player could be talking to another team about a possible contract while that player is still under contract with another team. In reality........that is happening all the time........only a fool would think that these Monday afternoon UFA deals were negotiated just then...........agents discuss parameters with teams for their still-under-contract players all the time. Steve Caric is his agent.......he has free agent players.......there is more than enough plausible deniability for him to have discussions with the Bills.

He had a 38 yarder the year before.........when did that happen? And who cares? He sucks.......every other teams free agent or trade bait RB is better and you can't win a SB without one that is THAT good..........even if the numbers say otherwise on both counts! I want to add speed to the RB corps. I'd like that guy to be able to catch the ball. I also don't think it's something they should have to over-extend for. That's what scouts and league minimum salaries are for.

Doesn't take rocket appliances to know that you give him an offer sheet........worst case, just cancel the check and you never have to pay.

Maybe GB would do a straight up for Knox if Buffalo implied they would run up the cost for 1 year of Tonyan.........like a $6M deal........too cheap to let him go but maybe more expensive than they want. Ideally GB probably want someone to offer him a long term deal at a bargain rate and match and lock him up for way less than $10M. I don't think that happens in this market. He's next years Hunter Henry or maybe more $. Guys a beast, trains with Kittle, has lofty goals. Reportedly was a lot of trade interest in Knox last fall.........similar athlete to Tonyan, obviously more unfinished but more team control.