Bills sign S Sam Franklin

[MiltonWaddams]

More ST than Safety. Interested to see who gets cut.. https://www.yardbarker.com/general_sports/articles/bills_signing_s_sam_franklin/s1_17039_42645389

 

Edited 2 hours ago by MiltonWaddams

[QCity]

Ex-Panther ofc

[Clyde Smith]

Oh boy! Another ex panther lol.

[davefan66]

7 minutes ago, QCity said:

Ex-Panther ofc

Yep. With zero ties to McD or Beane.  Released by the Broncos.

 

 

[Doc Brown]

Beane after dark strikes again.  Obviously Tabor wanted him for teams.  Would be nice to know if it was a practice squad signing or a roster signing.

[gobills404]

We’re still doing the “ex-panther” bit in 2025?

[That's No Moon]

3 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Can't sign someone to the Practice Squad right now. Unless this is a "Bills will sign him to the PS, if he clears waivers" announcement, but that's not how it's being framed. And no one really does that bc no one knows who's clearing waivers or not at this point. 

He's a vested veteran and does not have to clear waivers. He can sign wherever he wants and cannot be claimed by another team.

[Doc Brown]

13 minutes ago, BillsFanForever19 said:

 

Can't sign someone to the Practice Squad right now. Unless this is a "Bills will sign him to the PS, if he clears waivers" announcement, but that's not how it's being framed. And no one really does that bc no one knows who's clearing waivers or not at this point. 

Agree to disagree.

[BillsFanForever19]

19 minutes ago, That's No Moon said:

He's a vested veteran and does not have to clear waivers. He can sign wherever he wants and cannot be claimed by another team.

 

You're right, I apologize. I was under the impression that the rules for who isn't subject to waivers were longer than just 4 seasons.

 

6 minutes ago, Doc Brown said:

Agree to disagree.

 

Edited 1 hour ago by BillsFanForever19

[Richard Noggin]

29 minutes ago, gobills404 said:

We’re still doing the “ex-panther” bit in 2025?

 

Commit to the bit.

[LABILLBACKER]

31 minutes ago, gobills404 said:

We’re still doing the “ex-panther” bit in 2025?

It never ends....is this organization even capable of evaluating talent outside of Carolina?

[gobills404]

3 minutes ago, LABILLBACKER said:

It never ends....is this organization even capable of evaluating talent outside of Carolina?

At this point it would honestly be funny if Beane just starts signing as many former panthers as possible just to mess with people.

[BillsFanForever19]

 

If it is a 53 man roster signing, i'd look at Cam Lewis as the guy out the door to make room. WR and Safety are the only spots where we're carrying more than the minimum. And if they feel good about Jordan Hancock stepping in right away and filling that backup Hybrid Safety/Nickel (which from what he's shown is likely) and Franklin taking his spot on Special Teams - cutting him would also save 1.76m on the Cap.

Edited 23 minutes ago by BillsFanForever19

[NickelCity]

His history would suggest it's a practice squad offer....