The Bills have been busy in free agency, and they’re not done yet
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Experience with offensive coordinator Joe Brady on the Carolina Panthers helped influence Curtis Samuel to sign with the Buffalo Bills. He also was left with a certain impression of what playing for the Bills is like after watching from afar.
“From the outside looking in, great team, you can tell they have that family bond, great coaching staff, great organization as a whole,” Samuel said. “You can tell by how far they go every year and just about how they move around, how they carry themselves.”
Far removed from the historic playoff-less streak that haunted the Bills, playing alongside Josh Allen and being on a team that has made five straight playoff appearances has made Buffalo an appealing destination for free agents.
Samuel has marked the flashiest free agent addition so far. As general manager Brandon Beane said at the end of the season, the Bills did not anticipate big-time signings after being more than $40 million over the salary cap.
Despite that, there’s been steady movement for the Bills throughout the month, including multiple significant extensions, contact restructures, cuts and veteran signings at positions of need.
Additions have been made to both sides of the ball, and they have 11 picks in next month’s draft, tied for the most of any team. But there’s still much work to do.
Having a successful draft will be crucial, but making late signings isn’t foreign to Buffalo either. The Bills made one of the team’s best free agent signings from last year when Leonard Floyd was
brought in on a one-year deal in June. A note to keep in mind is that cornerback Tre’Davious White has been designated as a post-June 1 release, which means another $10.2 million in cap space will become available.
With significant work still to come, what are nitial takeaways for the Bills and where do holes still exist?
