‘”Every team is a new team. Every year is a new year. We haven’t even had a draft yet, so I don’t think it’s fair to assess what the 2024 Bills are going to look like,” Beane said Wednesday afternoon. “It’s April 3. We play in September. So, let’s be patient and let us work through this. Was it easy? No. But if you make the best decision for the Bills going forward, that’s all you can do. You can trust that.”‘
BillsBeat - April 4, 2024
'I want to cry': Bills Mafia reacts to Stefon Diggs trade
‘”I want to cry,” Bauman said. “I thought they were lying. It’s not right, it’s just not right. I can’t believe they traded Stefon, of anybody. Stefon and Josh are the best tag team. They are the Bills.”‘
Bills trade star wide receiver Stefon Diggs to Texans
‘The trade comes two years after Diggs signed a four-year $104 million extension, meaning the Bills will still be on the hook for $31 million, and can’t use that money for new or existing players.’
Stefon Diggs says time with the Bills was “four of the best years of my life”
‘“I can’t begin to express the amount of love and respect I have for the city of Buffalo,” Diggs wrote. “Four of the best years of my life, the city welcomed me with open arms. I’m forever grateful for you all and the Buffalo Bills organization.” ‘
Bills and Texans agree to terms on trade to send WR Stefon Diggs to Houston
‘Diggs ranked fourth in the NFL in receiving yards during that span and fourth in touchdowns, eclipsing 1,000+ yards and 8+ TDs in all four seasons in Buffalo. He set a career-high in single season receiving yards during the 2020 season (1,535 yards) and a career-high in single season TDs during the 2022 season (11).’
'Timing made sense' | Bills GM Brandon Beane details decision to trade WR Stefon Diggs
‘He added: “It was made in what we believe was the best interest of the Bills. We can go round and round — I don’t think I could frame it any better.”‘
BillsBeat - April 3, 2024
Spencer Brown, O'Cyrus Torrence, Terrel Bernard get NFL bonuses for playing time
‘Brown, who started all 19 games in his third NFL season, was given $912,723 bonus in pay for his performance in his third season. That was the third-highest supplemental pay award in the league for last season.’
NFL draft preview: Bills should have Day 3 options at running back
‘“I think Day 2 is going to be the running back day,” said analyst Daniel Jeremiah of the NFL Network. “I have about six to eight running backs that are very closely graded. … I wonder if we’re going to see a game of chicken in the second round where teams are saying, ‘Well, we have the grade to take this guy here, but we don’t want to be the first one in line. We just need to make sure we’re not the last one in line.’’
3 Buffalo Bills land on top-25 performance-based pay list for 2023
‘O’Cyrus Torrence, Buffalo’s second round pick in the 2023 NFL Draft, started all 17 games at right guard for the Bills and did not miss a single snap all season long. Torrence was named to the Pro Football Writers of America All-Rookie Team for his efforts in 2023. The guard came in at No. 8 on the performance-based pay list with a distribution of $847,180.’
Team Spirit: Bills Mafia co-founder visits Warsaw
‘“It was myself, with a bunch of other Bills fans, made the jokes that created the identity. Breyon Harris and Leslie Wille — the three of us decided to take it and run with it when it became popular,” he said. “It officially is the name of the Bills’ fan base, because the Bills have adopted it.”’
Opining on exorbitant Bills ticket price program, Caitlin Clark’s impact, Gerry McNamara’s new gig
‘The other supposed selling point is that you can unload your PSL to the highest bidder. That’s great right now, when the Bills are Super Bowl contenders and led by one of the NFL’s biggest stars. But what happens when Josh Allen is no longer around and the Bills, like all teams, inevitably experience a downturn? A blue-chip stock then runs the danger of becoming a penny stock.’
Bills club-level PSL pricing reflects industry-wide changes to seat pricing
‘”Don’t forget to dance with the person you brought to the Dance,” Koesters said. “We’ve sort of lost that mentality in today’s ever, ever changing grab the revenue dollar [model].”‘
BillsBeat - April 2, 2024
NFL draft preview: Offensive tackle class includes several instant starters
‘“A loaded tackle class,” NFL Network analyst Daniel Jeremiah said. “A bunch of Day 1 starters.”’
Former Buffalo Bills cornerback Vontae Davis found dead in Florida
‘Davis joined the Bills during the 2018 offseason, however, he retired at halftime during Buffalo’s second game of the 2018 season, later saying he realized he was done with the sport.’
Former Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy optimistic on Bills stadium progress
‘The hiring of workers right now, I think, is right on target. The only numbers behind their targets right now are women-owned businesses and veteran-owned businesses. They do a project by project breakdown right now to report on the MWBE (minority- and women-owned business enterprises) and veterans. At the last meeting, I thought this was a great suggestion: If they’re doing a project – say, steel – and hit the targets on one group but not the other, can you go higher on the next one so it all evens out?’