Could the Bills afford a Christian Benford holdout that goes into the season? At least in my opinion, Benford may have the Bills by the short hairs. Even with the draft coming up or even the possibility of bringing in another vet CB or trading for someone, he is the one player, outside of Allen, that may be the most important to any position group on the team.
I really like what the Bills have done so far this off-season but, at the same time, if Benford decides to make it all about business, the Bills could be in deep trouble without him in the lineup.
Now, I haven’t heard of any potential lockout but according to https://overthecap.com/player/christian-benford/10230 , Christian Benford is ranked 170th out of 231 CB’s in the NFL. That’s pretty low for the production he has given the team.
This contract extension needs to get done. If not, the Bills will still pay for it….but in a different way.