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Wouldn't it depend on what the Bills plan on paying him for this year, in terms of signing bonus vs base salary, if the Bills would convert that $10mm next season? If they pay him a signing bonus this year, then convert the roster bonus next year, they would just be adding to the dead cap amount at the end of the contract, which would be a bit odd.

What kind of college educated parents? Former NFL players, who have kids, are college educated. A lot them don't have a problem with them playing tackle football as kids. I get what you you are saying though and I agree middle class, white, families might decide not to have their kid play football. But as you say, I don't think it'll effect the talent pool. For your example, you may not get a Tom Brady or Drew Brees(both sons of well off parents) but you very well could still get a Peyton Manning or Phillip Rivers or Andrew Luck (all sons of families in the football community.

I honestly think this will be forgotten about in weeks, if not days. The vast majority of NFL players and soon to be NFL players will continue to play the game because they love the game and are extremely competitive. It's an odd situation, how come going to the NFL made him change his mind, why didn't it happen in college? Is it his pay that effected his decision, didn't think it was worth it, risk vs. reward?

Thought we were getting an unproven TE.

Oh great point... Nice to include Clay's rookie year in there, which by the way was still better than Chandlers 1st year in the league. Let's compare apples to apples, shall we? First 4 years in the NFL: Clay: 58 GP, 161 rec, 1,809 yds, 14 TDs Chandler: 4 GP, 1 rec, 8 yds, 0 TDs EDIT: Also you were the one that said he was unproven, are you trying to suggest Chandler isn't either? If so I'm not sure why you are posting Chandler's stats.

Ha, this shows how little you know. Unproven huh? Charles Clay's 2013 season, if he were a Bill, would have been the best season by a TE in Bills history. And it would've been by at least 100 yards. He finished 10th in the NFL, in yards, behind Julius Thomas who had 29 more yards than him and had Peyton Manning throwing him the ball. His 6 TD's were tied for 5th in the NFL for TE's. And in 2014 even though he was injured for part of the season, he had a better season than Scott Chandler who played in all 16 games. But don't let facts get in the way.

Yes. #ChipGenius

Agreed. It's night and day. It's crazy how much cash he'll spend up front.

I presume he would be taking Tuel's spot on the roster. He's certainly a more interesting QB than Tuel and has more to offer.

Yes please.

Manish Mehta @MMehtaNYDN · 3m3 minutes ago Source: Bilal Powell has agreed to terms with a new deal with the Jets. .#nyj looks like he was using the Bills for bargaining.

According to Graham, they want him to restructure. Seems like a money thing to me, they don't think Fred is worth what he is making considering how many touches he'll get going forward. McCoy will be getting the bulk of the touches with Dixon being the power back. Both Dixon/Brown can contribute to ST which Fred can't.

I actually think they might get a deal done during the season. Dareus was signed to Pegula's agency before he became owner so there is a level of comfort there.

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 2m2 minutes ago Well-placed 49ers official on report that SF is seeking to trade QB Colin Kaepernick: "Totally false. 0% truth."

Vic Carucci @viccarucci 6 other teams were interested in signing Jerry Hughes, but he made it clear during negotiations he wanted to stay w #Bills. Love it, Hughes wanted to be here.

Ian Rapoport @RapSheet #Bills and Jerry Hughes have a 5-year deal worth at least $45M with $20M guaranteed to keep him in Buffalo. That is a crazy deal, I was expecting above $50 million and $25 million guarantee'd

Adam Schefter @AdamSchefter · 1m1 minute ago Bills and Jerry Hughes have reached agreement as @viccarucci reported. Deal is for five years and worth more than $45 million. Just over $45 million, that's a steal.

Vic Carucci @viccarucci The #Bills and Jerry Hughes have agreed to terms on a 5 -year contract, according to an NFL source.

So draft Bell after Spiller came off his best season? huh?

The cap is reportedly going up another $10-$15 million next year, plus Mario can still restructure. what's the problem? His dead cap numbers aren't horrible if he's not in Buffalo after year 3 especially with how much the cap is rising. Gave up way too much? The Bills rarely spend to the cap, i think this is new territory for some fans and it makes them uneasy.

Just waiting to see that Bills app alert.

Yup. Add that the cap is expected to go up by $10-$15 million next year and there is tons of room to resign Dareus next year.

No offense to him, but that's been reported for days now

Boom! Massive cap savings. Let's break ir down for those who don't get it. $16 million salary of which $13 million is signing bonus, signing bonus cap hits are spread out over the entirety of the contract so that's $2.6 million a year hit this year plus the $3 million not signing bonus money equals $5.6 millions cap hit this year.

Well the thought is out there... @ProFootballTalk: Decision of LB David Harris to stay with Jets increases the chances the Bills keep DE Jerry Hughes.